The book Original Land Grants, 1824-1870, created by Charla Murphy, Mary Jo Moore and Jean Burke in 1997 and published by the Williamson County Historical Society has been indexed and added to our Master Misc. County Records Index.
A new historical marker was placed at 11060 Songbird Rd. (Khoury League Park) on Sunday, June 25th, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. Despite the heat, about 24 people showed up for the dedication service to mark the location of the old Cross Roads school. Below is the history behind the marker.
Continue readingThe local history book called “Nicknames & Other Things, A Memoric History of Pittsburg, Illinois” written by Marlene Richey and published in 1995 has now been indexed. The Index has been added to our Master Local History Index.
The Williamson County Historical Society will be holding a short historical marker dedication ceremony on Sunday, June 25th at 2:00 P.M. The marker will be located at 11060 Song Bird Rd. in a location also known as Khoury League Ball Park NE of Marion.
The historical marker will be dedicated to Cross Roads School, a one room schoolhouse that operated from 1862 until 1952 located near the intersection of two early pioneer trails, thus its name. The rural schoolhouse educated local children from the first through the eighth grade and was eventually absorbed by the Community Unit School District system we have today. In 1972, a Khoury League baseball league was formed on this site. The public is invited to attend this event.
Local author Gradyon McWilliams donated a copy of his book “Either Peace or War” to the Williamson County Historical Society. Shown in photo are WCHS President Sam Lattuca, author Gradydon McWilliams and WCHS curator Sharon Vansaghi.