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Category: Community Buildings

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…
Community Buildings…

The 1959 McHenry Post Office

27 Apr 202115 Apr 2021
Following the Second World War, McHenry, like much of the country, grew quite a bit. With population and businesses expanding, the need for postal services grew as well. At 26 employees,…
Community Buildings…

Gage’s Driving Park

30 Mar 202129 Mar 2021
During the late nineteenth century into the early twentieth century, people found a variety of ways to entertain themselves. In McHenry, one of the more popular forms of entertainment was…
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 &…
Businesses…

The Polly Prim

13 Dec 201813 Dec 2018
When McHenry was a travel destination for vacationers, it offered many colorful locations for people to enjoy themselves. One of the most interesting places was the Polly Prim which was…
Accidents & Incidents…

The Mysterious Case of Frederick Wennerstrom

24 Jun 201823 Jun 2018
On a Sunday morning, September 3, 1911, a couple of fishermen who were out on the Fox River and made a gruesome find. Floating in the river was the body…

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