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Charleston is the county seat of Coles County, IllinoisGR6. The population was 21,039 at the 2000 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor Mattoon, Illinois. A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ...
Coles County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ...
Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois. ...
Mattoon is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. ...
Native American and Pioneer History
Native Americans lived in the Charleston area for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. With the great tallgrass prairie to the west, beech-maple forests to the east, and the Embarras and Wabash Rivers between, the Charleston area provided semi-nomadic Native Americans access to a variety of resources. Indians may have deliberately set the "wildfires" which maintained the local mosaic of prairie and oak–hickory forest. Streams with names like Indian Creek and Kickapoo Creek mark the sites of former Native settlements. One village is said to have been located south of Fox Ridge State Park near a deposit of flint. Native Americans, the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ...
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Prairie refers to an area of land of low topographic relief that historically supported grasses and herbs, with few trees, and having generally a mesic (moderate or temperate) climate. ...
// The Embarras River (pronounced AM-brah) is a tributary of the Wabash River, 185 mi (298 km) long, in southeastern Illinois in the United States. ...
The Wabash River at Lafayette, Indiana, showing the Main Street bridge, and the Amtrak station. ...
Bitterroot National Forest wildfire A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, brush fire, peat fire (gambut in Indonesia), bushfire (in Australasia), or hill fire, is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas, but which can also consume houses or agricultural resources. ...
Prairie refers to an area of land of low topographic relief that historically supported grasses and herbs, with few trees, and having generally a mesic (moderate or temperate) climate. ...
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A flint nodule from the Onondaga limestone layer, Buffalo, New York. ...
The early history of European settlement in the area was marked by uneasy co-existence between Native Americans and European settlers. Some settlers lived peacefully with the natives. But in the 1810s and 1820s, after Native Americans allegedly harassed surveying crews, an escalating series of poorly documented skirmishes occurred between Native Americans, settlers, and militias known as the Illinois Rangers. Two pitched battles (complete with cannon on one side) occurred just south of Charleston along "the hills of the Embarras," near the entrance to modern Lake Charleston park. These conflicts did not slow European settlement. Native American history in Coles County effectively ended when all natives were expelled by law from Illinois after the 1832 Black Hawk War. With the grudging exception of Indian wives, the last natives were driven out by the 1840s. Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815). ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area Ranked 25th - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 390 miles (629 km) - % water 4. ...
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More Charleston History Charleston was named after city founder name Charles Morton and was a combination of both of his names. The city was established in 1831, but not incorporated until 1865. When Abraham Lincoln's father moved to a farm on Goosenest Prairie south of Charleston in 1831, Abe helped him move, then left to start his own homestead at New Salem in Sangamon County. Abe was a frequent visitor to the Charleston area, though he likely spent more time at the Coles County courthouse than at the home of his father and stepmother. One of the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates was held in Charleston and is now the site of the Coles County fairgrounds and a small museum. Lincoln's last visit was in 1859, when the President-elect visited his stepmother and his father's grave before setting out for Washington D.C. Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States (March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865). ...
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New Salem is the name of a former village in Menard County, Illinois in the United States. ...
Sangamon County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ...
The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas for an Illinois seat in the United States Senate. ...
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Although Illinois was a solidly pro-Union, anti-slavery state, Coles County was settled by many Southerners with pro-slavery sentiments. In 1847, the county was divided when prominent local citizens offered refuge to a family of escaped slaves brought from Kentucky by Gen. Robert Matson. Abe Lincoln, by then a young railroad lawyer, appeared in the Coles County courthouse to argue for the return of the escaped slaves under the Fugitive Slave Act in a case known as Matson v. Ashmore. As in the rest of the nation, this long-simmering debate finally broke out into violence during the American Civil War. On March 28, 1864 a riot—or perhaps a small battle—erupted in downtown Charleston when armed Confederate sympathizers known as Copperheads arrived in town to attack half-drunk Union soldiers preparing to return to their regiment. Newspaper accounts at the time said the Copperheads stated intention was to burn the town and "cut out the hearts of the 'd__ed abolitionists.'" Even the county sheriff is alleged to have fired on the soldiers. By the time the "Copperhead Riot" had ended, nine were dead and twelve had been wounded, mostly Copperheads. In 1895 the Eastern Illinois State Normal School was established in Charleston, which later became Eastern Illinois University. This led to lasting resentment in nearby Mattoon, which had originally lead the campaign to locate the proposed teaching school in Coles County. A Mattoon newspaper printed a special edition announcing the decision with the derisive headline "Catfish Town Gets It." Slave redirects here. ...
