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Illinois Power Roots in Hillsboro

Illinois Power Company traces its ancestry back to Dec. 14, 1892 when Mayor Charles Ramsey and members of the Hillsboro city council granted

The American House - an early Hillsboro hostelry

For nearly sixty years the old American House that stood on the southeast corner of Main and Wood streets was a widely known tavern.

Sterling Silver Spoon Donation

We had some sterling silver spoons donated to the Historical Society. The spoons had been in the family of Jacob J. Frey for over 100...

1904 St. Louis World's Fair - Hillsboro Homes

The Palace of Varied Industries, a magnificent building covering 14 acres and costing $2,604,000, World's Fair, St. Louis, 1904. Three...

Hillsboro Lyceum Building

Playing an important part in Hillsboro's educational past was the old Hillsboro Lyceum and Library Association building which served as a...

History of the Hillsboro Journal

The history of Hillsboro newspapers during the many years of establishing and failures by publishers in Hillsboro that it is difficult to...

Home of Mr. Richard W. McCaw

531 West Tremont Street Hillsboro, Illinois The economy of Hillsboro was enjoying a boom when this handsome residence was built in 1912....

Hillsboro Area Hospital

The Hillsboro Hospital, 800 School Street, has thirty-three beds and excellent operating and X-ray rooms. On March 17, 1905,...