Web Link      Official Records of the Civil War Civil War records      Official Civil War Historical Site Civil War site, lists much information about units, battles, camps, etc.      Old Time Chautauqua "Chautauqua - a gathering that is typically American in that it is typical of America at its best." - President Theodore Roosevelt has historical links      USDA Farm Service Agency Interesting site that has among other service, aerial photography of land starting from about 1955 to present.      Circus Routes This website gives the route of many major circuses from the late 1800's to mid 1950's.      Find and research people This site allows you to find people, eg. property owners of old places      Abandoned buildings sites Locate abandoned school and institutional site.      Historic Bridges website This site lets you look up historic bridges in many state. Some are no longer in existence.      Identifying markings on silver Helps to identify hallmarks and other stamps on found silver items      Works Progress Administration Research site WPA government archive site to begin researching the WPA camps and projects.      Chicago and Cook County Genealogy research site      USGS GNIS Geographical Names and Features      Genealogy site for Illinois      Research Unlimited      Haunted Places Discusses old places throughout the US that are reportedly HAUNTED.      Mineralogy Database website Identify rocks and minerals found in the field.      Pony Express Archive Pony Express archive, has info on PE routes, way stations, locations of depots.      Newspaper Archive Site Subscription based research site contains newspapers going back to 1769.      Western Ghost Towns Old Routes and Treasure Tales Legends of America, mostly west of the Mississippi but has references to Illinois.      Illinois Geographical Locator Identifies geographical features like dams, trails, canals, etc. throughout Illinois.      Civilian Conservation Corp Camps Information on the history of the CCC including camp locations, projects and people.      Abandoned or Defunct Amusement Parks Info on amusement parks now closed throughout the US.      Archaeological Research Resources research starting point for archaeological sites. Has many references to different databases.      Abandoned Railroads Site identifies old railroad across the US.      Abandoned & Little Known Airfields Site has info on old airfields across the US.      Treasure Hunting info about Wisconsin This is a TreasureFish site with specific references to Wisconsin.      Treasure Hunting info about Illinois This is a TreasureFish site with specific references to Illinois.      Soil Temperatures in Illinois This site is maintained by UIUC and reportys soil temps in Illinois

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