Pioneers from Peoria, Illinois; early travellers of the Oregon Trail
The Peoria Party was a group of men from Peoria in the U.S. state of Illinois, who set out about May 1, 1839, with the intention to colonize the Oregon Country on behalf of the United States and to drive out the English fur-trading companies operating there. The men of the Peoria Party were among the early pioneers who used the Oregon Trail.
The PeoriaParty was a group of men from Peoria in the U.S. state of Illinois, who set out about May 1, 1839, with the intention to colonize the Oregon...
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States of America and driving out the HBC operating there. The men of the PeoriaParty were among the first pioneers to traverse most of the Oregon Trail. They...
a prominent pioneer of the U.S. state of Oregon and a member of the PeoriaParty. Born in Allerston, Yorkshire, England, he immigrated with his parents...
establishing the Whitman Mission east of the Cascades. In 1839 the PeoriaParty embarked for Oregon from Illinois. In 1841, wealthy master trapper and...
Arkansas. The five main tribes were the Cahokia, Kaskaskia, Michigamea, Peoria, and Tamaroa. The spelling Illinois was derived from the transliteration...
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Nikinapi was an Illiniwek chief who welcomed the Marquette-Joliet party in 1673 at a Peoria camp. Armstrong, Virginia Irving. (1971). I Have Spoken. Sage...
adopted, LaHood opted to run in the 16th congressional district. A native of Peoria, Illinois, LaHood is the son of Kathy (Dunk) and Ray LaHood, the 16th United...
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages and...
Republican Party holds the majority in the Arizona House of Representatives, holding 31 of the 60 seats. Gail Barney (Queen Creek) Jason Beck (Peoria) Kenny...
Maryland: Littlefield Adams, 1994), p. 15. Dorothy Collin, "Michel Plays to Peoria -- and U.S.," Chicago Tribune, August 16, 1982, p. 2. See Jim Vande Hei...
loan and pay a $40,000 fine to the U.S. government. LaHood was born in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Edward M. LaHood, a Lebanese American who managed...
areas include Chicago and the Metro East of Greater St. Louis, as well as Peoria, Rockford, Champaign–Urbana, and Springfield, the state's capital. Illinois...
January 31, 1958) is an American politician serving as the 47th mayor of Peoria, Illinois since 2021. She was elected on April 21, 2021, finishing just...
18th congressional district from 2009 until 2015. The district is based in Peoria and includes part of Springfield. He was the first member of the U.S. Congress...