1959 Catlin and Renfro Kids

Rock Dam Mill, Carpenters Park
Note: Present day visits, with low water levels,
will permit you to see the old stone foundations in the river. 

1974 advertisement for the
grand opening of The Rail

July 18, 1970 aerial photograph of Sherman

June 16, 1957 Sherman Fire Protection District

Building the first roads in Original Sherman

Governor Stratton opening
the new Interstate 55 Exit for the
Village of Sherman

Peabody Coal Mine in Sherman 

Withrow's Garage

1933 - Sherman's "hang-out" at the Woods Place

1976 Pontiac Lemans Squad Car for the Village

Picture Postcard of Ann Rutledge Motel on Route 66 in Sherman. 
 

October 31, 1921 Register article on establishment of Carpenters Park. Picture courtesy the Sangamon Valley Collection

September 19, 1963 Register article titled Beauty Abounds at Carpenters Park. Picture courtesy the Sangamon Valley Collection.

Bluffs of Sangamon River Carpenters Park circa 1920
Picture courtesy the Sangamon Valley Collection.

Bus on Peoria Road at Sangamon River. Picture courtesy the Sangamon Valley Collection.

Carpenter Rock Dam Mill circa 1890. Picture courtesy the Sangamon Valley Collection.

Carpenter Rock Dam Mill circa 1890. Picture courtesy the Sangamon Valley Collection.