Yorkville

by Jillian Duchnowski

Book Overview

Yorkville's population has boomed in recent decades, but its most defining landmarks today would be familiar to its earliest settlers. Earl Adams built the area's first log cabin in 1833, near the prominent hill that is the site of Kendall County's historic courthouse, which early residents fought to rebuild after a devastating fire in 1887. Similarly, the Fox River and Blackberry Creek supported the community's early commerce, from the sawmill John...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467113115
• ISBN13: 9781467113113
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 9.1"