Monmouth, capital of Warren county, Illinois, is 179 miles by rail WSW. of Chicago. It is the seat of Monmouth College (United Presbyterian, 1856), with about 400 students, and manufactures agricultural implements, sewer pipes, and cigars. Pop. (1890) 5837.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 274
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