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Holiday House

The Holiday House Restaurant – Highway 30

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The Holiday House By Megan Driscoll The Holiday House Restaurant was opened in May 1954 … Read more …

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Roy Johnson at Holiday House

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Roy Johnson

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Roy Johnson was born on August 5th 1896. He farmed and was also employed by … Read more …

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Dorothy Neff Johnson

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Dorothy Neff Johnson was born September 19th, 1900 in Mount Vernon to C.W. and Nellie … Read more …

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Holiday House, 1954-1969

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Holiday House, 1954-1969 The Holiday House Restaurant was opened in May 1954 by Dewey & … Read more …

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Holiday House Lantern Room

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Holiday House Lantern Room built in the early 1960s

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Holiday House Fun Days

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Holiday House Fun Days Ann Du Val was sponsored by the Holiday House

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Holiday House Summer Staff-1956

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Holiday House Summer Staff-1956 Left to Right: Nadine Krumm, Mary Studt, Leona Freeman, Wiona Lange, … Read more …

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Holiday House Servers-1956

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Holiday House Servers-1956 Left to Right: Barbara Clements, Doris Light, Gretchen Beckhelm

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Holiday House-1950s

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Holiday House 6 Mount Vernon residents standing with Governor Leo Hoegh. Left to Right: Roy … Read more …

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Holiday House Lantern Room

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Holiday House Lantern Room The following appeared in local newspaper in 1960s: Congratulations to winners … Read more …

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2 years ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
The MVHPC partnered with the Linn County Historic Preservation Commission and the Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Development Group on the placement of two new informational kiosks about the history of the Lincoln Hwy in Lisbon and Mount Vernon. There was a commemoration at the Kiosk in Lisbon on Oct. 6 with a poem created for the event by Poet Laureate Amanda Kibbie. The MV Kiosk is located in Prairie Park next to the Cornell football field. The MV kiosk faces one of the last remaining brick portions of the Lincoln Hwy and is near the 10th Avenue Overpass. The overpass was built in approximately 1910 as a part of the Lincoln Hwy. Credit to Steven Ciha of the LCHPC for images. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 years ago

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UPDATE!!! Thanks to Jay and Arlie Willems, the circa 1910 glass negatives are now in the Mount Vernon Archives. We are grateful to Arlie and Jay for transporting the negatives and to Joe Burkart of Crestview Florida for donating them.Photo collectors in Crestview Florida have glass plate negatives of a photographer named Hodson who worked in and around Mount Vernon in 1910. The collectors have offered the negatives to the MVHPC. The plates are fragile and very heavy, so shipping them is not a good option. Is anyone planning to travel by car to Florida anytime in the next year and willing pick up these negatives in the panhandle of the state? If so, please send a message on this site to the site administrator. ... See MoreSee Less
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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission updated their status.

2 years ago

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