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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: 25. Chapters: Museums in Calhoun County, Illinois, People from Calhoun County, Illinois, Precincts in Calhoun County, Illinois, Brussels, Illinois, Hardin, Illinois, Batchtown, Illinois, Kampsville, Illinois, Hamburg, Illinois, Calhoun High School, Brussels High School, Carlin Precinct, Calhoun County, Illinois, Victor Hermann Balke, Crater Precinct, Calhoun County, Illinois, Richwood Precinct, Calhoun County, Illinois, Point Precinct, Calhoun County, Illinois, Gilead Precinct, Calhoun County, Illinois, Hamburg Precinct, Calhoun County, Illinois, Hardin Precinct, Calhoun County, Illinois, Belleview Precinct, Calhoun County, Illinois, Center for American Archeology, Lock and Dam No. 24, Marshall Landing, Illinois, Deer Plain, Illinois, The Crossroads, Illinois, Beechville, Illinois, Golden Eagle, Illinois, Turner Landing, Illinois, Mozier Landing, Illinois, Birch Island, Illinois, Kritesville, Illinois, Belleview, Illinois, Gilead, Illinois, Conrad, Illinois, Winneberger, Illinois, Meppen, Illinois, Cliffdale, Illinois, Mozier, Illinois, Michael, Illinois, Lock and Dam No. 25, Star City, Illinois, Centerville, Calhoun County, Illinois, Thomas J. Selby, Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area. Excerpt: Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 5,167 at the 2007 official US Census estimate. The county seat is Hardin. It is part of the Metro-East portion of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The territory was originally settled by indigenous people along the river fronts. The remains of their, and later Native American, settlements have provided some of the most valuable archaeological excavations in the country. Calhoun County was settled by European Americans during the 19th century, and organized in 1825. It was named for Vice President John C. Ca...