History

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Ninety-four men with ties to the Arenzville community served in the Civil War. One of them served in both the Union and Confederate armies. (Download the file below for more information.)

Prior to the installation of a municipal water system, Arenzville suffered disastrous fires. Fires in 1913 and 1917 were particularly destructive. In the above photo, Marie Peck holds a small dish which she picked up in the rubble of Shrewsbury's store after the 1913 fire.

Gustav Nicol started a moulding sand company near Belleville, IL, in 1903. Around 1916, with the discovery of good sand deposits at Arenzville, the Nicol Sand Company began operations here. (See downloads below)

Tade and Hester Lovekamp published A Local History Collection of Arenzville, IL, preserving many images and stories of the village's history. Molly Daniel has published several books about Arenzville history.