Justin Butterfield

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  1. This was part of a larger relocation of the cemetery (which was not completely successful, as many bodies were left in place) and which also included remains of 4,000 Confederate prisoners of war. However, all visible remnants of the cemetery were removed, excepting the Couch tomb, which is probably the oldest extant structure in the affected area of the City, everything else having been destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire. Bannos, Pamela (2012). "Hidden truths: Visualizing the City Cemetery". The Chicago Cemetery & Lincoln Park. Northwestern University . Retrieved November 15, 2012.. Bannos, Pamela (2012). "The Couch Tomb — Hidden truths: Visualizing the City Cemetery". The Chicago Cemetery & Lincoln Park. Northwestern University . Retrieved November 15, 2012. See Graceland Cemetery. See Chicago Water Tower, which has often been said to be the oldest structure in the area.

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  9. 4 Stat. 236 (1827) "granted to the state of Indiana...a quantity of land equal to one half of five sections in width, on each side of said canal, and reserving each alternate section to the United States..."
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Justin Butterfield
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Justin Butterfield by Mathew Brady
12th Commissioner of the General Land Office
In office
June 21, 1849 September 15, 1852