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ILLINOIS. |
THE first Europeans to
visit this State were the envoys
of religion and commerce. Jean
Nicolet discovered Lake Michigan
in 1634, and in 1673 Father
Marquette and Louis Joilet
crossed Wisconsin by the Fox and
Wisconsin rivers, and descended
the majestic Mississippi, being
the first Europeans to see
Illinois, whose people welcomed
them with festivals and
peace-pipes as they ascended the
tranquil Illinois River. |
La Salle
and Tonti, in 1679, made further
explorations. In 1680 La Salle
and Hennepin founded Fort
Créve-Coeur. French settlements
and missions were established,
and an important French commerce
flowed between the Great Lakes
and the Mississippi Valley by the
Chicago and Illinois rivers. Fort
Dearborn was erected by the
Government at Chicago in 1804. In
1812 it was evacuated by the
garrison under orders, but before
they had marched a league on
their way to Fort Wayne, 500
Potowattomies attacked the column
and massacred two-thirds of them,
capturing the remainder and
holding them for ransom. The
Mormons founded Nauvoo, on the
Mississippi, in 1840, and erected
an imposing temple, but their
doctrines aroused among the
settlers an opposition which
became serious. In 1844 Joseph
and Hiram Smith, the Mormon
apostles, were put in prison at
Carthage, where a mob overpowered
the guards and slew them. A year
later the Mormons abandoned
Nauvoo, and set out on their
march beyond the Rocky Mountains. |
ILLUSTRATIONS. |
The
French Missionary on the Lake;
Battle of Chicago, 1812;
Birds-eye View of the Columbian
Exposition,
Chicago, 1893. |
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