Family Maps of Jackson County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
Family Maps of Jackson County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition

Author: Gregory A. Boyd

Publisher:

Published: 2010-05-20

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9781420313796

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314 pages with 68 total maps Locating original landowners in maps has never been an easy task-until now. This volume in the Family Maps series contains newly created maps of original landowners (patent maps) in what is now Jackson County, Illinois, gleaned from the indexes of the Illinois State Archives. But it offers much more than that. For each township in the county, there are two additional maps accompanying the patent map: a road map and a map showing waterways, railroads, and both modern and many historical city-centers and cemeteries. Included are indexes to help you locate what you are looking for, whether you know a person's name, a last name, a place-name, or a cemetery. The combination of maps and indexes are designed to aid researchers of American history or genealogy to explore frontier neighborhoods, examine family migrations, locate hard-to-find cemeteries and towns, as well as locate land based on legal descriptions found in old documents or deeds. The patent-maps are essentially plat maps but instead of depicting owners for a particular year, these maps show original landowners, no matter when the transfer from the federal government was completed. Dates of patents typically begin near the time of statehood and run into the early 1900s. What's Mapped in this book (that you'll not likely find elsewhere) . . . 5049 Parcels of Land (with original landowner names and patent-dates labeled in the relevant map) 91 Cemeteries plus . . . Roads, and existing Rivers, Creeks, Streams, Railroads, and Small-towns (including some historical), etc. What YEARS are these maps for? Here are the counts for parcels of land mapped, by the decade in which the patent applications were made: DecadeParcel-count 1810s327 1820s45 1830s594 1840s546 1850s2385 1860s497 1870s445 1880s292 1890s227 1900s236 1910s1 1920s4 What Cities and Towns are in Jackson County, Illinois (and in this book)? Ava, Boskydell, Bradley (historical), Campbell Hill, Carbondale, Cora, Crain, De Soto, Degognia, Dowell, Dry Hill, Elkville, Eltham (historical), Etherton, Evergreen Terrace, Glenn, Gorham, Grand Tower, Grange Hall, Grimsby, Grubbs, Hallidayboro, Harrison, Howardton, Jacob, Jones Ridge, Makanda, Mount Carbon, Murphysboro, Neunert, Oraville, Pomona, Poplar Ridge, Raddle, Reeds Station, Sand Ridge, Sato, Southern Hills, Stone Fort, Texas Junction, Vergennes, Ward, West Point

Giant City State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps
Giant City State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps

Author: Kay Rippelmeyer

Publisher: SIU Press

Published: 2010-03-02

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 0809385635

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Many recognize Giant City State Park as one of the premier recreation spots in southern Illinois, with its unspoiled forests, glorious rock formations, and famous sandstone lodge. But few know the park’s history or are aware of the remarkable men who struggled to build it. Giant City State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps: A History in Words and Pictures provides the first in-depth portrait of the park’s creation, drawing on rarely seen photos, local and national archival research, and interviews to present an intriguing chapter in Illinois history. Kay Rippelmeyer traces the geological history of the park, exploring the circumstances that led to the breathtaking scenery for which Giant City is so well known, and providing insightful background on and cultural history of the area surrounding the park. Rippelmeyer then outlines the effects of the Great Depression and the New Deal on southern Illinois, including relief efforts by the Civilian Conservation Corps, which began setting up camps at Giant City in 1933. The men of the CCC, most of them natives of southern and central Illinois, are brought to life through vividly detailed, descriptive prose and hundreds of black-and-white photographs that lavishly illustrate life in the two camps at the park. This fascinating book not only documents the men’s hard work—from the clearing of the first roads and building of stone bridges, park shelters, cabins, and hiking and bridle trails, to quarry work and the raising of the lodge’s famous columns—it also reveals the more personal side of life in the two camps at the park, covering topics ranging from education, sports, and recreation, to camp newspapers, and even misbehavior and discipline. Supplementing the photographs and narrative are engaging conversations with alumni and family members of the CCC, which give readers a rich oral history of life at Giant City in the 1930s. The book is further enhanced by maps, rosters of enrollees and officers, and a list of CCC camps in southern Illinois. The culmination of three decades of research, Giant City State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps provides the most intimate history ever of the park and its people, honoring one of Illinois’s most unforgettable places and the men who built it.