1. What was the name of the Indian tribe that camped just.one mile
.......... north of
Algonquin?.....Illini....Algonquins......Fox.....Potawatomi
2. First setteler in McHenry County, Samual Gillilan came to Algonquin
.......... in what year?.......1830.......1834.......1838.......1842
3. First recorded death in McHenry County occurred in Algonquin
.......... during which year?..... 1830..... 1835..... 1840..... 1845
4. What year did Andrew Cornish run a ferry across the Fox River at the site
.......... of now place called Cornish Park?.....1832.....1836..... 1841..... 1842
5. Algonquin got its name from a local Indian tribe?..... Yes..... No
6. What price was paid for an acre of land by a settlers to the.
.......... government in 1840?.....$0.75..... $1.00..... $1.25..... $2.00
7. Tavern and hotel at the corner of Algonquin Road and Main Street charged
..........how much in 1837?.....$0.20..... $0.27..... $0.37..... $0.42
8. First mill (saw mill) which was located in Algonquin.near.what body
.......... of water?.....Fox
River..... Lake in the Hills..... Crystal
Creek
9. When was the first dam across the Fox River
.......... constructed?.....1850 .....1860..... 1870..... 1880
10. Counterfeiter Ab Kern was arrested in Algonquin in what
.......... year by Allen Pinkerton?.....1848..... 1853..... 1858..... 1862
11. How many local or townspeople joined 95th Illinois Regiment
...........during the Civil War?..... 50..... 75..... 100.... 200
12. In 1850's, counterfeiters stayed what island one mile.north of Algonquin?
.......... Now under water because of the dam......
...........Hidden
Island..... Pinkerton
Island..... Bogus
Island ......Thieves
Island
13. First telephones and a telephone exchange was built in
.......... what year in Algonquin?..... 1875..... 1879..... 1884..... 1889
14. Algonquin Hill Climb (National Hill Climb) drew crowds of how
.......... many people in 1908?..... 1,000..... 2,000..... 4,000.. ... 8,000
15. What was the population of Algonquin in 1910? 640...940.. 1,100...1,500
16. What was Algonquin's biggest commodity being exported
.......... in the 1890's to Chicago?.....corn..... dairy..... gravel ..
17. First train ride from Algonquin to Elgin occurred in
.......... what year?..... 1855..... 1860..... 1865..... 1870
18. The Algonquin Congregational Church (picture)
was built after
.......... what war?...Mexican War.... War of 1812... Civil War...Spanish Am War
19. Angel Towne (picture) which is located in Towne Park, was built
.......... during what year by local volunteers?....1990... 1994..... 1998... 2002
