Ottawa TODAY!
Getting to Know 61350
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25,000 cars<br />
travel through<br />
<strong>Ottawa</strong><br />
everyday.<br />
On February 8, 1910,<br />
William Dickson Boyce, then a<br />
resident of <strong>Ottawa</strong>, incorporated<br />
the Boy Scouts of America. The<br />
<strong>Ottawa</strong> Historical and Scouting<br />
Heritage Museum, on Canal<br />
Street, is open to the public. The<br />
museum features the history of<br />
<strong>Ottawa</strong> and Scouting.<br />
18,768<br />
people live in <strong>Ottawa</strong>!<br />
The John Hossack House was<br />
a “station” on the Underground<br />
Railroad, and <strong>Ottawa</strong> was a major<br />
stop because of its rail, road,<br />
and river transportation.<br />
<strong>Ottawa</strong> Nicknames:<br />
The Friendly City<br />
The Town of Two Rivers<br />
Radium City<br />
The City On Sand<br />
The Town of Stovepipe Hats<br />
<strong>Ottawa</strong> is in<br />
LaSalle<br />
County<br />
<strong>Ottawa</strong> Silica sand was on board<br />
the Columbia space shuttle for<br />
experimental purposes.<br />
Known as the scenic gateway to<br />
Starved Rock State Park, the<br />
most popular state park<br />
in Illinois, with some<br />
2 million visitors per year<br />
Located at the confluence of the<br />
Illinois River and Fox River.<br />
The Illinois River is a conduit for<br />
river barges and connects<br />
Lake Michigan at Chicago,<br />
to the Mississippi River, and<br />
North America’s 25,000<br />
mile river system.<br />
1858<br />
<strong>Ottawa</strong> was the site<br />
of the first<br />
Lincoln-Douglas debates.<br />
Because of numerous<br />
silica sand deposits<br />
<strong>Ottawa</strong> has been a major<br />
sand and glass center for<br />
more than 100 years.<br />
<strong>Ottawa</strong> is...<br />
Illinois Representative District: 76<br />
Illinois Senate District: 38<br />
US Congressional District: 11<br />
The stars are<br />
among us!<br />
Local Celebs &<br />
Famous PEEPS<br />
from <strong>Ottawa</strong>.<br />
Walt Willey - Actor, All My Children<br />
Guy Hoffman - MLB Pitcher<br />
Maria Kanellis - WWE Wrestler<br />
Kim Howard Johnson - Author,<br />
Monty Python Books<br />
Johnston McCulley - Creator of Zorro<br />
Bob McGrath - Actor, Sesame Street<br />
Stephen L. Brusatte - Palentologist<br />
Tim Finchem - Golf Commissioner<br />
Tom Corcoran - US Congressman<br />
Tribute to William D. Boyce,<br />
founder of the<br />
Boys Scouts of America,<br />
overlooks the Illinois River.<br />
<strong>Ottawa</strong> <strong>TODAY</strong>! 7
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