The story of the California gold rush is one that most all of us are familiar with. In 1849, John Sutter, who operated a big ranch and saw mill about 50 miles upriver from Sacramento, California had workmen dig … Continue reading
Sam Lattuca
” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]On June 30, 1859, a small Frenchman named Jean Francois Granele, otherwise known as “Blondin” found his place in history by being the first to walk a tightrope across Niagara Falls. The rope was over 1,300 … Continue reading
“More than 100 houses were wrecked and several persons injured by a tornado which swept this city and Pittsburg, a small town six miles northeast of here, at 5:30 Tuesday morning. The property damage is estimated at more than $100,000, … Continue reading
” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]While running as a Democrat for President during the 1900 national election against William McKinley, candidate William Jennings Bryan from Salem Illinois stumped through Southern Illinois in October of 1900. “William J. Bryan’s itinerary through Southern … Continue reading
” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]1964, August 9, Five Marion Businesses Burned Out Marion, ravaged by a $2.22 million 1963 fire loss, suffered a $150,000 fire Sunday, August 9, 1964, which destroyed five businesses and professional Sites. The fire, which raged … Continue reading