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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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<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px;"> | |||
<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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== References == | == References == | ||