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The plaque on the large granite stone reads:

"BOLSTER. This hitching rock was recovered from the field and moved by two yoke of oxen and stoneboat to the cabin of Artemus Bolster who homesteaded Indian Land in 1844 on Wheeler Road. Seven…

The photo depicts CB&Q Railroad [Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad] depot at Sugar Grove, Illinois, looking eastward in the 1940s. To the right on the opposite side of the rails is the Sugar Grove Grain and Lumber Company lumber shed. An…

Amboy Depot, Illinois Central Railroad, Amboy, Illinois

http://www.amboydepotmuseum.org/

The Amboy Depot Museum is located in a former depot and division headquarters of the Illinois Central Railroad located in Amboy, Illinois. The building is…

SOURCE: Fox River Trolley Museum https://www.foxtrolley.org/history

Aurora, Elgin and Chicago Railroad: This line ran west from its connection with the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Company and had four branches with western terminals…

"The Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railroad, a freight line, ran to the south of the Chicago, Aurora and DeKalb Railway. The two lines merged just north of Galena Blvd., before heading into Aurora. The entry to the [Village] Bible Church on Rte. 47 [at…

Sugar Grove Railroad Depot, No information

Postcard addressed to: Mrs. C. A. Needham, 109 Commerce St., Memphis, Tenn.

Sugar Grove Train Depot, No information

The letter discussed the proposed railroad depot for Sugar
Grove and explains that the construction of the sidetrack and building may be delayed.

The letter reads as follows:

Chicago & Iowa Railroad Company, President's Office, 102 Michigan…

Sugar Grove Railroad Depot; C B & Q Railroad Station,
1880's to 1970's

Newspaper article with pictures: Vintage train rolls through on Saturday, by Matt Hanley

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Steam Engine arriving at Sugar Grove, June 23, 2002

Steam Engine arriving at Sugar Grove, June 23, 2002