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Under Construction - we have completed moving files from the Yahoo Site and that site will be closed down permanenty shortly. Construction will continue on this site as we have time to add information that we have in our files. If you have any questions about the site email us on the About Us Page.
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Life Along the Mississippi River in the 1800's
New Boston and Eliza Townships, Mercer County, Illinois
(Yahoo Page created 10/9/1999 - had ~ 22,000 visitors)
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| Jill Martin, Page Owner |
Nadine Holder, Web Master |
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This site is under construction - in the meantime if you have a question about this part of Mercer County or any of our surnames feel free to email us on the About Us Page linked above. We have much wonderful information we have researched and have received from family descendants that we have yet to post.
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| Mercer County Research Resources |
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Mercer Cemeteries |
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Mercer Maps |
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New Boston Town Population:
1830 - 26 1840 - 80 1850 - 229 1860 - 161 1870 - 782 1880 - 644 1900 - 703 |
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New Boston, 1912
courtesy Milly
Champeau |
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See Lincoln
Survey of
the Town of New
Boston for
the location
of Main St
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New Boston and Eliza Township History:
Part 1 - 1818 - 1833 Bounty Lands & the BlackHawk War. First settlers.
Part 2 - 1834 - 1845 Inflow of settlers and history of the early days.
Part 3 - 1845 - 1860 Organization of Agriculture and Society, Growth of Towns, Schools, Gold Rush, Moving toward the Civil War
Part 4 - 1860 - 1865 Civil War, Soldiers, Folks at home, Copperheads, Homestead Act, Where to find more information on the Civil War
Part 5 - 1865-1880 - Changes after the Civil War, Temperance, Veterans, Immigrants: Where & why people come and go (Railroads, Land in the West), Advances in farming, Changes in religion
Part 6 - 1880-1900 - Transition to the twentieth century.
Mercer County Maps
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New Boston Harbor 2006 |
New Boston View from the River 2006 |
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