This home at 1001 E. College Street was built in 1900 by Benjamin B. Griggs, owner and founder of a Pressed Brick Company at 1200 E. College St. Continue reading
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“This extensive plant was owned and operated for six years by Benjamin B. Griggs after moving his family here from Saline County in 1898. Continue reading
John was born in Connecticut February 24, 1821. He came while a child to Indiana and in 1840 moved to Williamson County. He was a cabinet maker by trade and on April 27, 1845 married Emily A. McCoy. Continue reading
A letter from the Federal Board of Hospitalization, Washington, D.C dated April 11, 1939 informed Representative Kent E. Keller that Marion had been selected as the site for the long awaited Veterans Administration Hospital in Southern Illinois. Continue reading
The Civil War was not only a time of political turmoil and division among families and neighbors in the United States, but it was also a time of heightened religious consciousness as people searched for peace in the disturbed nation. Continue reading
