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William Johnson home, Mains Street, Sugar Grove, IL

Peleg Young Bliss (P.Y. Bliss)

Peleg Young Bliss was one of the earliest settlers and businessmen in Sugar Grove. He was born in 1806 in Vermont and passed away in Sugar Grove in 1888 at the age of 82.

As a young boy growing up at the age of…

In November of 1918 a trip via train to a football game in Chicago was arranged for soldiers at Camp Grant in Rockford. The route took the train on the CB&Q line through Sugar Grove, Illinois 10 Nov 1918. On that day the excursion train from Camp…

In November of 1918 a trip via train to a football game in Chicago was arranged for soldiers at Camp Grant in Rockford. The route took the train on the CB&Q line through Sugar Grove, Illinois 10 Nov 1918. On that day the excursion train from Camp…