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August Fiedler (1843-1903) George Washington Maher (1864-1926) The Liederkranz Hall in Blue Island was designed by George Washington Maher, [46] and erected in 1897 at a cost of $8,500 to replace the club's building that had been destroyed by the Great Blue Island Fire of the previous year. It was dedicated on November 21, 1897 and was itself ...
Blue Island Historical Museum: Blue Island: Cook: Southern: Local history: Operated by the Blue Island Historical Society in the lower level of the Blue Island Public Library, illustrates the history of the Blue Island area from before the time of the city's founding in 1836. The society also operates the historic Albee House museum. Homepage
Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of Chicago's Loop. [3] Blue Island is adjacent to the city of Chicago and shares its northern boundary with that city's Morgan Park neighborhood. The population was 22,558 at the 2020 United States Census.
The State Fire Marshall’s office is still investigating the cause of a large fire that broke out just before 3 p.m. Thursday inside a clothing store in Blue Island, said Thomas Wogan, the city ...
Downtown Blue Island was interrupted by sirens and horns at about 3 p.m. on Sept. 7 as firetrucks from near and far came rushed down Western Avenue responding to a massive fire. For weeks ...
Blue Island police Chief Geoffrey Farr said Monday morning they were dealing with a suicidal subject who jumped off the Chatham Street bridge into the Cal-Sag Channel. Shortly after 5 a.m., a Blue ...
13 March – Four U.S. Navy TBF-1 Avenger torpedo bombers dropped depth charges on the U.S. Navy submarine USS R-6 (SS-83) off the coast of Rhode Island 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) off the southwest corner of Block Island while R-6 was conducting torpedo exercises with the U.S. Navy patrol boat USS Sapphire (PYc-2) in Block Island Sound.
Fire Barn 5 (Elgin, Illinois) Fire Museum of Greater Cincinnati; Fire Museum of Maryland; Fire Museum of Memphis; Fire Museum of Texas; Firefighters Association of the State of New York; Fort Lauderdale Fire and Safety Museum