

The Fate of LTHS Buildings
IN THE BEGINNING Lawrenceville high school students attended Old Central on the southeast corner of 12th and Washington Streets facing...

Lawrence Lore
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Cars of the 20s and 30s
We received a shoe box full of old snapshots and look what we found! C R Wallace on a vintage truck with a spare tire on the side and a...

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6 days ago1 min read
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News of Sumner 1906
From the Sumner Press 1906 March 1, 1906 Burglars entered Westall Brothers grocery store and wrecked the safe door in an attempt to...

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Apr 72 min read
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Easter Finery
Spring 1920 Mrs. W E McCarty of Pinkstaff advertised that she had new spring hats. Mrs. Thompson advertised she had spring hats at her...

Lawrence Lore
Apr 21 min read
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W. Virgil Vandament, Boy Scout Leader
Willis Virgil Vandament was born in Lukin Township on October 17, 1898, to Wiley and Matilda Vandament. As a child, he attended...

Lawrence Lore
Mar 252 min read
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1918 Love Letter
The above letter was sent by Pvt George Bach, Co E 32nd Engrs, when he served overseas during WWI to his wife. The Postmark on the...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 141 min read
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Station at State and 10th
When we were going through our photo files for Lawrenceville businesses, we found this photo. It was filed with the Texaco station...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 71 min read
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Christy's Texaco Station
The lower left-hand corner of the picture above is now the landscaped corner at State and 11th street. The white shed-like building is...

Lawrence Lore
Feb 62 min read
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LTHS 1917
Twenty-one classrooms, one office, a library, a large assembly room, a large gymnasium, a spectator’s gallery holding a thousand...

Lawrence Lore
Jan 301 min read
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Derricks in Bridgeport
In the early days of the oil boom, oil derricks could be found inside the city limits of Bridgeport.

Lawrence Lore
Jan 101 min read
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