Name/Title
Illig Turkey Farm, above Bowlby Street, in WaynesburgEntry/Object ID
2011.2.179Description
Butchering day on the Illig Turkey Farm, above Bowlby Street, in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Pictured: [Man standing in doorway with hatchet] Frank Conklin.
The Illig Turkey Farm existed above where we know Bowlby Street to be today. A 65-acre portion of the Illig farm was purchased in 1899, to develop 118 residential lots that stretched west of West Street. The 14 new blocks extended from College Street north to Sixth Avenue. Bowlby Street, Huffman Street, and Ross Street were named in honor of the Illig Addition's principal developers.Collection
Greene County Historical Society CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1890 - circa 1900Lexicon
Search Terms
Illig family, Occupations, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Bowlby StreetOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
GCHS-AN027-0001-0144AProvenance
Provenance Detail
Greene County Places Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection, Waynesburg - Places - Greene County Historical Society CollectionNotes
Archived at the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project between 2005-2014.
Source Citation: Illig Turkey Farm, above Bowlby Street, in Waynesburg, item no. GCHS-AN027-0001-0144A, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).