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Canal Contractor:
Born in England, engineer James Clark arrived in America in 1830 penniless. He found his way from New York to Ohio to Peoria and by 1835 he operated a stage coach line and was purchasing property locally. In 1837 he was contracted to dig two miles of the I&M Canal. Owner of the Utica Hydraulic Cement Co., he built the warehouse in front of you. |