Glen Carbon, Collinsville, Maryville and Edwardsville are known for their coal mining legacy, but nearly every community above the bluffs in Madison County at one time had a coal industry.
The Godfrey Mansion still stands near the town of Godfrey, a town named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey. The stately home is one of a number of houses pictured in the 1873 Atlas of Madison County.
The farming community of Grantfork had numerous names over the years. Although small a small town, it has one of the oldest businesses in the county: a restaurant that has been serving meals since 1895.
In 1816, a squatter named John Cook built a cabin near what is now the corner of Orient and Church Streets in Collinsville. His improvements were later purchased by three brothers named Collins.
MCHS News Volume 5 Number 2
/in All News, Newsletter /by Adam CeluchMary Westerhold, Madison County Archival Library Research Director, explores some of Madison County’s small, forgotten cemeteries
MCHS News Volume 5 Number 1
/in All News, Newsletter /by Adam CeluchGlen Carbon, Collinsville, Maryville and Edwardsville are known for their coal mining legacy, but nearly every community above the bluffs in Madison County at one time had a coal industry.
MCHS News Volume 4 Number 6
/in All News, Newsletter /by Adam CeluchThe Godfrey Mansion still stands near the town of Godfrey, a town named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey. The stately home is one of a number of houses pictured in the 1873 Atlas of Madison County.
MCHS News Volume 4 Number 5
/in All News, Newsletter /by Adam CeluchThe farming community of Grantfork had numerous names over the years. Although small a small town, it has one of the oldest businesses in the county: a restaurant that has been serving meals since 1895.
MCHS News Volume 4 Number 4
/in All News, Newsletter /by Adam CeluchIn 1816, a squatter named John Cook built a cabin near what is now the corner of Orient and Church Streets in Collinsville. His improvements were later purchased by three brothers named Collins.