Historical Stories: About Greenville and Bond County, IL |
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Page 13 - Charlottetown was incorporated as a town in 1855, and as a city in 1875.
Page 21 - Lewis' testimony before the lllinois state legislature this way: "...like a mad bull, he raged and banged his fists on the rostrum. He did everything but personally promise physically to demolish each legislator. lntimidated, they passed bill after bill, including a workmen's compensation law.
Page 15 - They say it was named by the commissioners who located the state capital there "because they had been led by some wag to think that the Vandals were a renowned lndian nation.