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The ‘City of Pekin’ Story.” Lockport, Ill.: Illinois Canal Society, [removed] The Illinois and Michigan Canal opened in 1848, and the boats that traveled the canal were modified as time passed, and the types of ca
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Washington / D.C. / Bogota / Pekin / Chicago / Springfield / Henry / /

Company

Model Shipways / Turner Hudnut Company / Illinois River Packet Co. / /

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United States / /

Facility

Canal Boats / Henry Home Port / Canal Parkway / Canal Boat Register / Michigan Canal / Canal Society / Canal Office / /

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oil cloth / fiberglass construction / /

NaturalFeature

Mississippi River / /

Organization

Illinois Canal Society / Works Progress Administration / Lockport / Smithsonian Institution / Illinois State Historical Society / Michigan Canal Office / Government Printing Office / /

Person

John Shedd / Helen Poole / Joseph W. Foster / V. D. Ehringer / Helen Foster / Clinton / Frank Stephens / /

Position

author / Captain / General Superintendent / rocking chair / engineer / /

ProvinceOrState

New Jersey / Illinois / Mississippi / Iowa / Michigan / /

Region

southern Illinois / /

Technology

sliding windows / /

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