Lawrence Lore
3 days ago4 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...
68 views
Lawrence Lore
Nov 121 min read
Cars Owned in 1910-1911
Did your ancestor own a car in 1910? Here are the automobile licenses issued by the Illinois Secretary of State from July 1 1910 to...
62 views
Lawrence Lore
Jul 111 min read
Ubers of 1908
The sticker says "Livery in early Bridgeport Il" and the sign on the building says "South Side Livery" Several ads were found for South...
87 views
Lawrence Lore
Jun 241 min read
Kings Hill Bridge
Here are some photos of Kings Hill Bridge west of Bridgeport over the railroad tracks. The top one may have been taken shortly after it...
127 views
Lawrence Lore
Jun 211 min read
Overlooking the Missouri River...
Clarissa Powers White was born about 1830 and was raised in Lawrence County Illinois where she remained a resident for many years after...
112 views
Lawrence Lore
May 162 min read
Cabins for the Poor Not Good Enough
From Lawrence County Commissioner’s Book June Term 5th day of 1843 County Commissioners Victor Buchanan and James Nabb ordered that Dr....
132 views
Lawrence Lore
May 152 min read
Lincoln and Lawrence County
Lincoln Introduced Bill that Included State Road to Russellville 1837 A Bill was introduced in Illinois Legislature to locate a state...
118 views
Lawrence Lore
Apr 102 min read
Stage Coach Driver
CHARLES W. ACKMAN was born in the Blue Grass regions of Kentucky, in 1828. In 1851 he came to this State by stage. After his first...
127 views
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...
160 views
Lawrence Lore
Jan 43 min read
The Lincoln Memorial Bridge
Brian Spangle wrote a short history about the replacement bridge, now known as the Lincoln Memorial Bridge or the George Rogers Clark...
111 views