Randal road was a cow pasture until the 1950's ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 12:49 AM Subject: [ILKANE] Elgin Road > I just acquired an old photo type postcard from about 1912 with the caption > "Elgin Road at Ferson's Creek Bridge, St. Charles, Ill." It was mailed to > Miss Mary Scott at 20 Garden St, Auburn, NY and says. > "Dear Sister Mary, Hope you are all well. I am thankful to say I am out > again and in the country now. I was very sick for 7 weeks. It is grand to > be well again. Will write a letter later. With Love Bessie" (at least I > think it is Bessie). > > Any way, my question is -- Is Elgin Road, what is now Route 31 and was once > Route 22? Or could it have been what is now Randall Road? Does anyone know? > The photo is of a dirt road -- were the wheel tracks mostly appear in the > center. The bridge seems to be a iron arch about 3 feet high reinforced with > wood and metal. > > June > > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > The companion web site for this list is found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkane a part of the ILGenWeb Project. >