How others see the Grant connection to the Historic West side neighborhood

This is a follow up to the June 3, 2010 entry on:
Dubois School site has an interesting history at       Click here

I found this entry in a blog on U.S. Grant: The title for the entry is:
Ulysses S. Grant Tour- Springfield, Illinois to the Ohio river

1861: Proceeding from the Old State House eastward a number of blocks, we visited the site where Grant had his first command of soldiers–the 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Originally the area was the state agricultural fairgrounds before its conversion to a Civil War military training camp. Today it is a gracious suburb with historic homes. Two memorial plaques commemorate the historic military grounds. One is a plaque on an elementary school building…


…the other object commemorating Grant’s command of the 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry is a stone obelisk which now stands in a private garden…

The address of the blog is:

http://presidentusgrant.com/category/springfield-illinois/

Lincoln Postcards from 1909

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Merry Christmas to The Historic Westside Neighborhood

Automobile Registration from Secretary of State 1910

The first Crimestoppers ad

The year of this auto theft is not noted on this postcard, but Essex cars (made by the Hudson Car Company) were made from 1919 - 1932. The postcard resembles those that were sent in the 1920's. (clicking on the image will enlarge it)