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1962 History of Midway in the Madison County Sesquicentennial

Citation

Frillman, Mrs. Lloyd, “1962 History of Midway in the Madison County Sesquicentennial,” Madison Historical, accessed October 6, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2048.

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Description

This is a clipping from the September 4, 1962 Madison County sesquicentennial joint publication of the Alton Evening Telegrpah, the Granite City Press-Record, and the Edwardsville Intelligencer. The clipping includes the article "Midway Was Named for Its Locale" by Mrs. Lloyd Frillman about the history of the unincorporated community of Midway north of Edwardsville. It includes histories of the community's churches, schools, and Midway Service Station. Also in this clipping are portions of articles about the histories of Alton, Pleasant Ridge, Shurtleff College, and Granite City.

This clipping was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Rita Kassing.

Subjects

  • culture
  • government
  • education
  • Midway

Creator

Frillman, Mrs. Lloyd

Publisher

Alton Evening Telegrpah

Contributor

  • Griffith, Kate
  • Kassing, Rita

Date

September 4, 1962

Relevant Archive Items

Language

English

Type

  • Newspaper Clipping

Format

  • jpg
  • Black and white newspaper

Coverage

  • Midway, Illinois
  • 1960s

Identifier

  • Griffith-Kate-N-0001
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