Monday, December 30, 2019

Fluorspar Mills in operation in the County in 1958

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Fluorspar Mills in 1958 I think most all of us that have lived our lives in Crittenden County are always interested in reading the...
Wednesday, December 11, 2019

The Year 1940 Had Extreme Weather

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Extreme Weather Conditions Hit The County in 1940 The year 1940 in Crittenden County was a year of extreme weather conditions. From the...
Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Some Early County Lawyers

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Marion seemed well-blessed with the number of attorney's that were available in her early years. From the archives of The Crittende...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Winning Shady Grove Basketball Team of 1936

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March 13, 1936 – All District Team Shady Grove swept to the championship of District Five Saturday night at Fohs Hall by defeatin...
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Crittenden County Folks - Dr. Ollie T. Lowery

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Crittenden Press   Aug. 12, 1938 – In the passing of Dr. O. T. Lowery the county has lost a good citizen, and the community in whi...
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Fire Truck and new City Hall Building Signaled Exciting Times In Marion in 1927.

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May 4, 1920 Marion City Council Meeting The matter of the purchase of a fire truck equipped with the necessary apparatus for exting...
Monday, October 28, 2019

How The Ohio River Got It's Name

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      A view of the beautiful Ohio from the hills of Bells Mines. Away up in the Alleghenies, a tiny streamlet starts rolling, and t...