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How the Mt Hawley name came to Peoria: Pioneer s wishful thinking led to a fanciful name

Truman Hawley, being from the mountainous state of Vermont, wanted a "mountain" in the place name. He agreed to a compromise.

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Civil War chaplain J T Ayers among those fallen but not forgotten

A local Civil War monument is a broken remnant, but the legacy of the men it honored, such as J.T. Ayers, lives on.

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Lt William Shipley: the first Civil War soldier from Quincy to die

“There was not a dry eye on the Square” when volunteer troops were hailed and left Quincy on April 21, 1861, for Cairo and Camp Defiance located at the tip

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HCHS annual meeting featuring John Hallwas

The annual, as well as quarterly, meeting will be held at the former Carthage Senior Citizens building at 301 Main St. Wednesday, Oct. 18 starting at 7 p.m. The program

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HCHS annual meeting featuring John Hallwas

HCHS annual meeting featuring John Hallwas
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