What a wonderful look at life in the mid-west in the 1800’s. This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Ogle County , Illinois and its people.
This is a scanned copy on CD of the original Book published in 1878.
History
of
Ogle County ,
Illinois
CONTAINING
A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY- ITS CITIES, TOWNS, ETC.
A BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF ITS CITIZENS, WAR RECORD OF ITS VOLUNTEERS IN THE LATE REBELLION, GENERAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS,
PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN
History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ,
Map of Ogle County , Constitution op the United States ,
Miscellaneous Matters, Etc.
ILLUSTRATED
Chicago :
Chicago :
H.F. Kent & Co., Times Building
1878
858 pages on 1 CD
An essential resource for Genealogists
Actual images of every page, in Adobe Acrobat Reader .PDF format. Works with any computer, and is easy to use and read. Some scans are imperfect.
This book on CD is SEARCHABLE *
CONTENTS
HISTORICAL
History Northwest Territory
Geographical Position
Early Explorations
Discovery of the Ohio
English Explorations and Settlements
American Settlements
Division of the Northwest Territory
Tecumseh and the War of 1812
Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War
Other Indian Troubles
Present Condition of the Northwest
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
History of Illinois
Coal
Compact of 1787
Chicago
Early Discoveries
Early Settlements
Education
French Occupation
Genius of La Salle
Material Resources
Massacre at Ft. Dearborn
Physical Features
Progress of Development
Religion and Morals
War Record,
History of Ogle/County
Physical Geography
Introductory
Winnebago War
Black Hawk War
Local History
Township Organization
Circuit Records
Prairie Pirates
Bridge
War History
Railroads
Northern Boundary
Press
Mound Builders
Fossils and Petrifactions
County Officers
Vote Property Statement
Educational
Rock River Seminary
Old Settlers
Swamp Lands
River Improvement
County Poor
History of Towns:
Oregon
Rochelle
Mt. Morris
Polo
Forreston
Byron
Ghana
Creston
Davis Junction
Grand de Tour
Daysville
Other Towns
BIOGRAPHICAL TOWNSHIP DIRECTORY.
Oregon
Flagg
Buflalo
Maryland
Forreston
Dement
Leaf River
Rockvale
Mt. Morris
Byron
Brookville
Eagle Point
Grand de Tour
Lincoln
Lafayette
Lynnville
Monroe
Marion
Nashua
Pine Rock
Pine Creek
Scott
Taylor
White Rock