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…
Community Buildings… The Origins of the West McHenry Post Office 15 Mar 20187 Oct 2018 McHenry has had several things that make it stand out from its neighbors. Yet, one of the more distinctive things about it was that for many years it was the…
Community Buildings… McHenry’s 2nd City Hall 27 Dec 201612 Sep 2017 During the early 1900s, McHenry was a bustling tourist town that attracted many people from the city and other local areas as a vacation spot. By 1911, it was becoming…
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