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Forklift Attachments Peoria - The city of Peoria (population 115,00) is located on the Illinois River within Illinois State. It serves as the county seat of Peoria County. The Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area (population around 372,400) is the 3rd-most populated metro area in the state of Illinois outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area.

The city of Peoria gets its name from the Peoria, a major tribe of the Illinois Indian confederacy. Initially a village called Fort Clark, Peoria was renamed in 1825 and a decade afterward was incorporated as a town. A decade afterward, it became a city. The issue of slavery in the Civil War left its mark on the city's history. During the year 1854, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas both spoke about the issue to the people of Peoria on the steps of the courthouse. In the first part of the 20th century, the city of Peoria was known for liquor production and Vaudeville entertainment.

The Peoria Riverfront Museum is located within the downtown of the city of Peoria. It features exhibits, a planetarium and interactive displays. The city of Peoria is likewise home to the Wheels o' Time Museum and the Lakeview Museum of the Arts and Sciences. The Peoria Civic Center is an expansive facility hosting entertainment activities and conventions. Bradley Park was constructed in 1910 and features gardens with a Japanese Bridge.

Peoria has a strong manufacturing base with more than 200 businesses manufacturing over 1,000 various products. Businesses focus on the production of construction machinery and internal combustion engines for the North American market. The city's biggest employer is the well-known Caterpillar Inc., a maker of engines and heavy machines. The city of Peoria even has many distilleries and breweries and a large grain and livestock exporting center. The city of Peoria has burgeoning technology and biotech industries. The Peoria Next comprises a number of organizations within the fields of technology and life sciences, and material and engineering sciences.

The city of Peoria is the home of several national consumer research businesses. Peoria is seen as representing "mainstream America", specifically Midwestern America, which makes it ideal for opinion testing and national product marketing.