Above: Christian County Courthouse (1856-1901) in Taylorville, IL; site of the Bond preliminary hearing in August 1882.
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Sonny Bond's home site |
Sonny Bond's home site, |
Sonny Bond's home site |
Sonny Bond's home site |
Taylorville train depots
Note: Photos in this gallery are from the author's collection, with the following exceptions: Sanitarium photos are courtesy of the Palmyra (WI) Historical Society; John Drennan photo is courtesy of Catherine Drennan; the old depot and Christian County Courthouse photos are courtesy of Christian County (IL) Historical Society and Museum; the McFarland and Asylum photos are from Elizabeth P. W. Packard's book, "Modern Persecution: Or Insane Asylums Unveiled, As Demonstrated by the Report of the Investigating Committee of the Legislature of Illinois," (self-published in 1873) and are from the website www.disabilitymuseum.org/