Lawrence Lore
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Bridgeport Band 1926
The researchers were interested in this photo when it was donated and wanted to learn as much about it as they could. By reviewing the...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 165 min read
Before Flour Came in Paper 5-pound Bags
John D. Sage, one of the leading millers in Lawrence County Illinois, was born December 14, 1820, in Ontario, New York, to Jonathan W....
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 137 min read
News December 1879
The fact that a half a barrel of cussedness is frequently found in a two-quart boy has never been explained. Apples and potatoes are...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 101 min read
Derricks in Bridgeport
In the early days of the oil boom, oil derricks could be found inside the city limits of Bridgeport.
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 92 min read
Wingfoot Homes in Bridgeport
Soldiers returning from WWII faced a dismal housing shortage. To accommodate them, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co developed a completely...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 79 min read
"To Plow is to Pray"
A review of the local news from the Vincennes, Mt Carmel and Lawrence County newspapers for November 1879. The shareholders of the...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 18, 20246 min read
She Fell Down on Her . . .
News in the County in October 1879 Stuble & Co was the new undertaker in Lawrenceville. They promised to keep on hand a good assortment...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 19, 20244 min read
County News for September 1879
September 5th, 1879 W L Gray sold his interest in the Bridgeport store of Buchanan & Co to J M Buchanan . Warner Bros rented the upper...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 8, 20241 min read
Bridgeport Auto Company
In November 1909 William E Ridgley and Al Noonan established the Bridgeport Auto Company in a 20 x 40 ft building at 214 Washington...
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