{"product_id":"quincy-illinois-carl-landrum-9781531600822","title":"Quincy Illinois","description":"Quincy, Illinois, is located on the Mississippi River about \u003cbr\u003e20 miles north of Hannibal, Missouri, and 100 miles \u003cbr\u003ewest of Springfield, the state capital. Both Quincy and the \u003cbr\u003ecounty in which it lies, Adams, were named for President \u003cbr\u003eJohn Quincy Adams. \u003cbr\u003eIn 1822, a man named John Wood built a cabin at the \u003cbr\u003efoot of what would later become Delaware Street, near the \u003cbr\u003eMississippi River. As more people came, the village grew \u003cbr\u003eeastward from that spot. Many German and Irish immigrants \u003cbr\u003ecame to Quincy, along with pioneers moving from Kentucky \u003cbr\u003eand Virginia. These settlers were lured to the area by reports \u003cbr\u003eof the lush land called the \"Jewel of the West,\" which \u003cbr\u003ewas later called \"The Gem City.\" Industrialists came from \u003cbr\u003eNew York and other Eastern states and built many of the \u003cbr\u003estately homes on Maine Street and the adjacent streets. \u003cbr\u003eEarly industry in Quincy included pork packing, tobacco \u003cbr\u003eprocessing, paper making, stove making, carriage making, \u003cbr\u003ethe ice industry, and lumberyards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Landrum, Shirley Landrum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531600824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531600822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Carl Landrum","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046559478015,"sku":"9781531600822","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f82915ac-b1ed-46ed-837b-a22a77c0d1ad.jpg?v=1684985238","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quincy-illinois-carl-landrum-9781531600822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}