U.S. Army Master Sergeant William L. Crays ~ The Flagman's Mission Continues
The Flagman's Mission and other local volunteers placed 2,000 American flags from Hough Funeral Home in Hillsboro to Elmwood Cemetery.
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Jeff Dunn
- Oct 10, 2021
Cemetery Walk - 10/10/2021
Cemetery Walk - Oak Grove Hillsboro Illinois.
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Jeff Dunn
- Oct 9, 2021
Lieutenant Jesse K. Allen
Lieutenant Jesse K. Allen - Killed By Hostile Indians - Yakima Expedition 1858
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Jeff Dunn
- Sep 12, 2021
Zinc Metal Cemetery Monuments
Beginning in the 1870s, metal headstones cast in Zinc began showing up in Montgomery County Cemeteries. I've been to ninety cemeteries in...
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Jeff Dunn
- Dec 17, 2020
Hillsboro Cemetery Walk
The Hiltop Hikers group which was organized by Nancy Slepicka. Over two and a half hours we toured four of Hillsboro's cemeteries.
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Jeff Dunn
- Nov 11, 2020
Civil War Veterans Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery Hillsboro Illinois lots owned by Grand Army of the Republic.
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Jeff Dunn
- Sep 1, 2018
Hiram Murphey
Hiram Murphey - A prosperous farmer born in Clermont County Ohio December 8, 1816 came to Carrollton, Illinois January 1828 to Macoupin...
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Jeff Dunn
- Jan 31, 2016
Louis Wagner Marble Cutter
Louis Wagner spent his life carving stone. There are some beautiful examples of his work in cemeteries all over Montgomery County. His...
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Jeff Dunn
- Nov 6, 2015
John S. Hayward Monument
John S. Hayward, who was one of the largest land-owners and one of the foremost citizens, not only of Hillsboro, but of Illinois, was a...
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Jeff Dunn
- Aug 6, 2010
Soldiers Memorial Nearly A Century Old
Still Standing Guard - Soldiers Memorial Nearly A Century Old By: Richard Slepicka The soldiers’ monument which stands over the entrance...
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