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Community: Samuel Crosswell, Buffalo Soldier

While not a lot of information is known about Samuel Crosswell, research shows that he...

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Community: North Avenue Neighborhood and Mildred Poole Stewart

Mildred Poole Stewart, who was born and grew up in Sycamore, graduated from Sycamore High...

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Hope: Chicago Insulated Wire (later Anaconda), Sycamore

The story of Chicago Insulated Wire (later Anaconda) is complicated. In 1917, Sycamore manufacturing company,...

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Fear: Ku Klux Klan, Sycamore in the 1960’s and 1980’s

According to several oral history interviews, there were rumors that the Klan would be coming...

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Fear: Ku Klux Klan, Sycamore in the 1930’s

While the 1920s was the heyday of Klan activity throughout the country, there is still...

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Community: New Hope Missionary Baptist Church

Pastor Leroy Mitchell served at the North Avenue Baptist church in 1986. A year later,...

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Community: The Israel of God’s Church, White Horse Army

The Israel of God’s Church, White Horse Army [1] was first established in St. Louis,...

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Community: North Avenue Neighborhood, Sycamore

The 1924 Sandborn Insurance Map of Sycamore, illustrates houses along the three blocks of North...