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DEREK G. GRAHAM OLS OLIP

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http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/soldier-being-paid-with-land-led-to-population-boom-in/article_a9c817d7-02d6-59d0-b0ff-7c583cd859e7.html

Similarly in Canada.

Cheers,

Derek

Posted : May 11, 2015 11:08 am

david-livingstone

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Most the surveys I do would be in that area. Several years ago I gave a short talk to the McDonough County Historical Society about the Military Tract and the surveying of it. I don't think there was a person in the room under 75 years old except me.

Posted : May 11, 2015 11:59 am

BigE

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How about the land of Forgottonia?
That's in WNW central IL. It's basically 16 counties of a giant island.
E

Posted : May 12, 2015 5:05 pm

holy-cow

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Forgottonia

If I had ever heard of it, I had forgotten about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgottonia

A similar attempt at secession has occurred more than once in different forms involving southwestern Kansas, southeastern Colorado, the Oklahoma Panhandle and parts of New Mexico and Texas.

Posted : May 12, 2015 5:45 pm