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Debbi Geer's Penny Postcard Collection |
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Penny Postcards - Debbi
Geer's Collection, Macoupin County IL
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Debbi Geer's Penny Postcard Collection |
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Military Academy Above -
located on what is now the American Legion Post hall in the NW section
of town on North Marion Street between East Morgan and Seminary
streets; the academy was opened for the most part between 1857 and 1913
however there were a few years when it was closed such as during the
Civil War and when enrollment was way down since it was a tuition
school; East Morgan Street was originally called Academy Avenue |
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| ME Church Above - Believe
this is one of the earlier buildings of the Methodist Church on corner
of East Warren and Sumner streets |
Old Congregational Church
Above - original Congregational Church before the 1937 fire; new church
building was later destroyed by the 1948 tornado |
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| East Morgan Street Above -
then known as Academy Avenue; middle house was once known as Tower View
Nursing Home #1 which was owned and operated by my paternal grandmother
between 1936 and 1976 and is now a private residence which was
renovated by a couple of the owners in the past 32 years - was just in
it last spring and some original features were brought back by present
owners but can tell you many memories came back from my childhood when
visiting or working at the nursing home; house just to the right of the
center was my grandparents house and is now owned by a girl who grew up
in the house on the other side of it |
Franklin Street Above - taken
before there were paved streets; unsure which block it is but I grew up
on this street on the south end and know that entire street very well
since one block before it ends it intersects with East Morgan Street a
block from the houses shown on the post card marked East Morgan Street;
may be the far north last block where it meets East Clay Street |
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| Old Bunker Hill High School
Above - once known as Meissner High School and then Meissner Jr High
and more recently Meissner Middle School (I think); closed at the end
of last school year. |
Bunker Hilll Cemetery Above -
I know that there is not a grove of trees there anymore which resemble
the layout of those in the photo and nor do I remember them from my
childhood years when my grandfather was the caretaker of the cemetery
for the Board. If I had to say which of the 4 entrances to the
cemetery it is if it is one of them I would say it's the Park Street
entrance, however, I don't trust myself on that. |
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| Lincoln Statue left above
looking north. Lincoln Statue right
above looking south. |
Lincoln Statue above - the
statue is upgraded. |
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| 1938 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - Congregational Church from East Warren Street |
1938 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - unknown building |
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| 1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - Army Camp at Meissner School |
1948 Bunker Hill
Tornado Above - Dey home; location unknown |
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| 1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - east side of Washington Street |
1948 Bunker Hill
Tornado Above - location unknown 1 |
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| 1948 Bunker Hill
Tornado Above - location unknown 2 |
1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - location unknown 3 |
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| 1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - location unknown 4 |
1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - location unknown 5 |
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| 1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - location unknown 6 |
1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - location unknown 7 |
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| 1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - looking east over business district |
1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - looking from Meissner School towards North Union Street |
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| 1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - looking north from Meissner School |
1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - Memorial Services from former bandstand location |
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| 1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - north side of 1st block of West Warren Street |
1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - St Mary's Catholic Church on SW corner of Putnam and Park |
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| 1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - St Mary's Catholic Church Rectory |
1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - United Congregational Church on NE corner of North Franklin and East Warren streets |
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| 1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - United Methodist Church on NE corner of East Warren and Sumner streets |
1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - view of Business District from Franklin and Hamilton streets area |
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| 1948 Bunker Hill Tornado
Above - Zion Lutheran Church just east of Union and East Warren streets |
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