Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... Trout Valley, the Hertz Estate, and Curtiss Farmby Lisa Damian Kidder
None Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. No reviews no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesImages of America [Arcadia] (Illinois)
John D. Hertz, of rental car fame, discovered Trout Valley (then a part of unincorporated McHenry County, Ill.) in the 1920s. He built a mansion, barns, and polo grounds on the banks of the Fox River and called his estate Leona Farms. In 1943, Otto Schering, of Baby Ruth and Butterfinger fame, purchased and transformed the grounds to the headquarters of a large farming operation. Both eras and the more modern time of a residential village that seeks to preserve its history and landscape are covered in text and photos. No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNone
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)977.322History and Geography North America Midwestern U.S. Illinois Northeast counties McHenryLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |