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An artist’s rendering shows the original, log cabin constructed in 1816 by patriarch Aaron Atherton. Atherton led settlers from Kentucky to the southern tip of Illinois.
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James “Jay” Hogendobler (left) carries on a legacy exceeding two centuries of Athertons farming a patch of ground in deep southern Illinois. His parents, Mike and Judy, are retired but still live here.
Photo by Nat WilliamsVILLA RIDGE, Ill. — The Atherton farm is older than Illinois.
An artist’s rendering shows the original, log cabin constructed in 1816 by patriarch Aaron Atherton. Atherton led settlers from Kentucky to the southern tip of Illinois.
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