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  Quotes[0] = ' In 1801-1802, settlements were made in the vicinity of Belleville. Among the first settlers were John Teter, Abraham Eyman, William Mueller, John Primm, Martin Randleman and Daniel Stookey. Most of these pioneers were of Pennsylvania Dutch descent.';
  Quotes[1] = 'On June 14th, 1806, the Richland Creek Baptist Church, the first Baptist organization of St. Clair County, met at the house of William Lot Whiteside, northeast of Belleville. In February, 1808, at a meeting house, it took its stand against slavery.';
  Quotes[2] = 'In 1813, Thomas Harrison built the first cotton gin In Belleville. He later established a small steam mill.';
  Quotes[3] = 'In 1814, the site of Belleville was selected as the County Seat. The location was at one time known as Compton Hill, and it is said that the name of Belleville, "beautiful city," was given to the place by George Blair, who on March 10 donated a public square containing one acre for the use and benefit of the County of St. Clair, for the purpose of erecting public buildings thereon. He also relinquished twenty-five acres of land around the public square as a donation for the use and benefit of the county. The original streets laid out were: the street running north and south was called Illinois Street, the street running east and west was called St. Clair Street, but by common usage became Main Street.';
  Quotes[4] = 'In 1814, Joseph Kerr opened the first store In Belleville. Other early merchants were Lindell, Ringgold, Wilkinson and Pensoneau. ';
Quotes[5] = 'On June 12th, 1815, The first court session was held at Belleville. Jesse B. Thomas was the judge.';
Quotes[6] = 'In 1815, Dr. Estes, the first physician in Belleville, built a residence near the public square. Henry Sharp was commissioned to fit up the jail at Belleville. It was specified that good oak planks were to be used.';
Quotes[7] = 'In February of 1816, the second jail was built in Belleville by Henry Sharp for $360.00. It stood on the corner of the public square near the first Courthouse.';
Quotes[8] = 'On February 8th, 1819, the Stuart-Bennett duel took place in Belleville. After Alphonso Stuart shot Timothy Bennett\'s horse for trespassing in his corn field, Bennett challenged Stuart to a duel. Stuart was fatally shot in the region of his heart. Bennett escaped  before his trial, but was captured two-and-a-half years later in St. Genevieve, Mo. He was hanged in Belleville on September 3rd, 1821.';
Quotes[9] = 'In 1819, the Town of Belleville was Incorporated and Daniel Murray was its first president. When Incorporated it contained about twenty-five families.';
Quotes[10] = 'In 1821, the Belleville Academy was organized. The object was to afford young men opportunities for higher learning. It was located on the west side of South Jackson Street, south of Lincoln Street, about where Jackson M. E. Church now stands. William Turner was among the first instructors.';
Quotes[11] = 'In 1822, two or three walnut trees in the vicinity of the public square In Belleville were used to save the county the expense of erecting special whipping posts. In 1822, William D. Noble was punished by being put in the pillory. He was exposed for one hour and required to pay a heavy fine. The charge was forgery.';
Quotes[12] = 'In 1825, coal was first discovered in High Prairie, six or seven miles south of Belleville. The first coal mine was operated by William Fowler. The building of a railroad in 1837 from Pittsburg, at the foot of the bluffs to the Mississippi River opposite of St. Louis, was an advanced step in the development of the coal mines of St. Clair County.';
Quotes[13] = 'In 1829, the Harrison Mills (now known as J. F. Imbs Milling Company) was founded in Belleville. ';
Quotes[14] = 'In 1833, the "St. Clair Gazette" was first published on December 20th. Subsequently, its name was changed to "St. Clair Mercury," "Representative and Gazette" and "The Belleville Advocate." ';

Quotes[15] = 'In 1834, the first cooking stoves were brought to use in Belleville.';
Quotes[16] = 'In 1839, "The Belleville Weekly Advocate" was established. Later this became the "Belleville Daily Advocate". The original editors and publishers were James L. Boyd and John T. Clark. The paper was printed in a building on Main and High Streets. It appeared every Saturday morning, and the subscription price was Two Dollars per year.';

