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Carlyle is a city in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,281 at the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Carlyle city, Illinois )〕 It is the county seat of Clinton County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Carlyle is located approximately east of St. Louis, Missouri, and is home to Illinois' largest man-made lake, Carlyle Lake, and to the General Dean Suspension Bridge, a suspension bridge that is the only one of its kind in Illinois and crosses the Kaskaskia River. ==History== In 1811 or 1812, a man named John Hill built one of several "block" houses along the Goshen Trail, located at what is currently 201 Fairfax Street. The houses were reportedly built to serve as a line of defense against Native Americans. John Hill built the first house to be located in what has become Carlyle. He also established what could be considered Carlyle's first business: a ferry to carry traffic across the Kaskaskia River, including a small shelter at the river which served as a toll house. In 1816, Charles Slade and two of his brothers reached the John Hill settlement and bought him out. Charles farmed the land, took over the ferry, and within a year partnered with a man named Hubbard to start the first store, a mercantile business located at what is now 301 Fairfax Street. In 1818, a man named Calvin Barnes laid out town lots. On March 10, 1819, a post office was first established under the name Carlisle, Illinois. This spelling might have been a clerical error. The area was settled after the 1809 creation of the Illinois Territory but before Illinois achieved statehood, six to seven years after John Hill had already built his establishment. Illinois' first state capitol was located in Kaskaskia, but in 1820 the state decided that it should be moved. Carlyle lost to Vandalia by one vote. In 1824, the State of Illinois created Clinton County by carving it out of Washington, Bond, and Fayette counties. Carlyle was to be the county seat should land be donated for this purpose. Charles Slade donated of property so that the county seat would be located in Carlyle.〔''The Annals of Carlyle, Illinois: 1809-1956'' (1956). The History Committee of the Carlyle Community Development Program. Dr. J.Q. Roane, Chairman & Dr. Mima Maxey, Editor.〕〔''History of Marion and Clinton Counties, Illinois'' (1881). Brink, McDonough & Co., Philadelphia.〕〔''A Bridge to the Past'' (1994). Heritage House Publishing, Marceline, MO.〕 Carlyle was founded in 1818 by Charles W. Slade, father of Joseph "Jack" Slade, who named the town after his grandmother's family.〔Rottenberg, Dan, Michael (2008). ''Death of a Gunfighter: The Quest for Jack Slade, the West's Most Elusive Legend'', p.21. Simon & Fille, New York. ISBN 978-1-59416-070-7.〕 Charles Slade pushed hard for Carlyle to become the state capital of Illinois, but lost by one vote to Vandalia in 1819. In 1824, Clinton County was formed, and Carlyle became the county seat in July 1825, both at the initiative of Charles Slade.〔Rottenberg, Dan, Michael (2008). ''Death of a Gunfighter: The Quest for Jack Slade, the West's Most Elusive Legend'', p.23. Simon & Fille, New York. ISBN 978-1-59416-070-7.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carlyle, Illinois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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