A few of the first settlers to migrate to Northern Illinois settled in thia area. One-half mile west, on Grove Creek, was a water-powered saw mill, built by Sam Aikens in the late 1830’s and operated by him and Richard Hardesty. Later, it was . . . — — Map (db m208410) HM
During the 1840’s, 50’s and 60’s the Gross Saw Mill, located about one-half mile south of here, was operated with water power supplied by Kite River. The mill was the chief source of lumber used in many of the early homes in the area. One of Pine . . . — — Map (db m208408) HM
200 yards north of here, a granite boulder bears this inscription "John and William Driscoll executed here June 29, 1841," These two men, father and son, were tried by 500 aroused citizens and then executed by a firing squad of one hundred eleven . . . — — Map (db m208328) HM
One quarter mile east of here on Kite River, about 1840, Lyman Morgan built a grist mill. This was first known as the Morgan Mill and later as the White Oak Mill. The mill ground corn and other farm-produced grains. This was the center of a small . . . — — Map (db m131318) HM
