Embracing Local History: Part 79 – JOHN LUTHER PORTER – SHAPING ADAIR COUNTY – CHAPTER 4
Shortly after John Luther Porter established Porter’s Corner on the west end of the north side of the Kirksville square, he had opportunity to create another “named corner” on the same block. It was about 1882 when the Union Hotel (also known as the Ivie Hotel) was destroyed by fire. This was the early hotel owned by the family of John L. Porter’s wife, Mary Elizabeth (Ivie) on the corner of Franklin and Harrison Streets.
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