pekin

pekin
/pee"kin"/, n. (often cap.)
a silk fabric in which broad stripes of equal width and in various colors or weaves are alternated.
[1775-85; < F pékin; after PEKING]

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      city, seat (1849) of Tazewell county, central Illinois, U.S. It lies along the Illinois River (bridged) just south of Peoria. French explorers wintered in the area in 1680. The first settler was Jonathan Tharp in 1824. Tharp opened a smokehouse in 1827, and in 1829 the town was laid out and named Pekin by the wife of Nathan Cromwell, one of the city's founders, for Peking ( Beijing), China. Pekin's first schoolhouse (Snell School) was opened in 1831 and fortified during the Black Hawk War (1832) as Fort Doolittle. Pekin's economy was for many years based on the steamboat trade. Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln, Abraham) argued many cases in its courthouse, as did Stephen A. Douglas (Douglas, Stephen A) and David Davis (Davis, David). The city was the birthplace and home of U.S. Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (Dirksen, Everett McKinley), who is buried there.

      Pekin is served by several railroads and is on the Illinois Waterway. The city's economy is based on agriculture (corn [maize], soybeans, and livestock), a federal prison, insurance, and manufacturing (including food products, alcohol, liquor, medical equipment, and heavy machinery). The Marigold Festival is held annually in September; Pekin's Winter Wonderland attracts visitors from around the region. Among Pekin's many parks are McKinley Dirksen Park Complex and Mineral Springs Park. Powerton Lake, Banner Marsh, Rice Lake, Spring Lake, and Sand Ridge State Forest are southwest of the city. Inc. town, 1835; city, 1849. Pop. (1990) city, 32,254; Peoria-Pekin MSA, 339,172; (2000) city, 33,857; Peoria-Pekin MSA, 347,387.

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