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SEE ALSO: [[Illinois Migration]] for information about migration routes
SEE ALSO: [[Illinois Migration]] for information about migration routes
==In-Country Migration==
==In-Country Migration==
When Illinois became a state in 1818, most of the population lived near the waterways of southern Illinois. During the 1830s and 1840s, most settlers came from [[New York, United States Genealogy|New York]] and New England by way of the [[Erie Canal]] and the Great Lakes or on the [[National Road]].
=== Illinois Migration Routes  ===
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    <li>Illinois River</li>
    <li>[[Mississippi River]]</li>
    <li>Ohio River</li>
    <li>Wabash River</li>
    <li>Lake Michigan</li>
    <li>[[Buffalo Trace]]</li>
    <li>[[Chicago-Dubuque Highway]]</li>
    <li>[[Chicago-Kaskaskia Road]]</li>
    <li>[[Detroit-Chicago Road]]</li>
    <li>[[Kellog Trail]]</li>
    <li>[[Mihoaukee Trail]]</li>
    <li>[[Nashville-Saline River Trail]]</li>
    <li>[[National Road]] (or Cumberland Road)</li>
    <li>[[Old Chicago Road]]</li>
    <li>[[Pecatonica Trail]]</li>
    <li>[[Russellville-Shawneetown Trail]]</li>
    <li>[[Illinois and Michigan Canal]]</li>
    <li>[[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway|Santa Fe Railway]]</li>
    <li>[[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)]]</li>
    <li>[[Illinois Central Railroad]]</li>
</ul>
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When Illinois became a state in 1818, most of the population lived near the waterways of southern Illinois. During the 1830s and 1840s, most settlers came from [[New York, United States Genealogy|New York]] and New England by way of the [[Erie Canal]] and the Great Lakes or on the [[National Road]]. T
== References  ==
== References  ==


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