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Paperback Beardstown Book

ISBN: 0738598895

ISBN13: 9780738598895

Beardstown

(Part of the Images of America: Illinois Series)

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Thomas Beard was a young man of 24 years who was determined to find a place on the Illinois River where he could build a town and make a living. There were no roads, only Indian paths, so it is a wonder that he found his spot. If he had traveled by river, it would have been much easier, as the waterway was already a main artery from St. Louis to Chicago. If Beardstown's elevation had been 40 feet higher, away from possible flooding, the town could...

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