Published by Arcadia Press, these two books feature histories of places you should know
 McHenry County |
McHenry County, Illinois, is a picture-perfect farming community in the Heartland of Midwestern America. For nearly two centuries, a portion of the nation’s food supply has come from this fertile land near the Fox River, and it has played a key role in the history of Chicago and the United States. Through the medium of historic photographs, this book captures the evolution of the people of McHenry County, from the mid-1800s to the second half of the twentieth century
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 Weeki Wachee |
Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida was and still is a unique cultural icon. Mermaids are like leprechauns: it’s very hard to sneak up and catch a glimpse of one. But in this hamlet on the Gulf Coast of Florida, people have been able to do just that since 1947, when Newton Perry opened an underwater theater. For nearly 60 years, live mermaids have been the unique focal point of Weeki Wachee Springs, a lonesome survivor of the pre-Disney roadside attraction era.
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