Kankakee Railroads

Download or read book Kankakee written by Norman S. Stevens and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-11-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kankakee became the county seat when Kankakee County was established in 1853. The largest city in the county, Kankakee embraced the railroad from its 19th-century beginning, becoming an important railroad hub in Illinois. The Kankakee County Historical Society has long worked to preserve the citys history and it celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2006, making it one of Illinois oldest historical societies. The images in this book come from the societys large collection and they represent many slices of Kankakee life from 1853 to 1910.