Quotes[17] = 'In 1839, Dr. Smith, from Memphis, Tenn., became the first surgeon in Belleville.';
Quotes[18] = 'In 1843, when Charles Dickens, the English novelist, made his tour of America, he expressed a desire to see a prairie. Some of his friends in St. Louis volunteered to take him to see the famous "Looking Glass Prairie" which lies in the eastern edge of St. Clair County. The party crossed the river on a ferry boat and took special carriages for the trip, driving first to Belleville. There had been recent rains, and Dickens complained of the muddy roads. Dickens and his party reached Belleville about noon and stopped for lunch at the hotel known as the "Belleville House." At three o\'clock in the afternoon they halted at Lebanon. At sunset they came to "Looking Glass Prairie." Dickens later said that the effect was disappointing. They returned to Lebanon and spent the night at the "Mermaid House."';
Quotes[19] = 'In 1843, the Masonic Order obtained a strong foothold in Belleville. On December 14th, St. Clair Lodge No. 24, A. P. & A. M., was organized; John C. Thiel was the first Worshipful Master.';
Quotes[20] = 'In 1843, the first Catholic church in Belleville was built on the present site of St. Peter\'s Cathedral. Father Kuenster was the first regular priest in Belleville.';
Quotes[21] = 'In 1849, William Fleming began to publish the "Daily Belleville Advocate," the first daily paper in St. Clair County.';
Quotes[22] = 'In 1820, William Kinney built "Hotel Veranda" of Lebanon. It was first kept by Jeremiah Johnson and later became a part of "The Bishop House" and stood until about 1905.';
Quotes[23] = 'In 1820, Hugh Alexander built the first ox mill in the State. He also built a distillery near Shiloh.';
Quotes[24] = 'In 1830, Joshua Hughes, a blacksmith, mined the first coal from a hillside southeast of Centerville.';
Quotes[25] = 'In 1831, German immigration arrived in St. Clair County. Official documents mention the names of Bornman, Busse, Obermueller, Ackerman, Knobeloch, Mueller, Ensmineer, Mohr, and many others, most of whom were well to do agriculturists from Hesse-Darmstadt.';
Quotes[26] = 'In 1836, the first railroad was built by Gov. Reynolds from the mines of the Bluffs to St. Louis. It was owned by the Illinois and St. Louis Coal Company. The cars were drawn by horses.';
Quotes[27] = 'On February 13, 1847, the St. Clair County Turnpike Company was Incorporated. This was the first turnpike In Illinois.';

Quotes[28] = 'In 1847, a steam sawmill was erected in Shiloh by Edwin Pierce, Phillip Scott and Charles Alexander.';
Quotes[29] = 'In 1848, two mechanics, John Cox and Cyrus Roberts, settled in Belleville and began the manufacture of a machine for threshing grain. The firm was later incorporated under the name of Harrison Machine Works.';
Quotes[30] = 'In February of 1851, the Illinois Coal Company completed a railroad from Caseyville to Brooklyn, on which they immediately placed a locomotive, and by this means large quantities of coal were daily transported to St. Louis. Up to this time coal was hauled by ox and mule teams.';
Quotes[31] = 'In 1833, the Belleville Saengerfest was established to cultivate the taste for vocal music and to form a library for the use of the members. The founders were Jacob Brosius, Andrew Kissell, Jacob Weingaertner, Philip P. Gundlach, Daniel Schmidt, Jacob Geiss, William Oster and Frederick Kuhn. In 1859 the German Literary Society and Saengerbund united into the Belleville Saengerbund and Literary Society.';
Quotes[32] = 'In 1854, the St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad Company opened a branch line from East St. Louis to Belleville under the name of "The Belleville and Illinoistown Road," which was later extended under the name of "The Belleville and Southern Illinois Road" to DuQuoin, there forming a connection with the Illinois Central Railroad, giving a direct line to Cairo. The two sections now constitute a part of the Illinois Central Railroad System.';
Quotes[33] = 'In 1856, the Belleville Gas Light and Coke Company was chartered. In this year the streets of Belleville were first lighted by gas.';
Quotes[34] = 'In 1859, the Belleville Savings Bank was incorporated by the legislature of the State of Illinois, and opened for business on February 11, 1860. It is the fourth oldest bank In the state. The first president was Edward Abend, and the first cashier was Robert C. Hilgard.';
Quotes[35] = 'Illinois was represented by 225,300 soldiers in the Civil War; 4,396 of these soldiers were from St. Clair County.  There were also many others listed in Missouri regiments. Within a week after President Lincoln issued his proclamation in April, 1861, St. Clair County had sent six companies. The Twenty-second Infantry was organized in Belleville, May 11, 1861. It fought in the Battle of Belmont with General Grant, and many other battles, notably the Battle of Chickamauga. It also joined Sherman in his Atlanta Campaign.';
Quotes[36] = 'In 1863, the Belleville Oil Works was established. It was the only one of the kind in the West to manufacture oil by a cold pressed process. However, this process was consequently copied by other factories. It had the reputation at that time of producing the finest oils for table use, and the telephone in the office of this factory was the first in use in Belleville.';
Quotes[37] = 'In 1869, the Belleville Nail Company was organized. This was the first nail mill erected in the State of Illinois.';

