Pulaski County lies on the Ohio River, at the southern end of the State, and has an area of but 190 square miles. It was set off from Alexander in 1843, and named in honor of Count Pulaski, the Polish nobleman, who aided the American forces during the Revolutionary war. The greater portion of its area is high and undulating, well-watered, and abundantly supplied with timber. The bottoms are heavily timbered throughout. The productions of both the North and South here find common ground, with the richest soil. The season for planting and gathering is from three to five weeks earlier than the region of either St. Louis, Cincinnati, or Chicago. Tobacco and cotton are successfully grown, but the growth of fruit is the chief occupation. The wheat and corn of the region have long been famous for their superior quality. The climate is mild and healthy, with no high winds. Besides the transportation afforded by the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, the county is traversed by the Illinois Central and the Cairo & Vincennes Railroads. Mound City, the county scat, was, during the war, the location of a navy yard, and the theater of exciting events connected with the struggle. It has good churches and schools, and at one time had considerable manufacturing. By the last census, it had 1,631 inhabitants. Villa Ridge stands on a range of hills, and is the principal point for the shipment of produce. The census of 1870 gives Pulaski County 8,752 inhabitants, of whom 1,112 are natives of Kentucky, and 445 are of foreign birth. The tobacco crop is reported at 157,000 pounds, and the value of livestock, $304,735. A singular geological feature is the yellow loam region of the oak barrens, the latter of which constitutes the main body of the upland. Only the lowest barren portion of the carboniferous formation extends into the county, and not the coal measures. In metallic ores only iron has been noticed. Besides the numerous copperas springs, there are waters impregnated with sulphate of iron and with alum. The famed "Big Spring," at Wetaug, is a limestone spring, with a funnel-shaped basin, thirty feet in diameter, and of great depth. The St. Louis limestone furnishes the only building rock in the county.
Ackerman, A. & E. S.; Publishers Patriot; New York; 1874
Amonett, W. N.;
Physician & Dealer in Drugs and Fancy Articles; Tennessee; 1870
Casey, N.
R.; Physician; Illinois; 1826
Campbell, A. M.; Potter; Belmont County,
Ohio; 1858
Crandall, James B. & John Linegar; Attorneys at Law; Ohio;
1858, 1851
Curren, Charles; Proprietor Saloon and Boarding House; Dublin,
Ireland; 1865
Drake, J. R.; Jailer; Illinois; 1841
Dougherty, John L.;
Clerk; Mound City, Illinois; 1841
Dougherty, A. J.; Manufacturer Staves
and Heading; Pulaski County, Illinois; 1843
Dunnell, Mrs. P. O.;
Seamstress; Kentucky; 1852
Goodlove, Miriam; __; Davis County,
Pennsylvania; 1857
Hogan, Daniel; County Clerk; Ireland; 1849
Howard,
E. S.; Potter; Cincinnati, Ohio; 1857
Hallerberg, Aug. F.; Merchant;
Germany; 1849
Kennedy, T. B.; Watch Maker; Illinois; 1849
Mason, Benj.
F.; Farmer and Lumber Dealer; Indiana; 1857
Mertz, George; Real Estate
Agent; Pennsylvania; 1856
Morris, S. A.; Laborer; Ireland; 1865
McCool, Jas. G.; Engineer; Pennsylvania; 1839
Stoltz, George; City
Marshal; France; 1856
Sutorius, W. J.; Teacher; Germany; 1871
Streeter, Chas. E.; Surveyor; Cincinnati, Ohio; 1863
Stoddart, D. H.;
Carpenter; Scotland; 1856
Smith, Thos. J.; School Teacher; Lexington,
Kentucky; 1842
Snow, O. A.; Ship Carpenter; New York; 1848
Ulen, B.
L.; Circuit Clerk; Kentucky; 1850
Walbridge, H. S.; Lumber Dealer;
Vermont; 1829
Walbridge & Bro.; Lumber Dealers and Manufacturers;
Vermont, New York; 1829, 1829
Zanone, John B.; Saloon, Music Store, and
Confectionery; Italy; 1856
Ayres, E. J.; Fruit Grower; New York; 1853
Butler, A. D.; Family Grocery;
Ohio; 1860
Brown, A. M.; Farmer and Fruit Grower; Tennessee; 1854
Crain, L. F.; Fruit Grower; Ohio; 1860
Depew, E.; Farmer and Fruit
Grower; Virginia; 1839
Davidson, C. C.; Fruit Grower; New York; 1871
Edson, W. B.; Druggist; New York; 1853
Endicott, G. W.; Fruit Grower;
Ohio; 1859
Fombelle, G. L.; County Judge; Pennsylvania; 1865
Grandstaff, H. H.; Farmer and Merchant; Tennessee; 1864
Hosler, Thos. S.;
Farmer and Fruit Grower; Ohio; 1871
Huhner, A.; Frut Grower; Kentucky;
1857
Hogendobler, H. M.; Fruit Grower; Pennsylvania; 1865
Kennedy, D.
