Peoria County, IL

Headnote
PEORIA COUNTY, situated toward the west part of Illinois, with Illinois river on the southeast.  Area, 648 square miles.  Seat of justice, Peoria.  Pop. in 1840, 6,153; in 1850, 17,547. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Peoria County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
PEORIA COUNTY, situated toward the west part of Illinois, with Illinois river on the southeast.  Area, 648 square miles.  Seat of justice, Peoria.  Pop. in 1840, 6,153; in 1850, 17,547.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 286.
Date Type
Election Day across much of the United States Campaigns/Elections
Lincoln begins organizing for Senate campaign Legal/Political
Name Type
Peoria, IL City or Town
Date Title
Chicago (IL) Times, "The Campaign-- Douglas Among the People," August 22, 1858
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