Quotes[38] = 'In 1869, the first Market House and City Hall of Belleville were erected at a cost of $14,500. The City Hall was dedicated in 1869 and it became the home of the Public Library. In 1881, the City Hall and Library were destroyed by fire.';
Quotes[39] = 'In 1872, the Rogers Foundry, Gaylord Foundry, Union Machine Shop and Brass Foundry, Williams Carriage Factory, Heinzelman Brothers Carriage Manufacturers, The Novelty Carriage Works, Schanuel Brothers Carriage Makers were thriving business corporations. ';
Quotes[40] = 'In 1873, the F. A. Reuss Milling Company of Belleville, Illinois, was founded. In 1884, it was incorporated as St. Louis and Marissa Grain and Elevator Company. The mill was located in Marissa, Illinois.';

Quotes[41] = 'On November 3, 1875, three Franciscan Sisters from Muenster, Germany, arrived in Belleville, and began a provisional hospital until the erection of the present St. Elizabeth\'s Hospital. In 1881, St. Elizabeth\'s Hospital in Belleville was built by the Sisters of St. Francis. In 1892, two large wings were added, and in 1903, another addition was added.';
Quotes[42] = 'In 1883, the Belleville News Democrat was established. It was published by the News Democrat Company.';

Quotes[43] = 'In 1890, the St. Clair Foundry of Belleville was operated by Fred Wiechert, Charles Spoenemann, Louis Opp and August Wiechert. The firm leased the foundry connected with the grain drill works of P. M. Gundlach, and made castings for these drills. ';
Quotes[44] = 'In 1890, the Belleville Keg Factory was incorporated. Nick Haffner, Albert Steudel, Dominick Cordie and Daniel Buechler were the officers. The capital stock of the corporation was $5,000.00.';
Quotes[45] = 'On March 28, 1890, license to incorporate was issued to Belleville Carriage Works. W. R. Merker, M. W. Merker and A. Wirsing were the officers. The capital stock was $8,000.00.';
Quotes[46] = 'On April 18, 1890, the Valley Steel Works and Waugh Steel Works of Belleville consolidated under one management. The name of the new company was "Belleville Steel Co." and the working capital stock of the corporation was $250,000.00.';
Quotes[47] = 'In 1890, the population of St. Clair County from the census reporter shows: East St. Louis, 14,938; Belleville, 14,823; Mascoutah, 3,252; Lebanon, 3,169; Shiloh Valley, 1,286; Marissa, 1,765; Freeburg, 1,756; New Athens, 1,396; Smithton, 1,755; Millstadt, 2,951. Total of County, 65,781.';
Quotes[48] = 'On August 15, 1890, a local branch of the National Home Building and Loan Association of Bloomington, Illinois, was organized in Belleville. A meeting was held in the office of F. B. Merrills. The following officers were elected: President, Emil J. Kohl; Vice-President, Otto E. Eckhardt; Secretary, William Davis; Treasurer, George Ludwig, and Attorney, P. B. Merrills.';

