Editing McHenry, Illinois (section)

=== 20th century ===

On March 30, 1908, a train bound for Ringwood crashed near the McHenry train depot. One person was killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mpldlocalhistory.blog/2016/08/22/the-mchenry-train-crash-of-1908/|title=The McHenry Train Crash of 1908|date=August 22, 2016}}</ref>

In 1929, Mill Pond was drained by removing the dam on Boone Creek.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-mchenry-plaindealer-mill-pond-draine/8278603/ |title='Venetian Gardens' New Subdivision - Mill Pond Has Been Drained |date= June 20, 1929 |publisher=The McHenry Plaindealer |access-date=May 7, 2024}}</ref>

The original single lane <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nwherald.com/2015/12/18/next-step-for-mchenry-riverwalk-remains-uncertain/a9gepl5/ |title=Next step for McHenry Riverwalk remains uncertain |date=December 21, 2015 |publisher=Northwest Herald |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307144212/http://www.nwherald.com/2015/12/18/next-step-for-mchenry-riverwalk-remains-uncertain/a9gepl5/ |access-date=May 6, 2024|archive-date=March 7, 2016 }}</ref> Pearl Street bridge was built 1880–1881 over Fox River.  The iron truss bridge was dismantled and a section of it was relocated to Terra Cotta Industries in Crystal Lake in Nov. 1976 to be used as a pedestrian bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/07/07/rescued-bridge-still-has-future-to-span-thanks-to-private-firm/ |title=RESCUED BRIDGE STILL HAS FUTURE TO SPAN, THANKS TO PRIVATE FIRM |date=July 7, 1997 |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=May 6, 2024}}</ref>  Other sections remain in storage.  The original bridge was replaced with a concrete bridge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bridgehunter.com/il/mchenry/old-pearl-street/ |title=Old Pearl Street Bridge|website=Bridgehunter.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303024123/https://bridgehunter.com/il/mchenry/old-pearl-street/ |archive-date=March 3, 2021 }}</ref>

In 1985, the ''McHenry Plaindealer'' newspaper became part of the ''Northwest Herald''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mcigs.org/plaindealer-history.html | work=McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society | title=History of the McHenry Plaindealer Newspaper 1875-1985 | access-date=May 6, 2024}}</ref>