Rich, Undisturbed Land First Home to Native Americans
The History of Joliet – Chapter 1 By John Whiteside of The Herald News (used with permission) Submitted by Nancy Vargo Native American tribes hunted and fished here for hundreds of years The most numerous tribe were the Illinois, from which this state eventually would take its name. In their native tongue, Illinois meant ‘superior men.’ By John WHITESIDE of The Herald News In the beginning, there was the land and its people. The Native Americans. They were the Pottawottamies, the Foxes, the Sacs, the Mascoutens and the Illinois. They lived here for hundreds of years hunting and fishing in … Read more