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Olive Branch Illinois History. Public group. ·. 1.3K members. Join group. This group is to share memories about Olive Branch from a long time ago.
I don't know when the pic of the basketball team was taken, sometime before WWII. The fella standing, front row center, holding the basketball, is my great Uncle Charles Hazel. He went on the be a...
Oct 11, 2011 · Some of the earliest evidence of a seasonally settled life anywhere in North America is found at an archaeological site along the Mississippi River in extreme Southern Illinois known as the Olive ...
Seeing the picture of the Olive Branch Grade School and Gym bring back so many fond memories. Attended there grades 6-8, taught there until it merged with other county schools to become Egyptian, and...
Aug 10, 1993 · Flood of '93. Inmates from Dixon Springs minimum security work camp sandbag in Olive Branch on Tuesday, July 20, 1993. Many residents in Olive Branch and other flood-stricken areas called...
History Wayne County, Illinois Southern Illinois Shelton Gang Fairfield, Illinois Preserving and promoting the history of Wayne County, Illinois e-mail: wcilhs@gmail.com
Olive Branch was founded about 1876 by W. W. Wilborn at a site previously known as Cross Roads. The town was not laid out and lots sold until 1900. It is located in the north half of section 32, Township 15 south, range 2 west. Coordinates: 37°10′07″N 89°21′06″W. Elevation: 341 feet.
