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The Pillsbury smokestack comes down at 10 a.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 18). Moving Pillsbury Forward has a viewing site near 15th & Phillips.
"MPF volunteers will be on site to welcome visitors. We look forward to seeing many friends throughout the day and hearing their Pillsbury stories."
"MPF volunteers will be on site to welcome visitors. We look forward to seeing many friends throughout the day and hearing their Pillsbury stories."
September 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The Pillsbury smokestack comes down at 10 a.m. today (Thursday, Sept. 18). Moving Pillsbury Forward has a viewing site near 15th & Phillips.
"MPF volunteers will be on site to welcome visitors. We look forward to seeing many friends throughout the day and hearing their Pillsbury stories."
"MPF volunteers will be on site to welcome visitors. We look forward to seeing many friends throughout the day and hearing their Pillsbury stories."
Demolition of Springfield's Pillsbury plant starts this week. Moving Pillsbury Forward will provide a viewing area.
MPF: “We hope to see many of our friends this week as we celebrate the bittersweet end of the Pillsbury era in Springfield.”
sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/1541/
MPF: “We hope to see many of our friends this week as we celebrate the bittersweet end of the Pillsbury era in Springfield.”
sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/1541/
September 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Demolition of Springfield's Pillsbury plant starts this week. Moving Pillsbury Forward will provide a viewing area.
MPF: “We hope to see many of our friends this week as we celebrate the bittersweet end of the Pillsbury era in Springfield.”
sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/1541/
MPF: “We hope to see many of our friends this week as we celebrate the bittersweet end of the Pillsbury era in Springfield.”
sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/1541/
Lewis Martin, a Black soldier in the Union Army, lost an arm and a leg in the Civil War Battle of the Crater. His photo is an iconic image of the horrendous injuries the war inflicted on combatants of both races. From SangamonLink: sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/lewis-mar... #civilwar #blackhistory
February 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Lewis Martin, a Black soldier in the Union Army, lost an arm and a leg in the Civil War Battle of the Crater. His photo is an iconic image of the horrendous injuries the war inflicted on combatants of both races. From SangamonLink: sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/lewis-mar... #civilwar #blackhistory
The man who killed Abraham Lincoln’s dog has gone down in history as a shiftless drunk. It might be a bad rap. From SangamonLink.org, online encyclopedia of the Sangamon County (Ill.) Historical Society. sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/the-death...
#fido #abrahamlincoln
#fido #abrahamlincoln
February 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The man who killed Abraham Lincoln’s dog has gone down in history as a shiftless drunk. It might be a bad rap. From SangamonLink.org, online encyclopedia of the Sangamon County (Ill.) Historical Society. sangamoncountyhistory.org/wp/the-death...
#fido #abrahamlincoln
#fido #abrahamlincoln
Covered bridges were the lovers’ lanes of their time. New on SangamonLink.org, the online encyclopedia of the Sangamon County (Ill.) Historical Society.
February 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Covered bridges were the lovers’ lanes of their time. New on SangamonLink.org, the online encyclopedia of the Sangamon County (Ill.) Historical Society.
The first map of Springfield, Illinois, was printed in 1856. The city’s population was around 7,000, and a local politician named Abraham Lincoln was on his way to national prominence. SangamonLink.org, the digital encyclopedia of Sangamon County history, makes its Bluesky debut with this post.
February 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The first map of Springfield, Illinois, was printed in 1856. The city’s population was around 7,000, and a local politician named Abraham Lincoln was on his way to national prominence. SangamonLink.org, the digital encyclopedia of Sangamon County history, makes its Bluesky debut with this post.