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to the east of I-74 and north of the Main st. interchange is Lake Rice which some old timers told me was a "Q" "water hole"---jim young -----Original Message-----
From: 'Nolen Null' NNull@aol.com [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> To: CBQ <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sat, Feb 13, 2016 7:45 pm Subject: RE: [CBQ] Re: Q man made lake for steam engine water ? Also, east of Bardolph?
Nolen Null
From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2016 11:47 AM To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Q man made lake for steam engine water ? That Lake was called Crescent Lake and was built in 1906. The lake was sold to the Crescent Lake Club for $8,000 in 1959. Also Lake Storey was named for the President of the Santa Fe at the time.
There were also lakes at Camp Point and Colchester. Bud Linroth.
On Feb 13, 2016, at 9:33 AM, Brandon Otterstrom brandono13@yahoo.com [CBQ] wrote:
I believe the lake east of Alpha, IL was built for steam engine water.
Brandon Otterstrom Sent from my iPhone __._,_.___ Posted by: jim young <estcbq@aol.com> __,_._,___ |