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Ottawa, Illinois
at the Turn to the 20th Century

Part of La Salle County Genealogy Guild Photo Collection
Donated by Dorothy (Brown) Lakan, in Memory of Her Husband, Joseph
Archived August 2004 by James F. Keating : jfkeating@sbcglobal.net

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View Map of Ottawa in 1898

 
1 - Chautauqua Pavilion
2 - I&M Canal
West of Ottawa		  

3 - Factory Fire
Near I&M Canal
4 - Lock 11
I&M Canal
5 - City Trolley Co.
Car 12
6 - Abandoned
Stone Structure

7 - Bridge
Over I&M Canal
..
8 - East Side of
Boat Club
..
9 - Aftermath of Fire
in Ottawa
10 - Circus Parade
Moving South on Columbus Street

11 - Columbus Street
Near Reddick's Mansion
12 - Circus Parade
Moving South on Columbus Street
13 - SW View of
Ottawa Boat Club
..
14 - Circus in Town
..
..

15 - Lateral Canal
Looking South
..
16 - Stone Bridge
Over Covel Creek
..
17 - County Fair On Wheels_1
..
18 - Ottawa Silica Sand Company
and Pit

19 - Unknown_1
Mill Run ??
20 - Illinois River
View From Starved Rock
21 - Unknown_2
...
22 - Canyon in
Starved Rock Park

23 - Sand Stone Bluffs
Along Illinois River
24 - County Fair On Wheels_2
...
25 - Unknown_3
Illinois River ??
26 - Lock 11
on I&M Canal

27 - Unknown_4
Pioneer Fire Proof
Construction Company ??
28 - SE View
LaSalle County Asylum
29 - SW View
LaSalle County Asylum
30 - West Madison Street 100 Block
...

31 - Unknown_5
..
32 - Tow Path Bridge
Over Feeder/Lateral Canal
33 - Superior Street Lock & Gate
(S. end)
on Lateral Canal
34 - Lateral Canal
From the NW

35 - Superior Street Lock
& Gate (N. end)
Lateral Canal
36 - Ottawa Street View
Lorriaux Drugs
37 - Hydraulic Basin
Outflow to Fox River
38 - Unknown_6
Circus Horse Teams
Scan of Original Photo
39 - Stern Wheeler
on Illinois River
...		 Photo Edited to a Higher Contrast
40 - Stern Wheeler
on Illinois River_2
...		 Scan of Original Photo Backing
41 - Backside of
Ottawa Street View
Lorriaux Drugs		 Higher Contrast View of Photo Back
42 - Backside of
Ottawa Street View
Lorriaux Drugs_2

43 - Stern Wheeler
on Illinois River_B
44 - Unknown_7
Horse Teams
,,,


45 - Circus in Town_B
...


46 - Circus in Town_B2
...

47 - Unknown_8
48 - Ottawa Glass Company
49 - Unknown_10
50 - Unknown_11

51 - Aqueduct
I&M Canal
Across Fox River
52 - Distant Winter View
I&M Canal Aqueduct
Across Fox River
53 - I&M Canal Gate
..
..
54 - Grain Elevator
Near Railroad
..

55 - Unknown_12
..
56 - Unknown_13
...
57 - Road Bridge
Across I&M Canal
58 - East View
Ottawa Boat Club

Photo Locations in Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois
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Cover sheet for Sanborn Fire Map of Ottawa, 1898

Ottawa, Illinois, 1898 Raceway and SpillArea into Fox River Spillway East end of Hydraulic Basin of I&M Canal, Ottawa, Illinois 100 block of Madison Street, Ottawa, Illinois Parade moving south on Columbus Street past Washington Park, Ottawa, Illinois Parade moving south on Columbus Street past Washington Park, Ottawa, Illinois Parade moving south on Columbus Street past Washington Park, Ottawa, Illinois (Reddick's Mansion in background) Close view of I&M Aqueduct across Fox River, Ottawa, Illinois Far view of I&M Aqueduct across Fox River, Ottawa, Illinois Lateral Canal from Madison to Main Streets, Ottawa, Illinois West end of Hydraulic Basin of I&M Canal, Ottawa, Illinois Lateral Canal from Madison to Jefferson Streets, Ottawa, Illinois West end of Hydraulic Basin of I&M Canal, Ottawa, Illinois Lateral Canal from LaFayette to Jackson Streets, Ottawa, Illinois Lateral Canal from Washington to LaFayette Streets, Ottawa, Illinois Lateral Canal intersection with Superior Street, Ottawa, Illinois Intersection of Fox River Feeder and I&M Canal, Ottawa, Illinois I&M Canal intersection with LaSalle and Columbus Streets, Ottawa, Illinois Area of St. Columba Church, Ottawa, Illinois Ottawa High School area, Ottawa, Illinois