At cspan. Org, or listen on our free cspan radio app. History tvcan exclusive, pew area, illinois, to learn more about pe oria, illinois. You can watch more of our visits at cspan. Org citiestour. Most people know they may not know the details but they know it was king in the 1800s and early 1900s. 18801920. Was the distilleries lined the Illinois River from where the post office is just south of downtown all the way down to the southern suburb called barton bill. Barton bill, 73 different distilleries. Currently in the riverfront museum, located in downtown in this particular portion is called the street. It represents the history from its founding back in 1890. Variousthrough the. Tages brewing inted with 1837, distilleries came in 1943 1843. It was because of the quality of the water. It is filtered through limestone and that was perfect for brewing and distilling. Havecame a good place to breweries and distilleries. Transportation was critical. Back when they were first built, the
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