het it rest as theįoundation for the future historian to build upon.Īs one of the most interesting features of this work, we present the That it will be found measurably and practically so. This work critical accuracy or completeness, yet we are quite certain Volume of this magnitude, and containing so many thousands of namesĪnd dates and brief statements would be wholly accurate, is a supposi. Name of the person buri,ed in a certain grave, and "Orval E." on theĪside from mistakes occurring from the above causes, doubtless thereĪre many others to be found within these pages. Noticed in a Pittsfield cemetery " Orvillee" on the headstone as the The channel of our experience, and that of all others who have at. Learn the facts of what happens at my window." This has been History of events that occurred 3,000 years ago, and yet I am unable to He then remarked, "Here lam engaged in writing the Two of the principal actors cameīefore him, and each related the account of the trouble, yet so widelyĭiflFerent were they that he found it utterly impossible to tell what theįacts were. One day a brawl occurred in the ysLvd of the tower, of which Tower of England he engaged himself in writing the history of the In an incident related of Sir "Walter Raleigh. They will be so widely different that the most searching and logical May be as honest as the other and try to relate his story correctly, yet Made will give you a different account of any event. Taking searches and inquiry upon any particular subject or about anyĮvent, he will even then find many doubts arising in his mind as to itsĪccuracy and entire truthfulness. Realize how nearly impossible it is, or can appreciate the earnest, honestĪnd faithful labor of the historian. Have never experienced the difficulties incident to such labor cannot Where the trials, struggles and hardships of pioneer life are neverĪccurate and reliable history is most difficult to write. Most of them have gone to that country which is always new, yet Here and there we see the bended formĪnd whitened head of some of these veterans, but they are not numer. The original settlers, the earliest pilgrims, The courtly Southerner and the sturdy, practical Wes erner, have metĪnd mingled, have inherited the better traits, possessed by each other,Īnd thus have formed a society, a people superior in many particulars Here the shrewd and enterprising Easterner, PikeĬounty has been the hcene of conflict between some of the most giant Moulding the political sentiments and destiny of the country. Who have taken no unimportant part in the affairs of the St^te, - in Pike county hasĮver taken a leading and prominent position. In matters of general public interest and progress. Oria, Rock Island, Galena and Chicago were originally little settlements Try lying between the great Father of Waters and the placid Illinois,Įxtending east to the Indiana line, and north to the Wisconsin line. South line, but it was the first county organized in the Military Tract.Īnother fact woithy of note is, that it originally embraced all the coun. Settler and this is not only the oldest settled county of all north of its Here the sturdy pioneer located and began toĮxert \n^ civilizing influence long before other sections contained a The history of Pike county possesses features of unusual interest inĬomparison with those of other neighboring counties, especially those OF ITS CIVIL, POLITICAL AND MILITARY HISTORY. PORTRAITS OF PROMINENT PERSONS AND BIOGRAPHIESĮMBRACING ACCOUNTS OF THE PRE-HISTORIC RACES, ABORIGINES, FRENCH,ĮNGLISH AND AMERICAN CONQUESTS, AND A GENERAL REVIEW TOGETHER WITH SKETCHES OF ITS CITIES, VILLAGES AND TOWNSHIPS, EDU-ĬATIONAL, RELIGIOITS, CIVIL, MILITARY, AND POLITICAL HISTORY History of Illinois, embracing accounts of pre-historic races, Aborigines, French, English and American conquests, and a general review of its civil, political and military history. Full text of " History of Pike County, Illinois : together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens.
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