Quincy, Illinois

by Carl Landrum and Shirley Landrum

Book Overview

When John Wood built his first log cabin in 1822 at what is now Front and Delaware Streets, he began a settlement that would become Quincy, Illinois.

To the east was a high bluff, and to the west, the Mississippi River. As the town grew, it moved eastward onto the bluff. In Qunicy's early days, the settlers depended on the Mississippi River for their livelihood. Today's residents still depend upon the Mississippi, but now more for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738507830
• ISBN13: 9780738507835
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.2"