Use with the stockyard excerpt to explain the city-scale system. Attribute the claims to the Census Office and retain the contemporary chronology.
These sections surround the distillery and stockyard passage and supply the transport and grain context needed to interpret Peoria as an industrial cluster.
The Peoria account describes 1847 canal access, expanding river trade, multiple railroad links, a navigable river, and location in a rich Illinois corn district whose grain handling and connected industries formed the city’s principal business.
printed p. 526 (PDF p. 15)
printed p. 525 (PDF p. 14)
Peoria / Historical sketch / Location / Railroad communications / Tributary country
Paraphrase checked against printed pp. 525–526 and the high-resolution page images.
Capture evidence faithfully. Select one Source, record a usable locator, and preserve enough surrounding context to prevent misquotation.
Evidence
A verified paraphrase captures the Peoria account’s canal, river, rail, and corn-district evidence.
Location and context
Printed pp. 525–526 / PDF pp. 14–15, in the historical sketch, location, railroad-communications, and tributary-country sections.
Annotation
Use with the stockyard passage to explain the city-scale industrial system. Attribute the contemporary descriptions to the Census Office.