Named for Philip SchuylerPhilip Schuyler [1733-1804] was a soldier of the French & Indian Wars, a Major General during the American Revolution, a member of the Continental Congress, and a United States Senator from New York. Established Seven Years after Illinois became a StateFormed on 13 Jan 1825 from Pike County and unorganized territory previously attached to Pike County, Illinois. Part of the Military TractLand granted to veterans of the War of 1812. [More about the Military Tract] |