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According to Wikipedia, "The village site was awarded to Major Isaac Perkins, Gideon Hawley, William Haines and Major Nathan Cromwell. Mrs. Ann Eliza Cromwell selected the name of the city, naming it after <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#0b0080;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17.9200000762939px;background-image:none;background-attachment:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;" title="Beijing" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing">Beijing</a>, <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#0b0080;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17.9200000762939px;background-image:none;background-attachment:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;" title="China" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China">China</a>, then spelled "Peking" or "Pekin"." The author of the article cites Pekin, Illinois, History 2007-05-18, retrieved 1007-11-04, as his source.  It appears that he copied the information from Pekin, Illinois Community Profile, which is published by Community Profile, Inc. and Progressive Publishing Company.  Apparently one of its product lines is community history that can be used by the Chambers of Commerce.
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