Carol Blake, AMH2010, Monday-Friday 10:30 am
Back in 1818, Illinois' northern border was at the southern tip of Lake Michigan. A man named Nathaniel Pope suggested moving the border about 50 miles farther to the north. This move gave Illinois some land along Lake Michigan. The piece of land included the small town of Chicago. Chicago came close to being in Wisconsin.
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Evan Squires, AMH2010, Monday-Friday, 10:30 am
I have often wondered why cities have strange names, like Kansas City. Why on earth would there be a city named after a different state? This makes me wonder if maybe the map of the USA has changed scores of times to settle state territory dispute.
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