Lawrence Lore
- May 29
- 1 min
Bridgeport American Legion
Members of the Bridgeport American Legion in the early 1950s. John Cassil is holding the flag on the left, and Robert Walsh is "third on...
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Lawrence Lore
- Apr 25
- 1 min
Maps, Maps, and More Maps
From the Library of Congress “The Sanborn Map Collection consists of a uniform series of large-scale maps, dating from 1867 to the...
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Lawrence Lore
- Mar 20
- 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 6
- 2 min
Eggs Twenty Cents a Dozen in 1883
Bridgeport News in the Rural Republican December 28, 1883 Several family reunions took place on Christmas. Only twenty-six Schmalhausen’s...
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Lawrence Lore
- Feb 13
- 2 min
Got Root Beer?
On January 27, 1958, the Daily Record reported an accident had occurred in front of the Frosted Mug Drive-In just east of Bridgeport on...
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Lawrence Lore
- Jan 13
- 3 min
Snow, Rabbits and Jay Leonard’s Mule
January 10, 1879 Rural Republican Around and About by the Editor: Cold weather. Beautiful snow. Wild game is plentiful and cheap....
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