Newspaper article of Route 66 causing moves in Towanda
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- Created Date
- 1945 - 1946?
- Description
A 1940's newspaper article reports that eight homes would be razed for the proposed Route 66 highway project. The oldest landmark of the eight was the old Hirst property, bought by Michael and Hanna Hirst in 1869. The article mentions many homeowners, residents, and visitors to the eight homes, as well as the owners of homes purchased by the people displaced by the highway project. Names mentioned include the Hirst's son Enoch Hirst, their gra...
- Contributing Institution
- Towanda District Library
- Type
- text
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- The images in the Towanda Area Historical Society digital library may be viewed, downloaded, and printed for personal or educational use, but any commercial use is prohibited, without permission. Questions may be directed to the historical society at tahs@towandahistory.org or through the Towanda Illinois District Library at (309)728-2176.
- Chicago citation style
- Newspaper article of Route 66 causing moves in Towanda. 1945 - 1946?. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/tdl/id/336. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1945 - 1946?) Newspaper article of Route 66 causing moves in Towanda. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/tdl/id/336
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/tdl/id/336>.