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Civil War hero Leroy Key is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery


State Journal-Register
Leroy Key made his mark in history as a prisoner of war in 1864.
Key died in Springfield in 1880, probably from after-effects of the time he spent in the horrific Confederate prisoner-of-war camp at Andersonville, Georgia, during the Civil War. He is buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Key was a printer in Bloomington before the war. He served two years in the 14th Illinois Infantry Regiment at the start of the war and then re-enlisted in 1863 in the 16th Illinois Cavalry, where he rose to the rank of quartermaster sergeant.
Key probably was captured by the Confederates on Jan. 3, 1864, in a battle near Jonesville, Virginia, during which part of the 16th and another Union regiment were surrounded and forced to surrender. The 16th lost 356 enlisted men and 56 officers in the battle. ....

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Springfield history: Modest Palace Theatre served Eastern European neighborhood


State Journal-Register
When the Palace Theatre opened at 1836 S. 15th St. in 1915, the “very pretty little house” became a venue where downtown movies were brought to Springfield’s southeast side.
Despite its grand name, the theater was very small about the size of a modest two-bedroom home but it served as a social outlet for a burgeoning Eastern European enclave.
Emanuel Wycoff, an immigrant coal miner, operated the Palace. Wycoff whose last name originally was Wojkofka and his family were part of the Banat Swabian minority, a Romanian-German population tied to the larger community of Danube Swabians who lived in the area. The Wycoffs lived next door to the theater. ....

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