History of St. Charles - The First 100 Years
Written by Jeanne Schultz-Angel, former director of the St. Charles Heritage Center

• Preface
• Native American History
  • North American Prehistory
  • Historic Native Americans in the Fox River Valley
  • Black Hawk War
• 1833-1870: Early Settlement of St. Charles
  • Migration West
  • Building the Dam, Bridge and Mills
  • The Boom of the 1840s and 1850s
  • The Legend of the Franklin Medical School
  • Abolitionist Movement and the Underground Railroad in St. Charles
  • Camp Kane and the Civil War
• 1870-1920: A Growing Community
  • Aftermath of the Civil War: "Mrs. May"
  • A Burst of New Energy
  • Decline of Farming - Rise of Industry
  • Emigration - the Need for Laborers
• 1920-1950: The Rise of Tourism and Philanthropy
  • Resort Town
  • Norris - Baker - Gates Connection
  • Hotel Baker
  • Arcada Theatre
  • New Shops and Restaurants

  

 

 

 

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