B.; Farmer and Fruit Grower; Illinois; 1839
Lewis, S. O.; of firm of A.
Pollock & Co., Manufacturers and Dealers in Lumber; Mississippi; 1852
Mattson, G. W.; Fruit Grower; Ohio; 1855
Mott, J. W.; Physician and
Surgeon; Kentucky; 1866
Pollock, Alexander; Manufacturer and Dealer in
Lumber; Scotland; 1851
Pavey, G. A.; Merchant; New York; 1868
Scruggs,
Littleton; Carpenter; Virginia; 1862
Strowger, A. B.; Teacher; New York;
1874
Saunders, C. T.; Farmer and Fruit Grower; New York; 1871
Wegener,
Wm.; Farmer and Carpenter; Germany; 1872
Burkstaller, J. E.; Carpenter; Austria; 1857
Bride, Henry A.; Lumber
Dealer and Miller; Vermont; 1868
Boner, G. W.; Merchant, firm of Hooppaw
& Boner; Illinois; 1836
George, Chas. S.; Fruit Grower; England; 1872
Kerby, J. M. & T. J. Ulen; Mill Men; Kentucky; 1855
Lewis, E. I.;
Agricultural Implements; Louisiana; 1848
Lewis, A. W.; Merchant,
Postmaster, and General News Agent; Illinois 1850
Livesay, Carter;
Engineer; Illinois; 1848
Needham, Wm.; Manufacturer and Dealer in
Stoneware; Alabama; 1831
Porterfield, Sarah M.; Merchant's wife; Ohio;
1856
Richards, John W; Sawyer and Farmer; New York; 1862
Armstrong & Hayes; Proprietors Pulaski Mills; Illinois; 1842
Echols, T.
B.; Constable; Pulaski County, Illinois; 1842
Gaunt, J. W.; Dry Goods,
Groceries and Hardware Store; Hopkins County, Kentucky; 1839
Gaunt, R.;
Carpenter; Hopkins County, Kentucky; 1839
Howard, J. F.; Farmer and
Teacher; Tennessee; 1871
Jones, Jas. M.; Carriage, Wagon and Plow
Manufacturer; McCracken County, Kentucky; 1852
Cooper, Christopher C.; Dry Goods, Hardware and Furniture Store; Pulaski
County, Illinois; 1842
Emerson, Wm. N.; Proprietor Emerson's Saw Mill;
Ohio; 1852
Force, H.; School Teacher; Wayne County, Ohio; 1852
Clemson
& Higgins; Merchants; Illinois and West Virginia; 1821, 1872
Hathaway, W.
M.; Physician; New York; 1856
Olmsted, E. B.; Clergyman; Franklin County,
Pennsylvania; 1838
Sherman, H. C.; Physician; West Virginia; 1869
Wood, L. D.; Carpenter and Painter; Illinois; 1849
Young, George;
Minister M. E. Church; Tennessee; 1875
Bell, James; Lumberman; Pennsylvania; 1853
Brown, A. A.; Merchant;
Indiana; 1870
Edie, G. W. & Co.; Manufacturers of Lumber; West Virginia;
1866
DeBaun, G. A.; Lime Manufacturer; Kentucky; 1844
Greer, A. P.;
Physician; Kentucky; 1862
Morris, James S.; Morris, Rood & Co., Lumber
Manufacturers; Pennsylvania; 1856
Tapprich, Joseph; Hotel Keeper;
Prussia; 1855
Williams, H. H.; Manufacturer; New York; 1864
Cox, W. D.; Station Agent I. C. R. R.; Ohio; 1864
Aldred, James L.
Anyan, James M.
Atherton, E. J.
Barbour, Hugh F.
Bartleson, Robert B.
Bartleson, W. K.
Bever, Joseph
Bundschuh, Catharine
Burnett, Y. O.
Carson, F. M.
Caster, Jacob
Colman, James
Conyers, I. P.
Curry, James
Davidge, C. C.
Deahl, W. L.
Field, E.
Field, Stanton
Gooding, John
Guy, Benjamin
Hughes, M. L.
Hughs, W. A.
Jackson, James
Johnson, J. H.
Johnson, S. A.
Johnson, William
Kain, George W.
Kelsey, Sarah J.
Kennedy, James B.
Kennedy, James S.
Kimbel, John F.
Lentz, Peter A.
Lentz, N. W.
Lippincott, D. P
Low, E. M.
McGee, Hugh
McGee, James H.
Mikesell, T. J.
Moore, R.
Morrow, John F.
Parker, F. M.
Parker, J. F.
Rouch, Mathew
Sharp, A. J.
Short, John
Shumaker, J. R.
Smith, D. H.
Smith, E.
Sommers, Robert
Steers, Samuel
Stringer, D. W.
Wedgewood, W. B.
Williams, Samuel W.
Contributed 2022 Apr 15 by Norma Hass, extracted from 1876 Atlas of the State of Illinois, pages 28, 202, 259, and 285-286.
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