Town of Hull Kinderhook Twp., Pike Co Illinois Kinderhook is west of Barry and joins Adams county on the north. Its southwest corner is a half mile from the Mississippi river. The first settlers were David Cole, Bird Brewer, Mr. Lyle, Amasa Shinn, Mr. McCraney, James Hull, Charles Smith, Charles and James Stratton, Thomas Orr and C. Devoll. The town of Kinderhook was laid out in 1836 by Chester Churchill and Bridge Whitten. The Wabash Railroad touches the town. Two churches and an excellent school are the town's pride. Hull, in this township, is at the junction of the Wabash and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroads. Hull has a bank and a newspaper, two churches, a large grain elevator and is a good business center. The town was laid out in 1871 by David Hull, Rensselear sweet and William Bridge. Source: Past and Present of Pike County IL Photo is Hull Livery Stable contributed by Billie Browning

HULL ELEVATOR Contributed by Carmen Megehe       D. B. Gray ------------ Quincy Soy Beans