Quotes[49] = 'In 1890, H. M. Needles, E. L. Thomas and John Taylor formed the Cherokee Coal Company of Belleville. The company owned sixteen hundred acres of coal land and transported its product to St. Louis over a new railroad line.';
Quotes[50] = 'In 1890, the Belleville Pottery Works, located on Third street, between Spring and Richland streets, was completely destroyed by fire. The fire department procured water from the Hinckley Mill pond and Harrison Machine Works, and had it not been for this source of supply the fire would have spread to other buildings. Damage to the plant was estimated at between $6,000 and $7,000';
Quotes[51] = 'On April 17, 1891, the St. Clair Floral Company of Belleville, was incorporated. The incorporators were Alex S. Halstead, Philip A. Kunz, Kate D. Halstead and Louise M. Kunz. The capital stock was $6,000.';
Quotes[52] = 'In December of 1891, Belleville was lighted for the first time by electricity. ';
Quotes[53] = 'In 1892, the Mueller Coal Company of Belleville, now known as the Service Coal Co., was founded.';
Quotes[54] = 'On November 17, 1893, the old North Belleville Distillery was destroyed by fire. The burned building was the property of the Belleville Savings Bank and was an old landmark. It had been used as a malt house by Mr. Bernard Hartman. The loss as estimated at $15,000.00.';
Quotes[55] = 'In 1893, the Belleville Electric Railway Company of East St. Louis, incorporated with a capital of $300,000.00. The incorporators were J. H. Attebury, J. W. Griswold, P. W. Abt, R. Ross and John J. McClear. The object of the company was to construct an electric railway from eastern limits of Belleville to the southeastern and northern limits of the City of Belleville. The Belleville Electric Railway started operation in May of 1894. The trial trip caused much excitement, and Main street was crowded with people. ';

Quotes[56] = 'On May 26, 1895, the City of Belleville contracted with the Bell Telephone Company for twenty-one telephones. Three were placed in each ward at a rental of $25.00 per year. ';
Quotes[57] = 'On November 12, 1894, a new concrete bridge, located on West Main street, in Belleville, was formally dedicated and opened to traffic. This day marked a red letter day in the history of Belleville, as a day which celebrated the completion of a grand and lasting improvement. The new bridge was a unique bit of architecture and was said to be the only one of its kind in the United States. The cost of the bridge proper was $10,500.00, but two wings were added on the north side at a cost of $590.00, making the total structure a cost of $11,090.00. To celebrate the opening, there was a large parade headed by a Bavarian band. The first carriage was occupied by Mayor Sunkel and his daughter, Miss Amanda Sunkel, who had been selected to christen the structure. J. M. Hamill and L. D. Turner were the orators of the day. The bridge was decorated with flags and was spanned by a large decorated arch.';
Quotes[58] = 'In February of 1896, the City Council passed an ordinance granting a franchise to W. J. Kurtz to construct and maintain a telephone system in Belleville. Rates were 25c per week for private or residence telephones and 50c per week for business houses. The ordinance provided also for furnishing telephones to the city free of charge. These telephones were to be used by police and for fire alarms.';

Quotes[59] = 'In August of 1901, Hy. C. Deobald of Belleville claimed to be the only man in the world to ride in an automobile constructed entirely by himself. ';
Quotes[60] = 'On June 12, 1902, Belleville Turnpike, known as Belleville and East St. Louis Rock Road, was condemned and the toll gates were ordered thrown open to the public. The abolition of toll collection was hailed with joy by the people who used the road. The rate of toll extracted was, bicycle, five cents; one-horse vehicle, between East St. Louis and Belleville, twenty cents, and two-horse vehicle, thirty cents.';
Quotes[61] = 'In November of 1903, Quality Stove & Range Works of Belleville was Incorporated by Louis Opp, Hy. Ehret and Charles Spoenemann';
Quotes[62] = 'On October 21 of 1903, Belleville Shoe Factory was incorporated by C. H. Leunig, Adolph Knobeloch and Wm. Weidmann.';
Quotes[63] = 'In 1906, more cigars were manufactured in Belleville than any other city in the Belleville-Cairo revenue district. East St. Louis ranked fourth. 19,343,174 cigars were manufactured in the whole district, 3,297,681 were made in Belleville and 1,123,965 in East St. Louis.';
Quotes[64] = 'On May 3, 1906, the Lyric Theater of Belleville was opened. The play presented was "Captain Debonnaire."';
Quotes[65] = 'August 24, 1906, the 8t. Clair County Historical Museum, which occupied rooms in the basement of the courthouse, was established. The museum contained all the old French Records of Illinois, dating back more than 200 years, and other rare records and collections of ancient specimens and relics.';
Quotes[66] = 'On December 2, 1906, the Bell Telephone Company of Missouri secured a site in Belleville on North Illinois Street, between "A" and Main Streets, for the erection of a $17,000.00 building. ';
Quotes[67] = 'On May 3, 1908, the worst flood in the history of Belleville occurred. The low sections of Belleville in the Richland Creek bottoms were inundated, the fires of the Electric Light Company were extinguished and the city was thrown into darkness, houses were submerged, League Park of the Belleville Baseball Association was swept away, the Hippard & Ebel Coal Mines were flooded, the plants of the Belleville Stove and Range Company, Snyder and Baker and Eagle Foundry were put out of commission.';
Quotes[68] = 'On August 23, 1908, Belleville was visited by the most disastrous fire in its history from a monetary standpoint. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the plant of the Jordan Shoe Company and the Crown Milling Co.\'s elevator, on East Main and Walnut Streets. It involved a loss of about $150,000, partially covered by insurance. The fire started in the shoe factory and a large quantity of shoes and raw materials was com-pletely destroyed.';
Quotes[69] = 'On February 12, 1909, the historic St. Clair County Jail at the corner of Jackson and East First Streets was wrecked by its owner, Wm. Wehmeyer. With its passing, there disappeared one of St. Clair County\'s oldest and most interesting landmarks. Joseph Orban, a Frenchman, was the first person legally executed in the old jail. This was on September 4, 1854. In all, four executions were performed there.';
Quotes[70] = 'On November 11, 1910, the McKinley Bridge was dedicated. The new structure was the largest bridge over the Mississippi River and was built at a cost of $4,000,000.00. Governors Hadley of Missouri and Deneen of Illinois met in the center of the structure and clasped hands as the flag was raised. More than 10,000 people were on the grounds. Construction of the McKinley Electric Bridge was begun November, 1907.';

