Continued growth By 1880, improvements continued at a rapid pace, which included the installation of the first electric lights in 1882. In 1891, the wooden bridge over the Vermilion river was replaced by an iron span. Pontiac built a municipal water works in 1892. Between 1875 and 1900, new buildings were erected around the courthouse square.Historical Encyclopedia, 1909, p. 817.
Continued growth By 1880, improvements continued at a rapid pace, which included the installation of the first electric lights in 1882. In 1891, the wooden bridge over the Vermilion river was replaced by an iron span. Pontiac built .a municipal water works in 1892. Between 1875 and 1900, new buildings were erected around the courthouse square.Historical Encyclopedia, 1909, p. 817.