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Fourth Presbyterian Church at Seventh and Reynolds streets was created in 1908 as a Portuguese congregation. It ultimately merged with what is now Clementine Memorial Church, 2075 N. 11th St. See Portuguese immigrants.

Robert Kieser was pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church, Seventh and Reynolds streets, from 1948 to 1959. See Portuguese immigrants.

David Beam built a house in Cotton Hill Township, southeast of Springfield, in the 1830s that later became entangled in the debate over whether to build Hunter Lake as a backup water supply to Lake Springfield. See Pensacola.

J.H. Collins served as Springfield school superintendent from 1888 to 1905 and from 1907 to 1913, a total of 23 years. He remains the local school-district’s longest serving superintendent. See Lincoln Library’s grandfather clock for more.

For a list of Springfield school superintendents, see Education beginnings in Springfield.

The Hatcher automobile dealerships, an outgrowth of the Johnston-Hatcher Co. home furnishings store, built a service facility in the 700 block of East Adams Street in 1920. It was demolished by fire the next year. See Johnston-Hatcher fires, 1907 & … Continue reading →

Saputo’s Twins Corner was the original name of Saputo’s restaurant, Eighth and Monroe streets. For a brief account, see Pizza in Springfield.

J. Frank Prather was important to the development of shorthorn cattle in Sangamon County, in Illinois and in the U.S. He owned the Price-Prather House, a National Register of Historic Places site in Williamsville, from 1882 until 1927. See Price-Prather … Continue reading →

Springfield voters defeated a proposal to create a city community college by a 5-1 margin in 1961. See Lincoln Land Community College founding.