Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Carroll County,
Illustrated
Edited by Newton Bateman, LL. D., Paul Selby, A. M., & Charles L. Hostetter
Published by Munsell Publishing Co., Chicago 1913
This is the Index from Vol. II
CHAPTER I: Physical Characteristics of Carroll County. (pgs. 617-626)
| Western Boundary |
| Magnificent Trees |
| Game |
| Dyson's Lake |
| Drainage Ditch |
| Apple River |
| Rush Creek |
| Ridge Road |
| The Pecatolikee |
| The Waukarusa |
| Savanna Ridge Road |
| Johnson Creek |
| First County Ditch |
| Flowing Wells |
| High Hill |
| Improvements |
| Lead Mines |
| Iron Mines |
| Coalite Mines |
| Indian Mounds |
| Mr. Pidgeon's Work |
| Traditions of De-Coo-Dah |
| Plum River Indian Mounds |
| Arnold's Grove Indian Mounds |
| Mounds in Mount Carroll Township |
| York Township Mounds |
| Stone Relics |
| The Dalles of the Waukarusa |
| The Prairie |
CHAPTER II: Historical Sketch of Carroll County, as delivered by Hon. James
Shaw, at Lanark, Illinois, on July 4, 1876 at a Fourth of July Celebration There
Held and Old Settlers Meeting. (pgs. 627-651)
| Ancient Ownership |
| Northwestern Territory |
| Jo Daviess County |
| Savanna First Town |
| New County Officers |
| County Commissioners Court |
| First Circuit Court Held in the County |
| Removal of County Seat From Savanna |
| Court House Built |
| Members of the Legislature |
| Early Settlements |
| First Settlement in Carroll County |
| Savanna Settled |
| First School House |
| First Trail |
| Tavern Rates |
| Cherry Grove Settlement |
| Elkhorn Grove Settlement |
| Marking the Way |
| York Township Early Settlers |
| How They Came |
| York Township Named |
| Preston Prairie and Mount Carroll Settlements |
| 1937 Original Mill Company Formed |
| First Religious Meeting |
| The Mill Company |
| Stag Point |
| First School |
| First Mail |
| The Seminary |
| The Academy |
| Early Settlement in Wysox |
| Indians |
| A Pioneer Lost |
| Jumping a Claim |
| Shelving Rock Shanty |
| Rattlesnakes |
| Inventive Genius |
| Names of Places |
| Straddle Creek |
| Early Settlement |
| Agricultural Society |
| Early Premiums Awarded |
| Newspapers |
| Magnitude (1876) |
| War Record |
CHAPTER III: The Pioneers, Where They Came From, and How They Got Here. (pgs 651-665)
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