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Re: Kankakee-Dearborn County, IN Connections
Posted by: Patrick Chefalo (ID *****5294) Date: March 02, 2006 at 17:30:45
In Reply to: Re: Kankakee-Dearborn County, IN Connections by Richard Graveline of 673

Thanks for the response.

Yes, I think railroads had something to do with the settlement of Illinois: my wives relatives from NY ended up in Fayette County, IL in 1856, as far as I can tell settling on railroad land (I was in the settlement this summer and all that is left pretty much is the railroad track!) so it was a big attraction.

I'm not sure why this favors Kankakee County as a destination for Dearborn County migrations, unless perhaps it was a railroad nexus?


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