He eventually contracted to work on the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.

This idea was to become a reality 200 years later with the opening of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.

The station was located near the Illinois and Michigan Canal.

The Illinois and Michigan Canal opened in 1849.

That same year, the state received a federal land grant to build the Illinois and Michigan Canal, though work did not begin for several years.

These sites date back to the when the Illinois and Michigan Canal was built in the mid-19th century.

After 1848, farmers shipped their goods to Chicago along the Illinois and Michigan Canal.

In that state he worked as a foreman, helping to build the Illinois and Michigan Canal.

The community was settled by workers building the Illinois and Michigan Canal, who established their historic church in 1833.

Ford also worked to build the Illinois and Michigan Canal, which greatly improved the state's finances.