About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Buildings and structures in Ogle County, Illinois, Education in Ogle County, Illinois, Geography of Ogle County, Illinois, National Register of Historic Places in Ogle County, Illinois, People from Ogle County, Illinois, Visitor attractions in Ogle County, Illinois, Albert Spalding, John Deere, Northern Illinois University, Byron Nuclear Generating Station, Eagle's Nest Art Colony, Ogle County Courthouse, Banditti of the Prairie, Chana School, Oregon Public Library, George Peek, John Deere House and Shop, City and Town Hall, Oregon Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places listings in Ogle County, Illinois, White Pines State Park Lodge and Cabins, Stillman Creek, John Hotaling, Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference, Illinois's 16th congressional district, Stillman's Run Battle Site, Joseph M. McCormick, List of settlements in Ogle County, Illinois, Frank White, Black Hawk Statue, Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln, W. H. L. Wallace, Ruth Hanna McCormick, Sean Considine, Rock River, Knute Hill, Enoch Moore, Akiane Kramarik, List of townships in Ogle County, Illinois, Flagg Township Public Library, Buffalo Township Public Library, Soldier's Monument, William Moats Farm, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot, Killbuck Creek, John McGrath House, Bryant H. and Lucie Barber House, Motosports Park, Charles K. Carpenter, Pinehill Inn, Henry D. Barber House, Samuel M. Hitt House, William H. Holcomb House, George Bird, Pine Creek, Sandwich Fault Zone, Polo Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 197, Kyte River, Leaf River, Byron Dragway. Excerpt: Northern Illinois University (NIU), is a comprehensive teaching and research institution located in DeKalb, 65 miles west of Chicago. NIU was founded on May 22, 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld as Northern Illinois State Normal School-part of an expan...