"First day morning 20th [Sunday, October 20, 1867] Had a very loquacious [talkative] visitor at the camp last night, a Jerseyan. Have been traveling along the railroad this morning. Came through Farmington about 9 o'clock. A nice old looking town in Peoria County. Came through Trivoli, a small village 7 miles from Farmington. Noon. Stopped to feed on the north side of a tall hedge. Camped 3 miles from Peoria on the east bank of the Kickapoo river. Rained pretty hard the latter part of the night."
These are the railroad tracks between Fairview and Farmington. It is common to find roads alongside railroad tracks or rivers. We think Ann & Henry came this way. Note the 'Yield' sign on the Railroad Crossing post. Yeah, it might be wise to yield to a train! Soon we neared Peoria and were in the middle of a large city.
Ann's next diary entry indicates a crisis with her back pain.
More tomorrow...
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