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Bible Encyclopedias
Belvidere
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a city and the county-seat of Boone county, Illinois, U.S.A., in the N. part of the state, on the Kishwaukee river, about 78 m. N.W. of Chicago. Pop. (1890) 3867; (1900) 6937, of whom 1018 were foreign-born. It is served by the Chicago & North-Western railway, and by an extensive interurban electric system. Among its manufactures are sewing machines, boilers, automobiles, bicycles, roller-skates, pianos, gloves and mittens, corsets, flour and dairy products, Borden's condensed milk factory being located there. Belvidere was settled in 1836, was incorporated in 1852 and was re-incorporated in 1881.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Belvidere'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​b/belvidere.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Belvidere'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​b/belvidere.html. 1910.