Elgin, Illinois
Elgin was named by a city founder, James T. Gifford, after his favorite hymn. The city shares its name with 20 cities in 15 states and 8 countries. Elgin is situated on the banks of the Fox River, 35 milesnorthwest of Chicago, the city with which Elgin had thriving business exchanges in agricultural and industrial goods. The city,s world-wide fame, for the most part, has come from its watch factory and Mr. Gail Borden,s milk company. Pianos, shoes, books, and even chewing gum were also manufactured in Elgin and sold internationally. This exciting new study of a major Midwestern city is chock-full of images, many of which have never before bee…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4396-1027-5
- EAN: 9781439610275
- Produktnummer: 28056870
- Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
- Seitenangabe: 0 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 51'266 KB
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