At Sugar Grove the first log cabin was raised in 1836, with nails, sawed boards and shingle roof; a tavern was built in 1836; a post office established in 1840. The first "store" was opened in 1839 by P. Y. Bliss, who built a frame house…
At Sugar Grove the first log cabin was raised in 1836, with nails, sawed boards and shingle roof; a tavern was built in 1836; a post office established in 1840. The first "store" was opened in 1839 by P. Y. Bliss, who built a frame house…
At Sugar Grove the first log cabin was raised in 1836, with nails, sawed boards and shingle roof; a tavern was built in 1836; a post office established in 1840. The first "store" was opened in 1839 by P. Y. Bliss, who built a frame house…
Printing on Front Side: "Illinois Sesquicentennial, 1818-1968, 150 Years of Progress"
Printing on Back Side: "Seal of the State of Illinois, Aug. 26th, 1818"
This Medal of Scholarship was awarded to Mona Mighell upon her graduation from Sugar Grove High School in 1929. ~Mona Mighell Knutz. Medal was from Eagle Regalia Company, 115 Nassua Street, New York, New York.
This cast iron flue damper was a part of old wood burning cook stoves, to adjust the air flow so the fire would not burn too hot. Stamped "Patented July 20, 1918"