Rock Church Stone Dedication held

The Rock Church, originally part of the Methodist Episcopal Church, stands on land donated by a pioneer settler, Bosmon Clifton, in memory of his daughter Mary.

It is located in Clifton Township, former town of Martinville, west of Livingston, Construction started in 1851 and men and women alike worked long and hard for several years to complete it. They drew limestone for the walls from a quarry just west of here and hauled other materials 40 miles from Galena, Illinois by oxen and wagon...

(See the rest of this story in the October 17, 2024 Chronicle issue)