Log Cabin on West Main St. 1904

Editor’s Notes: The Edwards flouring mill mentioned in the following article used to stand exactly where the Bob Stotlar Lumber Co. on W. Main St. now stands next to the I.C. tracks. The RR in those days were owned by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Co (C.&E.I.). Where the old Blankenship auto parts building stands on the west side of the tracks was a mill pond fed by Crab Orchard Creek and was used to run the steam engines at the flour mill. The house in this article was located roughly in the parking lot on the east side of Bob Stotlar Lumber and next to the Baptist Church facing West Main St. The article is verbatim from the 1905 Souvenir book. Continue reading →