Bradley 1892-1992: A Centennial History of a Prairie Boomtown by Vic Johnson

Bradley 1892-1992: A Centennial History of a Prairie Boomtown

Vic Johnson

232 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

informative slow-paced
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The Village of Bradley, Illinois, was founded by real estate speculator J. Herman Hardebeck in 1891. Hardebeck saw the advantages to local factories from the nearby Illinois Central Railroad. He purchased about 1,000 acres of farmland and planned ...

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