Wallace embraces the west part of Township 34, Range 3, being four and
one-half miles in width from east to west. Until a few years since it was a part
of Dayton, and being nearly all prairie it remained unoccupied excepting a few
settlers on its southern border until the impetus given by the completion of the
canal and railroads sent the population over all the prairie. Its proximity to
Ottawa and Dayton made its settlement a mild experience compared with the more
secluded sections.
Thomas Robinson came in 1838; Mr. Cavanaugh and E. W. Curtis, in 1847 or 48; A.
P. Hosford, Seth Sage, R. O. Black and a few others, were the earliest
residents.
Extracted from 1877 History of La Salle County Illinois, page 483.
| Lee | DeKalb | Kane |
| Bureau |
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Kendall |
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| Marshall | Woodford | Livingston |
