The history and other information about Southern Illinois was obtained from various sources including:

1. Allen, John W. “Legends and Lore of Southern Illinois,” A.E.R.P Publisher, Johnston City, IL, 1963.
2. Angle, Paul M. “Bloody Williamson: A Chapter in American Lawlessness,” University of Illinois Press, 1952.
3. The Associated Press, November 2, 1998.
4. Carrier, Lois “Illinois: Crossroads of a Continent,” University of Illinois Press, 1993.
5. Davis, James E. “Frontier Illinois, Indiana University Press, 1998.
6. “The 1998 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia,” Grolier Interactive, Inc., 1998.
7. Hastings, Robert J. “A Nickel’s Worth of Skim Milk: A Boy’s View of the Great Depression,” Southern Illinois University Press, 1972.
8. Gloria Jahoda, “The Trail of Tears,” Wings Books, New York, 1975.
9. Jones, James Pickett “Black Jack: John A. Logan and Southern Illinois in the Civil War Era,” Southern Illinois University Press, 1995 (reprinted by permission of Florida State University, 1967).
10. “Legacies of Little Egypt,” The Southern Illinoisan, 1997.
11. Morris, W.S., L.D. Hartwell Jr., J.B. Kuykendall “History 31st Regiment Illinois Volunteers,” Keller Printing and Publishing Co. 1902.
12. Morrison, Marion “A History of the Ninth Regiment,” John S. Clark, Printer, 1864.
13. The U.S. Forest Service.
14. The Illinois State Historical Society
15. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources
16. The State of Illinois Home Page
17. The Southern Illinois Tourism Council
18. The Illinois Department of Employment Security
19. The Illinois Department of Corrections

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