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Richton Park Buffalo Hunt Remembered by Local Resident
Richton Park resident George Reinbold recalls early Chicago life, street cinders, and coal cinders from the Illinois Central train. He recounts a 1926 buffalo hunt celebration, local shops near the tracks, and move of a Lutheran church to Richton Park in 1963 while noting his family ties in the area.
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George Reinbold
Richton Park
Chicago
West Virginia
Germany
Reinbold
Illinois Central
Africa
CPD
Gresham School
Imperial Box Company
Canal Street
Union Depot
Morgan Park
George
Harold
Bob
American Cartons Corporation
Rueter
I.C. Tracks
Reinhold
Thorn Creek Nature Center
Sauk Trail
Cicero Avenue
Rick