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The Real Estate Empire of the John Dean Gillett Family
of Elkhart, Illinois; the Gillett Great Estate Trial of
1904 at Lincoln, Illinois; and Gillett History to the
Present
A Collaborative, Pictorial History Book, Featuring
Images of Selected, Rare Sources
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John D. Gillett,
whom the London Gazette dubbed
The
Cattle King of the World.
Gillett and his grandson Hiram Keays won
numerous awards at the Chicago livestock
show. For many years in the late 1800's
the town of Elkhart was one of the largest
shipping points on the C&A (Chicago &
Alton) Railroad, due to the large stock
raising farms of John Dean Gillett.
Noted for importing Durham cattle from Scotland and developing the Shorthorn cattle breed, Gillett
shipped over 2,000 head of cattle and 1,000 head of hogs to Europe annually.
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Renovation of Veteran Park
Donations to the Veterans
Park Fund
are tax deductible & can
be sent to
PO Box 20, Elkhart, IL
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a dinner lecture or walk for a group of six or more, you may
call 217.947.2238 prior to the reservation date noted on the web
site.
Payment will be accepted early for
groups of 6+. Upon confirmation of the reservation, payment
must be received by EHS
within SEVEN DAYS or the reservation
confirmation date or the tickets will be released.
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