History of Oakdale Township
Compiled by Lawrence Hood and Claudine Coulter in 1969
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Introduction, Table of Contents and Map
1 Elkhorn Prairie
1 Old Trails & Early Settlers
3 Quotations from HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
6 Post Riders
9 Prairie Fires
10 Cholera & Washington County in the Black Hawk War
11 Slavery in Washington County
12 The Underground Railroad
13 Covenanter Soldiers' Record of Oakdale, Illinois
15 A Brother's Tribute
16 The Union League of Loyal Women of America
17 Robbery & Murder of J. Meyer.
18 Wells, Fargo & Co. in Oakdale Township
20 Plat of Town of Elkton – 1906
21 P1aces of Business in Elkton
22 Sketches of Early Citizens
23 From Ayers Point to Oakdale
24 Plat of Town of Oakda1e – 1906
26 Churches of Elkton
29 Historical Sketch of Covenanter Church
36 Historical Sketch of Oakdale United Presbyterian
41 Elkhorn Cemetery
43 Oakdale Community, Maxwell & Ayers Cemeteries
44 Decoration Day at Oakdale
47 Postmasters at Oakdale & Elkton
48 Rural Mail Carriers
50 Telephone Systems
51 Stores at Oakdale
52 Ardrey Store
53 Wm. Kroener Blacksmith Shop & Oakdale Creamery
55 The Kennedy Mill
56 Partial List of Township Officers
57 The Mill Company of Oakdale
59 Fox Butcher Shop & The David McC1ay Building
60 Garnholz-Borcherdtng Store
61 Kleinschmidt-Woodside store
62 McKean Drug Store & Kirkpatrick Building
63 Oakdale State Bank
64 Smith Blacksmith & Wagon Shop
65 George J. Decker
66 Oakdale Garages - Guthrie-Brammeier, Frieman, Brammeier
67 Electricity
68 The Railroad at Oakdale
69 History of the Grain Business at Oakdale
71 Oakdale Lumber Yard & Honeywell’s Balloon
72 John Piper - Successful Stockman & Soldiers Reunion
73 First Airplane to Land at Oakdale
74 First Car & First Radios at Oakdale
74 All Weather Roads
77 Doctors in Oakdale
79 Mr. John T. Snyder & Pyatt Funeral Home
80 Conventions – Entertainment – Recreation
90 Elkton & Oakdale
91 Those Who Served in World War I from Oakdale Township
91 Those Who Served in World War II- Mail from Oakdale
93 Agricultural Statistics - 1877
94 School Districts Established
95 Elkton School -District # 2
96 District # 3
97 History of District # 4
101 History of District # 4 (continued)
102 Kerr District # 56 & Luney District # 57
102 Black Jack District # 69 & Oakdale District # 70
___ Additional Information on Kerr School Teachers and Elkton
105 Oakdale High School & Temple District # 72
105 Pleasant Hill District # 73
106 Story of Hibbard School - 1872
110 Hibbard District # 74, Hoepker District # 87
111 Oakdale Conso1idated Grade School District # 1
115 Progress in Curriculum Improvement
116 Sports
117 Land Entries - Sec. l, 2, 11, 12
118 Sec. 3, 4, 9, 10
119 Sec. 5, 6, 7, 8
120 Sec. 13, 14, 23, 24
121 Sec. 16, 17, 21, 22
122 Sec. 17, 18, 19, 20
123 Sec. 25, 26, 35, 36
124 Sec. 27, 28, 33, 34
125 Sec. 29, 30, 31, 32
Fillmore Family History Addendum
___ Fillmore Family History
___ Letter and attachments about George Cherry
This book was reprinted about 1986
This book is available at the Nashville Illinois Public Library