Published by admin on Tue, 01/17/2023 - 10:39am
What can I say about the summer of 1862? Yes, there was a war going on, but at home there was gladness everywhere because Alden's improvements on the Kankakee opened Wilmington up to the world and its money.
We have a first hand account of what it was like in May 1862 from the Wilmington Independent.
Our River Improvement - The arrival of six Canal Boats at this port since our last issue, has not only given a pleasing commercial appearance to our town, but has in a degree, demonstrated that practical advantages we are to derive from the construction of this work.