The General Telephone Company building was originally located at 201 N. Van Buren St., and was the one used by the Ohio and Mississippi Valley Telephone Co. The original building was constructed by Joab Goodall, but has been remodeled several times. Continue reading
For a while the Illinois Department of Transportation thought the concrete bridge on Old Creal Springs Road at Crab Orchard Creek was historic because of its design.
But the design isn’t the only thing historic about that bridge site. Continue reading
J.C. Jackson and Son Furniture Store 1904 calendar
J.C. Jackson and Son Furniture Store operated at 105 W. Main Street, Marion, Illinois from around 1900 through 1915. The store was started and owned by James C. Jackson. To say James was a man who wore many hats would be an understatement. In his life he had been a carpenter, contractor, Deputy Sheriff, County Clerk, School Board Treasurer, Trustee of the M.E. Church north (Main Street), City Trustee, City Alderman and multi-term mayor of Marion, Illinois. It’s possible he even dabbled a short while in the undertaking business in the family home at 110 N. Liberty St. Continue reading
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Marion Lodge #800 Continue reading
Vicksburg Village location
Vicksburg was laid out February 22, 1872, in Section 13 of West Marion Township and recorded in Book of Deed Z, page 182. There were 70 lots and the street was 50 feet wide. The village had a store, a mill and a blacksmith shop. One did not have to wait as long to get service at the blacksmith shop as one did in Marion. Business was not as rushing in Vicksburg as it was in Marion. Continue reading