Jeff DunnJun 25, 2022IrvingHistory of the Irving TimesAaron K. Vandever and one Sam Cotterell started a paper called the Irving Times at Irving Illinois on or about 1893.
Jeff DunnNov 26, 2021LitchfieldThe Planet Mill Explosion ~ Litchfield IllinoisThe Planet Mill, said to be the biggest Steam flour mill in the world, blew up and shattered windows for miles around on March 21, 1893....
Jeff DunnOct 9, 2021Business / IndustryIllinois Power Roots in HillsboroIllinois Power Company traces its ancestry back to Dec. 14, 1892 when Mayor Charles Ramsey and members of the Hillsboro city council granted
Jeff DunnDec 17, 2020CemeteryHillsboro Cemetery WalkThe Hiltop Hikers group which was organized by Nancy Slepicka. Over two and a half hours we toured four of Hillsboro's cemeteries.