The Illinois River is a conduit for river barges and connects Lake Michigan at Chicago, to the Mississippi River, and North America's 25,000 mile river system.
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12 Facts About Ottawa Illinois
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Ottawa Illinois was the site of the first of the Lincoln–Douglas debates on August 21,1858.
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John Hossack House was a "station" on the Underground Railroad, and Ottawa Illinois was a major stop because of its rail, road, and river transportation.
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Ottawa Illinois was the site of a famous 1859 extrication of a runaway slave named Jim Gray from a courthouse by prominent civic leaders of the time.
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Ottawa Illinois employed hundreds of young women who painted watch dials using a paint called "Luna", which contained ionizing radion, for watch maker Westclox.
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Ottawa Illinois sand continues to be extracted from several quarries in the area, and is recognized in glass-making and abrasives for its uniform granularity and characteristics.
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Sabic recently purchased GE Plastics, a successor to Borg Warner automotive glass manufacture, operates a large plastics facility in Ottawa Illinois, and is a major employer.
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Ottawa Illinois sand is a standard testing medium in geotechnical engineering.
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Recent additions to Ottawa Illinois have included renovations to its historic mansion, the Reddick Mansion, and artistic murals throughout the central business district.
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Ottawa Illinois is home to one of the largest skydiving operations in the country, Skydive Chicago.
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Ottawa Illinois has two local radio stations, WCMY-AM at 1430 and WRKX-FM at 95.
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