The J. V. Walker & Sons Clothing Company, one of the oldest clothing firms in Southern Illinois, at one time, with stores in Carterville, Herrin, Christopher, Johnston City, Marion, Benton, and five other locations was the result of a steady growth of a business founded by J. V. Walker. Continue reading
Milo Erwin’s “History of Williamson County”, published in 1875 details the first murders occurring here and types of crime in the county up to about 1874. … Continue reading