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The Copperheads were a group of Northern Democrats who opposed the American Civil War, wanting an immediate peace settlement with the Confederates. ...
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Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois. ...
Mattoon is a city located in Coles County, Illinois. ...
Thomas Lincoln's log cabin has been restored and is open to the public as the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, 8 mi. south of Charleston. The Lincoln farm is maintained as a living museum of life in 1840’s Illinois by historical re-enactors. Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln are buried in the nearby Shiloh Cemetery. Charleston was the hometown of Citizen Kane cinematographer Gregg Toland. Thomas Herring Lincoln (January 6, 1778 – January 17, 1851) was an American pioneer farmer and father of Abraham Lincoln. ...
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Thomas Herring Lincoln (January 6, 1778 – January 17, 1851) was an American pioneer farmer and father of Abraham Lincoln. ...
Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln (1788-1869) was the second wife of Thomas Lincoln and stepmother of President of the United States Abraham Lincoln. ...
Citizen Kane is a 1941 mystery/drama film released by RKO Pictures and directed by Orson Welles, his first feature film. ...
Gregg Toland (1904-1948) was an influential American cinematographer, most noted for his work on Orson Welles Citizen Kane. ...
On May 26, 1917, a deadly tornado ripped through Charleston, killing 50 and wounding 115.
The first Jimmy Johns Gourmet Sandwich Shop was in Charleston. It was founded by Jimmy John Liautaud in 1983. The original building still stands near the corner of Fourth Street and Lincoln Avenue in Charleston. www.jimmyjohns.com
Charleston Today Modern Charleston is dominated by Eastern Illinois University, which employs almost 2000 full-time faculty and staff and has 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The establishment of an enterprise zone on the northern edge of Charleston has helped attract some manufacturing and industrial jobs. Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois. ...
Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZs) also known as Enterprise Zones encourage development in blighted neighborhoods by offering entrepreneurs and investors tax and regulatory relief if they start businesses in the area. ...
Famous people - See the Eastern Illinois University article for a list of famous people who lived in Charleston while attending EIU.
- Jim Edgar, governor of Illinois from 1990 to 1998, was raised in Charleston and graduated from Eastern Illinois University.
- Sir Curtis Price, the Principal of the Royal Academy of Music and a professor of music at the University of London was raised in Charleston.
- Gregg Toland, cinematographer, was born and raised in Charleston. He won an Oscar for Citizen Kane.
Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois. ...
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Curtis Price studied at Harvard University, where he received his PhD. He moved to the UK in 1981 to teach at Kings College London, latterly as Head of Department. ...
Gregg Toland (1904-1948) was an influential American cinematographer, most noted for his work on Orson Welles Citizen Kane. ...
Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
Citizen Kane is a 1941 mystery/drama film released by RKO Pictures and directed by Orson Welles, his first feature film. ...
Trivia - Charleston's city motto is "the friendly city."
- Charleston is home to the original Jimmy John's sandwich shop.
Jimmy Johns current logo Jimmy Johns (founded by Jimmy John Liautaud) is a franchised sandwich restaurant, popular for speedy late-night delivery and reasonable prices. ...
Geography Charleston is located at 39°29′19″N, 88°10′44″W (39.488721, -88.178976)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.5 km² (8.7 mi²). 20.7 km² (8.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (7.84%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 21,039 people, 7,672 households, and 3,329 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,016.7/km² (2,632.2/mi²). There were 8,148 housing units at an average density of 393.7/km² (1,019.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.50% White, 4.25% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.34% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 7,672 households out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.9% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 56.6% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.88. “Matrimony†redirects here. ...
In the city the population was spread out with 13.8% under the age of 18, 44.1% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 13.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,140, and the median income for a family was $44,312. Males had a median income of $30,906 versus $21,822 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,522. About 10.3% of families and 30.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
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These figures may be somewhat skewed as 10,000 residents of Charleston are students at Eastern Illinois University, many of whom have their primary place of residence in other cities though they spend nine months of the year in Charleston. Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois. ...
External links - Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 39.488721° -88.178976°
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