Settler Colonialism

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A great deal of the information known about Asahel Gridley is based on reminiscences of his fri...

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The rich prairie soil was not the frontier farmer's first choice — the dense root systems ...

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The settlement of the frontier was often one of speculation. Buy land cheap, raise the price, a...

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John L. Hendryx and John W. Dawson arrived in 1822. They were the first to stake claims for fed...

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For school teacher Samuel Hayes, the winter journey to Bloomington meant reconnecting with his ...

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Seven hundred years ago the Mississippian culture faded. The descendants of the Mississippians ...

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McLean County was a wilderness when the first white settlers arrived. They left behind over far...

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Held by the MCMH and digitized by Eastern Illinois University. The Post Amerikan began publicat...

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