About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Augustana College, WHBF-TV, Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island Independents, United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Modern Woodmen of America, Rock Island High School, Government Bridge, Rock Island Arsenal, Black Hawk State Historic Site, Fort Armstrong, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Villa de Chantal Historic District, Chippiannock Cemetery, Alleman High School, Lincoln School, Rock Island Centennial Bridge, Stauduhar House, Ballet Quad Cities, Weyerhaeuser House, Rock Island Lines Passenger Station, Connor House, Old Main, Augustana College, Peoples National Bank Building-Fries Building, Fort Armstrong Theatre, Robert Wagner House, Denkmann-Hauberg House, Potter House, Fort Armstrong Hotel, Sala Apartment Building, Lock and Dam No. 15, John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life, Crescent Rail Bridge, Douglas Park, Broadway Historic District, I-280 Bridge, Quad Cities MetroLINK, Quad City Botanical Center, Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens. Excerpt: The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RR) (reporting marks RI, ROCK) was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock. Rock Island Locomotive #627, circa 1880Its predecessor, the Rock Island and La Salle Railroad Company, was incorporated in Illinois on February 27, 1847, and an amended charter was approved on February 7, 1851, as the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad. Construction began October 1, 1851, in Chicago, and the first train was operated on October 10, 1852, between Chicago and Joliet. Construction continued on through La Salle, and Rock Island was reached on February 22, 1854, becoming the first railroad to connect Chicago with the Mississippi River. In Iowa, the C&RI's incorporators crea...
