User talk:David H. Flint/History of Springfield, Illinois

Some notes from me

I will begin adding refs and doing a copy edit now, some notes below.

• The first Europeans to pass through in the vicinity of Springfield were traders and trappers who came by way of the Sangamon River

• A year would be helpful here.

• One county commissioner, William Drennan, had settled on the northwest side of Sugar Creek on March 10, 1818, approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of Springfield. Another, Zachariah Peter had arrived with his family in September of 1818. At first, he settled in the cabin built by Robert Pulliam, as Pulliam had left for a time to collect his family. When Pulliam returned, Peter vacated the cabin and built his, approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of the settlement of Calhoun.

• This needs its relevancy further explained, what does this have to do with the location of the county seat, I think I know what you are hinting at but it should be clearer.

• I am still thinking about the structure. Are there any good city history articles out there that we might be able to model it after? Maybe by centuries and such, like "Early history," "Founding," "19th century," "20th century," "21st century," and then add the subsections under those as needed, what do you think?
• I also think we will need more information and focus on the earliest pre-history, native settlement, European exploration (i.e. Early history).

Thats all for now. I got through the first two sections and skipped the lead for now, best written last probably anyway. IvoShandor 00:44, 7 April 2007 (UTC)