Lawrence Lore
Jan 23 min read
First Bridge over the Wabash
Prior to 1863 there was no bridge over the Wabash into Vincennes from Illinois. The Editor of the Weekly Vincennes Gazette encouraged...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Jingle Bells and Scattered Humanity
January 21, 1881 The Western Sun Russellville January 11, 1881 Four Teams Hitched to Sleighs Ran Away and Scattered Humanity for over...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Beware, Lynchers
The Western Sun Vincennes Indiana March 5, 1886 An Albuquerque (New Mexico) editor who expected a gang of lynchers to come for him about...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 7, 20232 min read
Betting on the Election
One of our researchers found that news of Lawrence County was often printed in the Robinson Constitution newspaper. Here is what he...
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Lawrence Lore
Sep 13, 20233 min read
Barbers of Lawrence County
One of our readers had a cutting edge idea.. . . An article on the history of Lawrence County Barbers. When was he growing up in...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 31, 20232 min read
Gunsmiths of Lawrence County
Last week, Readers, you learned a lot about John Small and his impact on Lawrence County’s history long before Illinois was even granted...
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Lawrence Lore
May 30, 20231 min read
Train time at Birds circa 1880s.
Birds, in Lawrence County Illinois, was founded in 1878 when John Bird Jr. (1817-1903) son of John Bird (1785-1850) donated land for the...
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Lawrence Lore
May 22, 20232 min read
Two Drunks and a Wild Ride
Sumner Press Thursday January 11, 1883 “Your correspondent, accompanied by Ben Simmons, started for Beulah last Wednesday night when on...
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Lawrence Lore
Apr 24, 20231 min read
First School in St. Francisville
Sept 11, 1902 Lawrenceville Republican St Francisville: School began Monday with an enrollment of 141 pupils. .... The Catholic Sisters...
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Lawrence Lore
Mar 20, 20231 min read
Railroads and Railroad Towns
The first railway charter granted by the Illinois General Assembly was to the Chicago and Vincennes Railroad in 1835. The demand for...
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