HARDESTY HOTEL IN CAVE-IN-ROCK, HARDIN CO., ILL..
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HARDESTY HOTEL IN CAVE-IN-ROCK, HARDIN CO., ILL..
| WINDOW2GOD (View posts) | Posted: 24 Jul 2000 12:00PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: JOSEPH HENRY HARDESTY, PEARL BELT
I AM LOOKING FOR ANYONE WITH OLD PICTURES OF CAVE-IN-ROCK ILL.IN HARDIN COUNTY. MY GRANDFATHER JOSEPH H. HARDESTY AND GRANDMOTHER PEARL(BELT)HARDESTY RAN THE HARDESTY HOTEL IN CAVE-IN-ROCK BACK IN THE 1920'S. THEY HAD THE HOTEL AND STORE WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE RIVER SIDE OF THE STREET JUST AS YOU COME UP THE ROAD FROM THE FERRY, 1ST.STREET TO THE LEFT HEADING DOWN RIVER. THERE WAS A LARGE MILL AND NEXT TO IT WAS THE STORE AND HOTEL. IT BURNED IN THE 1920'S AND I WAS WANTING TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD ANY OLD PICTURES OF THE STORE AND HOTEL THAT I COULD GET COPIES OF FOR MY FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM. ALSO, WOULD LIKE ANY PICTURES OF THE "LAMBTOWN BILLIES" BASEBALL TEAM. MY UNCLE- BOYD HARDESTY- WAS ONE OF THE TEAM MEMBERS. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY OLD HARDESTY PICTURES OF THIS HARDESTY FAMILY--JOE AND PEARL HARDESTY AND THEIR CHILDREN: MAGGIE, BOYD, MAE, FLOYD, BERTIE, POLIA, LACY, FRANKIE, LENA, DEWARD, RUBY, PASCO, MILDRED, IMOGENE AND JOE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I APPRECIATE ANY HELP, THANK YOU.