Gazetteer/Almanac
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)
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Election Day across much of the United States | Campaigns/Elections | |
Lincoln begins organizing for Senate campaign | Legal/Political |
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Peoria, IL | City or Town |