Category: History - American
Situation of the City--Its early Settlement and Settlers-- Passage of the Internal Improvement Act and Commencement of work on the Central Rail Road--Election of H. P. Woodworth to the Legislature--Election for Organization under the Borough Act--First Census--First Election o...
The writer indulges in the hope that he will be pardoned for the following digression, which, though forming no part of the "History of Peru," is so connected with it as to indu...
11. CHAPTER XI.Western Towns--Surrounding Country--Scene as viewed from the Chamber's House--Salubrity of the Climate--Water--Soil-- Markets--Roads--Hogs and Cattle--Dairies--Sheep--Grass fatt...
10. CHAPTER X.Census--Occupations--Schools, Churches &c.--Business Houses --Grain Trade--Ice Trade--Coal Field--Peru Coal Shaft-- Advantages for Manufacturing--City Debt--Review of the Census...
9. CHAPTER IX.Elections in 1855--City indebtedness--Issue of $5,000 eight per cent bonds--Resignation of the Mayor--Establishment of the "Peru Sentinel"--Elections in 1856--Railroad Round Hou...
7. CHAPTER VII.Election in 1849--First appearance of Cholera--Elections in 1850--Project for a Rail Road to Aurora--Burning of the National Hotel--Establishment of the "Peru Democrat"--The iss...
2. CHAPTER II.At an election held on the 19th December 1839 H. P. Woodworth, Simon Kinney, Z. Burnham, C. H. Charles, and Isaac Abraham were elected Trustees. Whole number of votes polled 40.
3. CHAPTER III.At an election held on the 18th December 1840, H. P. Woodworth, Churchill Coffing, Ezra McKinzie, Isaac Abraham and Geo. Low were elected Trustees. Whole number of votes polled...
1. CHAPTER I.Situation of the City--Its early Settlement and Settlers-- Passage of the Internal Improvement Act and Commencement of work on the Central Rail Road--Election of H. P. Woodworth...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Elections in 1852--Reappearance of the Cholera--Operations on the Rail Road--Elections in 1853--Resignation of the Mayor and new Election--Issue of $10,000 eight per cent. Marke...
6. CHAPTER VI.Election in 1847--Cemetery laid out--Election in 1848-- Completion of the Canal--Effect on Peru--Diversion of Trade to La Salle--Establishment of the "Peru Telegraph" --Erection...
5. CHAPTER V.Elections in 1843--Revenue--Efforts for dividing the County--Elections in 1844--Special Charter--Elections in 1845--Revenue--Return of Prosperity--Elections in 1846-- Establishm...
4. CHAPTER IV.At an election held on the 11th December 1841, the same Trustees were elected who served the preceding year. CHURCHILL COFFING was elected President; J. BRADFORD, Clerk; T. D. B...