

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...

Lawrence Lore
Mar 20, 20231 min read
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Pinkstaff Inventors
Two researchers recently contacted the Historical Society about two inventors from the Pinkstaff area in the 1900s -Mark Bowman and...

Lawrence Lore
Mar 18, 20232 min read
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