My great-great grandmother, Elizabeth Wargo, holds my grandmother, June Coyle. Lizzie came to America from Hungary in 1906… 10 years and six kids later, she was widowed in a foreign land. Working as a wash woman, she earned enough money to feed her kids and buy the home she’s standi...
In 1869, they realized that the home was serving two distinct needs – first was for women who were looking for refuge until they could obtain a suitable place and secondly women who were in a more unfortunate situation and may need some help to get on “a better course” for their life...
He used his business savvy to develop the property around his house and gave houses and land to each of his children as they married. Mr. Hager formed a land company which developed Viola Park, Daisy Place, Pansy Place, and Pleasant Place. Pansy, Viola, and Daisy were named after some o...