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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Populated places in St. Clair County, Illinois, Protected areas of St. Clair County, Illinois, East St. Louis, Illinois, Fairmont City, Illinois, Lebanon, Illinois, Columbia, Illinois, Collinsville, Illinois, Swansea, Illinois, Shiloh, Illinois, Marissa, Illinois, Belleville, Illinois, Mascoutah, Illinois, Brooklyn, Illinois, Cahokia, Illinois, Sauget, Illinois, Caseyville, Illinois, O'Fallon, Illinois, Centreville, Illinois, Alorton, Illinois, Madison, Illinois, East Carondelet, Illinois, Freeburg, Illinois, New Athens, Illinois, Fairview Heights, Illinois, Smithton, Illinois, Dupo, Illinois, Millstadt, Illinois, Washington Park, Illinois, Summerfield, Illinois, Fayetteville, Illinois, Lenzburg, Illinois, St. Libory, Illinois, National City, Illinois, Scott Air Force Base, American Bottom, Baldwin Lake, Bloody Island, Paderborn, Illinois, Floraville, Illinois, Darmstadt, Illinois, Rentchler, Illinois, Douglas, St. Clair County, Illinois, Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area, Baldwin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, Frank Holten State Recreation Area. Excerpt: National City, Illinois is a suburb of East St. Louis, Illinois. Incorporated in 1907, it was a company town for the St. Louis National Stockyards Company.National City was annexed by nearby Fairmont City, Illinois not East St. Louis. Following the American Civil War, the American economy began to undergo a dramatic change as smaller markets and operations were being replaced by more centralized and efficient ones. This was due in no small part to the advent of the railroads, which by this time crisscrossed much of the country and connected previously isolated producers to one another in a more expedient fashion. This transformation of the nation's transportation network by railroads had a particularly strong impact on livestock-related industries. I...