Businesses… The Admiral Radio Factory 4 Feb 20253 Feb 2025 In the late 1940s, McHenry like much of the rest of the country was doing very well economically. Some of the prosperity was coming in the somewhat new field of…
Businesses… McHenry’s First Bank 1 Sep 20221 Sep 2022 Banks have always been an important part of a community. Besides safely holding people’s money and offering loans, they were usually headed by many of a town’s business leaders. This…
Accidents & Incidents… The Fire of The Colony Theatre and the Rise of The McHenry Theatre 21 Dec 202111 Jan 2022 At the end of World War II, the Colony Theater was one of the most popular places in McHenry. Originally built in 1911 as the Empire Theater, the building served…
Businesses… The Air Dome 25 Jun 202023 Jun 2020 In the early 20th century a unique concept brought many popular forms of entertainment together. What became known as an "Air Dome", held several different acts taken out of an…
Businesses… The Riverside Manufacturing Company 10 Sep 20191 Oct 2019 During the mid 1940s, McHenry was going through somewhat of an economic boom, mainly brought upon producing war materials for the front. It was this opportunity that brought Sam &…
Accidents & Incidents… The Flash Flood of 1898 25 Jun 201924 Jun 2019 During Friday night and into Saturday morning of June 29 & 30th, 1898 much of the midwest experienced torrential downpours in such a great amount that flash flooding was prevalent…
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