Quotes[71] = 'In 1912, the Premier Stove Company, under the name of Perfect Stove & Manufacturing Company, was founded in Belleville, and the East St. Louis Bridge Company, now the St. Louis Structural Steel Company, was founded.';

Quotes[72] = 'On July 8, 1913, statistics showed that there were 614 automobiles in St. Clair County. Every one of the 22 townships had automobiles listed, with the exception of Canteen. There were three townships which listed no watches nor clocks and 11 townships in which there were no diamonds or jewelry. There was one sewing machine to do all the sewing in Centerville Township, and none in Engelmann, Lenzburg, Stites and Shiloh Valley.';

Quotes[73] = 'On March 10, 1914, the 100th anniversary of the selection of Belleville as the county seat was observed. The actual program began at 2 o\'clock with an invocation of divine blessing sought by Rt. Rev. Hy. AIthoff. Governor Ed. F. Dunne made an eloquent talk on the great men who had lived in the county. Other speakers were Judge Crow and J. Nick. Perrin. Following the exercises at the Lyric Theatre the audience went across the street to the Elks Home, where a brass tablet was affixed to the east entrance to mark the spot where the first dwelling was erected in Belleville. This tablet was a gift of the St. Clair County Historical Society.';

Quotes[74] = 'On March 15, 1916, articles of incorporation were issued to the Roesch Stove and Manufacturing Company of Belleville. It was capitalized for $50,000.00 and the incorporators were Joseph P. and Arthur Roesch and Wm. A. Busick.';

Quotes[75] = 'On May 16, 1916, the cornerstone of the new Belleville Township High School was formally laid amid an impressive ceremony. The exercises were opened with a prayer by Rev. C. A. Highfleld, and followed with a speech by George Niess. The cornerstone was located at the northeast corner of the Administration building of the new school building. In the copper box inside the stone were deposited copies of local newspapers, a history of the organization and a list of the teachers and school officers.';

Quotes[76] = 'On December 2, 1919, Belleville schools closed because of lack of coal. The coal shortage in Belleville grew more acute each day, and the hours of public buildings and stores were cut down. County officials took steps to conserve coal supply. On December 12th old schedules were resumed.';

Quotes[77] = 'In 1919, the Westcott Valve Company, located in East St. Louis, the East St. Louis Castings Company, the Belleville Casket Co. Inc., and the St. Clair National Bank, located in Belleville, were all founded. The St. Clair County Farm Bureau was brought into existence. The new organization began with forty-two members. "The object of the farm bureau was the development of the most profitable and permanent system of agriculture possible in this county, and the educational, social and financial welfare of its inhabitants in every legitimate and practical manner".'; 

Quotes[78] = 'In 1920, the Supreme Foundry Company, of Belleville, the Marsh Stencil Machine Company, the Circle Packing Corporation of East St. Louis were founded.';

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