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The Wooden Shoe Restaurant and Pa Laro Motel were built in 1954 by Paul and Laura Geihoh. They were located at Galena Boulevard and Illinois Route 47 on the northeast corner.

The manager in the 1980s was Petrie Wiis, and the owners were Ellis…

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The Wooden Shoe Restaurant and Palaro Motel were built in 1954 by Paul and Laura Geihoh. They were located at Galena Boulevard and Illinois Route 47 on the northeast corner.

The manager in the 1980s was Petrie Wiis, and the owners were Ellis and…

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Phillips 66

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American Heartland Bank

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Castle Bank

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Marian and Ed Saloga describe how they built the Illini Motel in 1953.

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March 1984

The Illini Motel is located on the west side of Route 47 just north of Cross Street in Sugar Grove. It was built in 1953 and 1954. We had five…

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Clarence Galor
Miller's Store - Pool Hall - Ice Cream Parlor on the east side of Main St. just before the Railroad tracks.
Located where Watson Store was.

Circa 1918-1919

Reprint Dated…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads: "C.J. Knudson, Practical Horse-Shoeing, General Repair Work in Wood and Iron."

The building at 214…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads: "C.J. Knudson, Practical Horse-Shoeing, General Repair Work in Wood and Iron."

The building at 214…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads: "C.J. Knudson, Practical Horse-Shoeing, General Repair Work in Wood and Iron."

The building at 214…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads: "C.J. Knudson, Practical Horse-Shoeing, General Repair Work in Wood and Iron."

The building at 214…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads: "C.J. Knudson, Practical Horse-Shoeing, General Repair Work in Wood and Iron."

The building at 214…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads: "C.J. Knudson, Practical Horse-Shoeing, General Repair Work in Wood and Iron."

The building at 214…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,


The building at 214 South Main Street was known as Cooper’s Hall. It included the Cooper & Needham Blacksmithing Shop (also…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads: "C.J. Knudson, Practical Horse-Shoeing, General Repair Work in Wood and Iron."

The building at 214…

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214 S. Main St., Sugar Grove, IL

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads: "C.J. Knudson, Practical Horse-Shoeing, General Repair Work in Wood and Iron."

The building at 214…
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