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| #2466726 in eBooks | 2008-06-23 | 2008-06-23 | File type: PDF||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Peeking into the Lives of People of Our Past|By Patricia Thomson|Local history comes alive when reading David Belden's Postcard History Series of Joliet. Upon viewing the nostalgic area postcards that Mr. Belden and his history students have collected in his book, one gets acquainted or reacquainted with the people, places, and events of Joliet's past. I found that t|About the Author|David A. Belden is a doctor candidate at DePaul University. He teaches local history classes at Minooka Community High School and is an adjunct instructor at the University of St. Francis and Joliet Junior College.
In 1673, Louis Jolliet and Fr. Jacques Marquette were the first Europeans to explore the Mississippi and the Illinois River valleys. Their explorations took them through what is now Joliet. Founded in 1834 as Juliet, the settlement's future was shaped by several important developments. The Des Plaines River provided an early waterway, and its power gave rise to mills and manufacturing. Native limestone rock beds helped build a 19th-century city, while Joliet quarries emp...
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