An edition of Chicago's highways, old and new
(1923)
Chicago's highways, old and new
from Indian trail to motor road
by Milo Quaife
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The author was a historian of the American Midwest, and served as Director of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Chapter headings include:
-The Vincennes Trace
-The road to Ottawa and the Southwest.
-The thoroughfares to the lead mines.
-The Green Bay Road.
-The plank road era.
-The commerce of the prairies.
-Stage coaches and travel.
-Taverns and tavern life.
-Dangers of the highway.
-A bridal tour in pioneer Illinois.
-Appendix: Guide to the chief points of historical interest within a day’s journey of Chicago.
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Roads, History, Vincennes Trace, TavernsTimes
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Chicago's Highways, Old and New, from Indian Trail to Motor Road
2022, Creative Media Partners, LLC
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Chicago's Highways, Old and New, from Indian Trail to Motor Road
2018, Creative Media Partners, LLC
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Chicago's highways, old and new: from Indian trail to motor road
1923, D. F. Keller & company
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Table of Contents
The birth of a metropolis.
The road to Chicago.
The Vincennes Trace.
The road to Ottawa and the Southwest.
The thoroughfares to the lead mines.
The Green Bay Road.
The plank road era.
The commerce of the prairies.
Stage coaches and travel.
Taverns and tavern life.
Dangers of the highway.
A bridal tour in pioneer Illinois.
Appendix: Guide to the chief points of historical interest within a day's journey of Chicago.
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