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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,…
Accidents & Incidents…

West McHenry Post Office Robbery

11 May 201810 May 2018
In the early morning of Tuesday, Aug 16, 1911, the West McHenry Post Office was robbed. It probably wasn’t too surprising, as there were a string of post office &…
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 Events…

Operation Alert

8 Feb 201831 Mar 2018
In the 1950s, the US was in the tensest time of the Cold War. This new type of war brought a new variety of fears due to the weapons of…
Businesses…

The Telephone Girls’ Strike of 1945

18 Oct 201728 Nov 2017
In November of 1945, the people of McHenry County saw something they hadn’t seen before: people picketing in the streets. On November 15, 1945, the Illinois Telephone Traffic Union voted…
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McHenry Electric Service Company

27 Feb 201712 Sep 2017
  McHenry's first venture into the electric world started in February 1908. Town leaders wanted to bring McHenry into the electronic age for some time, but this wasn't as easy…

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