Quincy, Illinois

by Shirley Landrum and Carl Landrum

Book Overview

Quincy, Illinois, is located on the Mississippi River about
20 miles north of Hannibal, Missouri, and 100 miles
west of Springfield, the state capital. Both Quincy and the
county in which it lies, Adams, were named for President
John Quincy Adams.
In 1822, a man named John Wood built a cabin at the
foot of what would later become Delaware Street, near the
Mississippi River. As more people came, the village grew
eastward from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738501271
• ISBN13: 9780738501277
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"