White Hall, Illinois

was laid out by David Barrow in 1832, but records show settlers in the area as early as 1820. James Allen, was proprietor of the White House, an inn on the Springfield
and St. Louis stage route. Zecheriah Allen operated a blacksmith shop, which was a long building, and painted white, called White Hall.
   Michael M. Baker, Revolutionary War Veteran was the first to White Hall Pottery make clay deposits into earthenware in White Hall. Pottery flourished in White Hall until very recently. David Culbertson made the first drain tile in central Illinois.
   White Hall had two orphanages, The Orphan's Home Association reported in 1902, children being brought in and being placed in good homes weekly.
   Greene County Manufacturing Company was formed from Twin Cities Manufacturing Company, which made women's clothing at plants in White Hall and Roodhouse.
   Beecham Laboratories manufactures veterinary medicines at a plant east of White Hall. It is an outgrowth of Gregory Farms, which dates back to 1821.

		White Hall, Illinois was laid out by David Barrow in 1832, but records show settlers in the area as early as 1820. James Allen, was proprietor of the White House, an inn on the Springfield and St. Louis stage route. Zecheriah Allen operated a blacksmith shop, which was a long building, and painted white, called White Hall. Michael M. Baker, Revolutionary War Veteran was the first to make clay deposits into earthenware in White Hall. Pottery flourished in White Hall until very recently. David Culbertson made the first drain tile in central Illinois. White Hall had two orphanages, The Orphan's Home Association reported in 1902, children being brought in and being placed in good homes weekly. Greene County Manufacturing Company was formed from Twin Cities Manufacturing Company, which made women's clothing at plants in White Hall and Roodhouse. Beecham Laboratories manufactures veterinary medicines at a plant east of White Hall. It is an outgrowth of Gregory Farms, which dates back to 1821.	White Hall City Hall