Accidents & Incidents… The Flood of 1938 26 Nov 201612 Sep 2017 In July 1938, the McHenry area had some of the worst floods in its history. A huge storm on June 30th brought torrential rains The storm saturated the area and caused area…
Accidents & Incidents… The McHenry Train Crash of 1908 22 Aug 20162 Oct 2016 On March 30, 1908 one of the worst train wrecks took place here in McHenry. Around 8:30 am a train loaded with 24 head of cattle and six calves were…
Accidents & Incidents… The Fox Pavilion 5 Apr 201619 Aug 2020 During the 1920's dancing was very popular, especially with resort communities, which McHenry was making a name for itself at that time. Picking up on this business opportunity, Clarence Neisen…
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