Things To Do in Smithboro, Illinois

This lake was created in 1963 to supply the expanding city with a fresh water supply. This beautiful lake is a wonderful place to visit and ... More on EnjoyIllinois.com

Governor Bond Lake, in Greenville, Illinois was built and filled in the mid to late '60's for the water supply for Greenville and some surrounding communities. It is in Bond County. It also serves ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Inscription. This building used to be balanced by another more ornate one at the northern most part of the block. The old Post Office and the Cyclone Hose Company, Greenville's first First Station, were located in what was known as ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On this northwest corner of the square, the former Hotel Eureka (better known as the Franklin House) once stood. It served as the old stage coach house and was "the best house in town, two stories high, with a double ... More on HMDB

This honors generations of soliders who sacraficed their lives for their country. More on EnjoyIllinois.com

Inscription. Lest We Forget: This memorial is dedicated, to the men and women of, Bond County who served in, the Armed Forces of the, United States of America, Dedicated Nov. 11, 1997, In memory of... More on HMDB

Inscription. In memory of the who are buried in, Bond County, Amos Balch Ansel Birge, Welshier Buchanan William Burgess, Allen Comer John Etzler, Daniel Ferguson John Floyd, Boling Grigg Bonham Harlan, T. S. Hubbard Joseph Hunter, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1870, W. S. Dann opened a small one room store at this location. Additions were built in 1880 and 1886. Mr. Dann was one of those most interested in the founding of Greenville College. F. P. Joy joined Dann within ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The earliest records show Samuel Colcord's Sorghum Mill once stood here. In 1870 Charles R. Bennett opened his new drugstore. Four drugstores were operating on the square during this time. It was Kate Benneett, Charles' ... More on HMDB

Historical Ripson Bridge Built in 1895, Ripson Bridge is the last pony truss bridge in Bond County. The Sorento Homecoming Association took over the bridge as a historic landmark and it is now a wa... More on Greenvilleusa.org

Inscription. Illinois Confederacy Indians roamed this prairie land, rich in game, which became Illinois County of Virginia. Ceded in 1784 to the United States it was successively included in the No... More on HMDB

Inscription. This bank was established in August, 1869, by Charles Hoiles and Charles D. Hoiles. In December of 1895 the bank was incorporated as the State Bank of Hoiles & Sons with a capital of $25,000. In September, 1903, the capital ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In memory fo the soldiers of, the War of the American Revolution, who are buried in Bond County, Illinois, John Diamond Joseph McAdams, James Green Jacob Neer, Peter Hubbard Williamson Plant, Charles Johnson Hezekiah ... More on HMDB