Sketches of Wethersfield Township, 1836-1925 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Sketches of Wethersfield Township, 1836-1925When we say we live in the town, or township, of Wether'sfield, we mean that we live in one of the twenty-four political divisions. Or townships of Henry county, that we live in one of the hundred and two political divisions or counties of Illinois, and that we live in one. Of the forty-eight political divisions or states of the United States of America.The soil of this township was in possession of the Indians when the first white people came. Whether the township was ever inhabited by a former race, like. Other portions of the state were, as is shown by mounds and implements, is a subject only for conjecture. No remains of such a race have yet been found within the borders of the. Township.Wethersfield lies in 41°-12' North Latitude: and West Longitude. It is bounded on the north by Burns and Kewanee townships, on the east by Elmira township, on the south by Goshen township, and on the west by Galva township. It is the most southeastern township in Henry county.Wethersfield township is No. 14 north of the base line and it is in Range: 5, east of the Fourth Principal Meridian. The Fourth Principal Mer idian begins at the mouth of the Illinois river and runs straight north to Lake Michigan. The base line crosses the Fourth Principal Meridian at Beardstown.Lying near the center of the North Temperate zone, Wethersfield town ship has four well-marked seasons - Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.