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History of the Arbor District p. 6  

In April 1869, Carbondale incorporated as a city.  In its revised charter, the city limits expanded to include the remainder of section 21, as well as half of section 16, parts of sections 15, 17, 20, and 22.  The total increase was from 360 acres to 1,440 acres.  As a city, Carbondale was maturing.


Maps from John W. D. Wright, A History of Early Carbondale , Illinois :  1852 – 1902.  (Carbondale:  Southern Illinois University Press, 1977)
Background

In 2005-06, History undergraduate Christina Bearden-White worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant for Jane Adams. Part of her work involved researching the history of the Arbor District. She wrote the account told here, along with the photographs. Jane Adams created the web pages from her work.

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