The Man, the Myth, the Monument: How John A. Logan Still Shapes Murphysboro

Every town has that figure, the one whose name keeps popping up on signs, schools, monuments, and maps until you finally ask, Okay, who was this guy, and why does he matter here? In Murphysboro and across Jackson County, that figure is John A. Logan, and his story is one of the reasons this region continues […]