316 King Street - Hillsboro
The brick building located at 316 King Street in Hillsboro was torn down in 1993 or 94. This location is now an empty lot. The building...
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Jeff Dunn
- Jul 29
St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Hillsboro Illinois
Founded in 1832 St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Hillsboro celebrates 190 years in 2022!
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Jeff Dunn
- Jul 23
Painting The Harkey Property ~ July 2022
July 23, 2022 - The Historical Society of Montgomery County began repairing and repainting the Solomon Harkey House property.
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Jeff Dunn
- Jul 16
Weingand Hardware ~ Hillsboro
One of Hillsboro's leading merchants for nearly fifty years was Julius M. Weingand who is pictured as he looked forty years ago.
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Jeff Dunn
- Apr 11
Hillsboro's "Six Mile" Ordinance of 1858
On June 28, 1858 it became illegal to drive a horse, mare, or mule on any Hillsboro street at a speed greater than six miles per hour....
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Jeff Dunn
- Apr 10
Hillsboro Central Park Lake 1904
In 1904, the city increased its water supply by erecting a dam on Seward Street and forming a lake that covered all of Central Park. The...
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Jeff Dunn
- Apr 7
The Montgomery County Earmark Registry
Before the railroad reached Hillsboro in 1855, grain hauling was done by team and wagon. The principal markets were at Alton and St....
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Jeff Dunn
- Mar 26
Montgomery County Abstract Co. Donations
Gary Swick donated a few things to the Historical Society. The items were from Montgomery County Abstract Co. The 1913 "Hillsboro...
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Jeff Dunn
- Dec 28, 2021
Navy Veterans Are Guests of Hillsboro Rotary Club
T. H. King was program chairman, Monday night, at a meeting of the Hillsboro Rotary club held at The Hillsboro Hotel, when the topic was...
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Jeff Dunn
- Dec 22, 2021
Demand Hillsboro Baked Bread - 1925
IT IS YOUR DUTY, as a citizen of Hillsboro, to give first consideration to your local industries, which help maintain the prosperity of Hill
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