by Sears Homes | Jan 5, 2013 | Uncategorized |
The Sears Bandon is a rare bird indeed. The only one I’ve ever found was in Pulaski, Illinois, not far from the Sears Lumber Mill in Cairo, Illinois. That mill was the site of a 40-acre mill where Sears created and produced up to 250 pre-cut kit homes per month....
by Sears Homes | Apr 30, 2011 | Uncategorized |
To read a more updated version of this story, click here. Cairo, Illinois is in the news today, due to all the flooding around the Mississippi. Politicians are debating a procedure that would blow the levees and allow the flooding of 132,000 acres of farmland in order...
by Sears Homes | Aug 2, 2010 | Uncategorized |
In May 1911, Sears opened up a mill in Cairo, Illinois. Cairo’s location at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers made it a natural for shipping and distribution. At the turn of the last century, Cairo (pronounced “Care-Roe”) could boast...
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