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Here below are some of the Industry and Business in the La Salle area.

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St. Mary's Hospital La Salle IL
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Located where the Veteran's home is today.

The Hegeler-Carus Mansion was built in 1876. A tour of the place is highly recommended! Click the link below to see wonderful old photos of the Mansion both inside and out by the HAER (Historic Amercian Engineering Records).

Hegeler- Carus Mansion photos

Hegeler-Carus Mansion in La Salle IL
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Photo from HAER (Historic American Engineering Records)































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