relative to the U.S. economy, that's more than the New Deal spent on the job-creation programs of the 1930s. David's Bookclub: The New New Deal David Frum November 30, 2012. In the last decade Sinai tourism has boomed, a result of relative security ensured by endless police checkpoints.
Cass County Information. Formed in 1837 out of Morgan County. Named for Lewis Cass, a general in the War of 1812, Governor of the Michigan Territory, and United States Secretary of State in 1860. Cass was serving as Andrew Jackson's Secretary of War just before the County was named. County Seat: Virginia.
Consequently, Coles County was established on Christmas Day, 1830, and was named for Edward Coles, Governor of Illinois in 1822. Charleston was designated the County Seat one year later, giving impetus for growth of the new settlement by Parker and its namesake Charles Morton. Early Coles County was much larger in area than it is today. The original county boundaries included Cumberland and Douglas counties. These were detached in 1843 and 1859 respectively, Douglas County being the last Illinois county to be formed.