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Prairie Land
The vast prairies of Illinois intimidated the frontier settlers that arrived here in the early 1800's. Pioneers worried about horrendous grass fires, bitter winter winds, scarcity of water, and deadly fumes seeping from the ground. The early settlers gradually learned, ...
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National Historic Landmark-Huffman Prairie Flying Field
National Historic Landmark- Huffman Prairie Flying Field
The Huffman Prairie Flying Field is the site used by the Wright Brothers from 1904 to 1905 to develop and test the world's first practical airplane, the Wright Flyer III.
It was on this ...
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