Reminiscences of Early Peoria
by Odillon B. Slane
Chapter 24
page 50
SIGNIFICANT DATES IN EARLY PEORIA HISTORY
| First school taught | 1821 |
| First Ferry | 1821 |
| First Factory (chair) John Hamlin | 1823 |
| First Hotel | 1824 |
| First frame house John Hamlin | 1824 |
| First grand jury | 1825 |
| First Traverse (Petit jury) | 1825 |
| First Post Office | 1825 |
| First schoolhouse built | 1825 |
| First Election in Peoria County | 1825 |
| First marriage, William Blanchard and Betsy Donoho, March 22, 1825 by James Wilson, Justice of the Peace |
1825 |
| County organized by Legislature | Jan. 1825 |
| First steamboat (The Mechanic) arrives | 1827 |
| Incorporated Town of Peoria, July | 1835 |
| First Newspaper published | 1834 |
| First County Jail built | 1834 |
| First Fire Company organized | 1844 |
| First Telegraph Message sent | 1848 |
| First Railroad into Peoria | 1854 |
| First Bank | 1851 |
| First Public School | 1855 |
| First Street Car line | 1870 |
| First Telephone line | 1879 |
| First Bridge across Peoria Lake | 1849 |
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Updated September 20, 2005