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Henry Republican in Henry, Illinois

17 Dec 1914

Page 8

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Henry Republican

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Henry, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1914

Page

8

Henry Water Works Henry Ill Descriptive Report

A 1914 inspection report by Ralph Hirscher on Henry Illinois water supply details the river-adjacent wells, ground water flow, and contamination risks from privies and cesspools. It notes pumping capacity, storage tanks, power, and water rates, with observations on water quality, nitrate levels, and the potential for river intrusion under heavy use.

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Underground Railroad recollections and a farmstead station

A narrator recalls the Underground Railroad in the south Bureau County area. He describes his grandfather Joseph Berry a Free Will Baptist adherent who owned a Farmington area farm that served as a station. The account mentions aid to escaping enslaved people and a tense clash with proslavery neighbors. An incident details a wagon with a captive enslaved man his wife and children and a countereffort to hide them. also notes a prairie accident where two horses on the Illinois Central line were freed from danger with train intervention.

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Bureau County Free Will Baptist Joseph Berry Milo Mound Cemetery Maine Farmington Canada Hushawaé Princeton Owen Lovejoy nyAincle Ncar Pilkington's
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