Lawrence Lore
Nov 226 min read
Bird Station News July thru December 1885
News of Bird Station, as it was then called in 1885, was reported in the Robinson Constitution. Research in these old newspapers was done...
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Lawrence Lore
Feb 192 min read
Early Trains in Illinois
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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Lawrence Lore
Feb 161 min read
How Many Did You Say?
Title: Population of Lawrence County Population of Lawrence County as given in The Blue Book of State of Illinois, Compiled by the Sec....
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Lawrence Lore
Feb 51 min read
Birds Station, IL
After an earlier published post about early news of the village of Birds we received some photos of Birds that we did not have in our...
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Lawrence Lore
Feb 22 min read
Hester Ann Adams 1845-1904
Mar 18, 1885 Mrs. Adams, of Bird Station, came to town on Saturday and bought one of those pretty New Home Sewing machines. The above...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 194 min read
Birds News January - June 1885
D Foote researched the Robinson Constitiution newspaper for news of Lawrence County during the period of January- June 1885. Jan 21, 1885...
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Lawrence Lore
Jul 20, 20231 min read
This is a Hold-Up!
August 20, 1914 Lawrenceville Republican The quiet village of Birds was excited Saturday by the attempted hold- up of the cashier in...
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Lawrence Lore
May 16, 20231 min read
Horse Racing at Birds 1902
August 1902 Lawrenceville Republican: Those interested in fine racing should be at Birds Sunday afternoon. Track extends from iron bridge...
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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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