Lawrence Lore
- Jul 31, 2023
- 2 min
Gunsmiths of Lawrence County
Last week, Readers, you learned a lot about John Small and his impact on Lawrence County’s history long before Illinois was even granted...
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Lawrence Lore
- May 30, 2023
- 1 min
Train time at Birds circa 1880s.
Birds, in Lawrence County Illinois, was founded in 1878 when John Bird Jr. (1817-1903) son of John Bird (1785-1850) donated land for the...
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Lawrence Lore
- May 22, 2023
- 2 min
Two Drunks and a Wild Ride
Sumner Press Thursday January 11, 1883 “Your correspondent, accompanied by Ben Simmons, started for Beulah last Wednesday night when on...
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Lawrence Lore
- Apr 24, 2023
- 1 min
First School in St. Francisville
Sept 11, 1902 Lawrenceville Republican St Francisville: School began Monday with an enrollment of 141 pupils. .... The Catholic Sisters...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 20, 2023
- 1 min
Railroads and Railroad Towns
The first railway charter granted by the Illinois General Assembly was to the Chicago and Vincennes Railroad in 1835. The demand for...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 10, 2023
- 1 min
An Apple a Day
Agriculture Report for 1888 · 37,578 acres of corn yielded 30 bushes per acre. · 26,849 acres of wheat or 4 percent less...
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