Bridgeport August 18, 1926 All roads led to Bridgeport from the muddiest narrowest lane in Lukin to Len Small’s 16- foot pavement were...

The researchers were interested in this photo when it was donated and wanted to learn as much about it as they could. By reviewing the...

John D. Sage, one of the leading millers in Lawrence County Illinois, was born December 14, 1820, in Ontario, New York, to Jonathan W....

The fact that a half a barrel of cussedness is frequently found in a two-quart boy has never been explained. Apples and potatoes are...

In the early days of the oil boom, oil derricks could be found inside the city limits of Bridgeport.

Soldiers returning from WWII faced a dismal housing shortage. To accommodate them, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co developed a completely...

A review of the local news from the Vincennes, Mt Carmel and Lawrence County newspapers for November 1879. The shareholders of the...

News in the County in October 1879 Stuble & Co was the new undertaker in Lawrenceville. They promised to keep on hand a good assortment...

September 5th, 1879 W L Gray sold his interest in the Bridgeport store of Buchanan & Co to J M Buchanan . Warner Bros rented the upper...

In November 1909 William E Ridgley and Al Noonan established the Bridgeport Auto Company in a 20 x 40 ft building at 214 Washington...