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Sangamon River

The Sangamon River is a principal tributary of the Illinois River, approximately 250 mi (402 km) long, in central Illinois in the United States. It drains a largely rural agricultural area between Peoria and Springfield. The river is associated with the early career of Abraham Lincoln and played an important role in the early white settlement of Illinois, when the area around was known as the "Sangamon River Country". Image File history File links Wpdms_sangamon_river. ... This article is about the river in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Official language(s) English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria CountyGR6, Illinois. ... Founded Incorporated 1819   County Sangamon County Mayor Timothy Davlin Area  - Total  - Water 156. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ...

Description

It rises from several short headstreams in northeastern Champaign County, along the Ford County line approximately 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Rantoul. The river's course forms a large arc through central Illinois, first flowing south through Monticello and Decatur, then turning northwest to flow along the north side of Springfield. It receives the Salt Creek approximately 25 mi (40 km) NNW of Springfield then turns west, forming the southern boundary of Mason County with Menard and Cass counties. It joins the Illinois from the east approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Beardstown. Location in the state of Illinois Formed 1833 Seat Urbana Area  - Total  - Water 2,584 km² (998 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²) 0. ... Ford County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Rantoul is a village located in Champaign County, Illinois. ... Monticello is a city located in Piatt County, Illinois. ... The Decatur Transfer House in the background with a newly completed fountain in the foreground. ... Founded Incorporated 1819   County Sangamon County Mayor Timothy Davlin Area  - Total  - Water 156. ... Mason County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Menard County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cass County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Beardstown is a city located in Cass County, Illinois. ...

It is impounded in Decatur to form Lake Decatur, constructed in 1920-1922 for flood control. 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

History=======

The river was home to many different groups of Native Americans in the centuries before the arrival of Europeans. The name of river comes from a Pottawatomie word Sain-guee-mon (pronounced "sang gä mun") meaning "where there is plenty to eat." In the 18th century groups of the Kickapoo settled along the river. In the middle 18th century the region aroudn the river was the scene of conflict between the Illini and Fox as part of the larger French and Iroquois Wars. French traders were active in the region through the middle 18th century when it was part of the Illinois Country. Assiniboin Boy, an Atsina Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in modern times. ... Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Potawatomi (also spelled Pottawatomie or Pottawatomi) are an Aboriginal American people of the upper Mississippi River region. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The Kickapoo are Native American tribes. ... The Illiniwek (also known as the Illini, Illinois, Illinois Confederacy, etc) were a group of sixNative American tribes in the upper Mississippi River valley of North America. ... The Fox tribe of Native Americans are an Algonquian language-speaking group that are now merged with the allied Sac tribe as the Sac and Fox Nation. ... The French and Iroquois Wars (also called the Iroquois Wars or the Beaver Wars) were an intermittent series of conflicts fought in the late 17th century in eastern North America, in which the Iroquois sought to expand their territory and take control of the role of middleman in the fur... French settlements and forts in the Illinois Country in 1763, showing U.S. current state boundaries. ...

The first U.S. settlers arrived in the region in the 1810s. In 1821 Elijah Iles built the a log-framed store, the first commercial building in Springfield. Groups of Cumberland Presbyterians settled the river valley beginning in 1825, giving the region a distinctive culture identified and described at the turn of the 20th century by Edgar Lee Masters . Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815). ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Edgar Lee Masters (August 23, 1868 - March 5, 1950) was an American poet, biographer and dramatist. ...

Abraham Lincoln arrived with his family in the area in 1830 to settle a section of government land bisected by the river. The site was selected by Lincoln's father after the family had economic and land-title difficulties in Indiana. The 21-year-old Lincoln helped build a 16 ft by 16 ft (4.8 m by 4.8 m) cabin along the river. The following year in 1831 he canoed down the river to homestead on his own near New Salem in Menard County northwest of Springfield. Later that year he floated down the river with companions on a flatboat, following the Mississippi River to New Orleans. Lincoln was impressed by the navigational difficulties on the river, especially during the arrival of the first steamship up the river to Springfield in 1832. During his first campaign for the Illinois General Assembly in 1832 he made navigational improvements on the river a centerpiece of his platform. 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Official languages English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Senators Richard Lugar (R) Evan Bayh (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 38th 94,321 km² 1. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... New Salem is the name of a former village in Menard County, Illinois in the United States. ... A Flatboat is a boat with a flat bottom and has square ends. ... This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ... New Orleans (local pronunciations: , , or ) (French: La Nouvelle-Orléans, pronounced in standard French accent) is a major U.S. port city and historically the largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Paddle steamers - Lucerne-Switzerland Left: original paddlewheel from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Illinois General Assembly convenes at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. ...

References

Mentioned in Sufjan Stevens' song "Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!" (Sangamon River it overflowed / It caused a mudslide on the banks of the operator) Sufjan Stevens at the Independent Music Awards, Webster Hall, New York City. ...

External links

• Abraham Lincoln and the Sangamon River
• Northern Illinois University: Sangamon History
• Illinois Trails: Following Lincoln on the Sangamon
• John Knoeple: Poems from the Sangamon
• Fox (Meskwaki) wars