This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Hh.2ADE/294.1 Message Board Post: I think you described the American Bottoms to the tee, My Mother and Father's Grew up In Renault, and Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois. We always knew the area to run from Part of Randolph county,along the old St.Louis and Kaskaskia road, that ran along the bluff till south of Renault than ascending the bluff, passing thorough Burksville, Waterloo on to St, Louis. I think the bottoms, ran all the way past Columbia Ill. where it was called the Columbia Bottoms,it than tapered off as it went past Dupo and Cahokia Just south of East St. Louis around Sauget Ill. Nora Tocus, describes it, in her message about the American Bottoms, on the Monroe Co.GenForm message board, message #105 She say's a good place to view this bottomland is from the Eagle Cliff-Miles Cemetery, located in Monroe, Co., where you can stand on the bluffs and overlook miles and miles of absolutely flat black land stretching to the Mississippi. What I don't understand is the article from the Chicago Tribune. I am not disputing there information about 60% of the world's horseradish being grown in the American Bottoms, It is just that I am confused because every year the Belleville News Democrat along with brochures from the State Of Illinois, claim that Collinsville Ill., which is in parts of St.Clair and Madison County's as being the horseradish capital of the World. They even celebrate that fact. So you see why I am confused, how can Collinsville be the horseradish capital, if 60% is grown in the American Bottoms, Unless they are considering Collinsville as part of the Bottoms. Maybe I just don't have my facts straight. but you can see how that can be confusing. Thank You Don Sale

Don Did you mention to me that you have FRANKLINs in your tree? I "talk" to so many people, I lose track. Anyway, I have a small original picture that has "Charlie Franklin" written on the back. Let me know if he is yours and I'll send you the original. Are there any other FRANKLINs out there who would like a scanned copy of this picture? Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <dsale5678@charter.net> To: <ILMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:06 AM Subject: [IL-Monroe] Re: American Bottom: Latest News Thereof > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Hh.2ADE/294.1 > > Message Board Post: > > I think you described the American Bottoms to the tee, My Mother and Father's Grew up In Renault, and Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois. We always knew the area to run from Part of Randolph county,along the old St.Louis and Kaskaskia road, that ran along the bluff till south of Renault than ascending the bluff, passing thorough Burksville, Waterloo on to St, Louis. I think the bottoms, ran all the way past Columbia Ill. where it was called the Columbia Bottoms,it than tapered off as it went past Dupo and Cahokia Just south of East St. Louis around Sauget Ill. > > Nora Tocus, describes it, in her message about the American Bottoms, on the Monroe Co.GenForm message board, message #105 She say's a good place to view this bottomland is from the Eagle Cliff-Miles Cemetery, located in Monroe, Co., where you can stand on the bluffs and overlook miles and miles of absolutely flat black land stretching to the Mississippi. > > What I don't understand is the article from the Chicago Tribune. I am not disputing there information about 60% of the world's horseradish being grown in the American Bottoms, It is just that I am confused because every year the Belleville News Democrat along with brochures from the State Of Illinois, claim that Collinsville Ill., which is in parts of St.Clair and Madison County's as being the horseradish capital of the World. They even celebrate that fact. So you see why I am confused, how can Collinsville be the horseradish capital, if 60% is grown in the American Bottoms, Unless they are considering Collinsville as part of the Bottoms. Maybe I just don't have my facts straight. but you can see how that can be confusing. > > Thank You Don Sale > > > > > ==== ILMONROE Mailing List ==== > In 1918, Louis Bald in Valmeyer, Sold Wallis and La Crosse "Happy Farmer" Tractors and equipment. "The tractors that will fill the need of every farm. > > He also advertised General Blacksmith Work and Auto Repair. > >