History; County government; Pioneers; Families; Farm life; Farming;
Mr. McCormick describes his work as an "An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Reclamation of Lands and the Progress of Town and Country".
"City of Jeffersonville"; Steamboats; Riverboats; Rivers; Ohio River; Ferryboat
The "City of Jeffersonville" was built at the Howard Steamboat Works in 1891 and was no longer working by 1914. In this picture she is docked on the Madison Levee.
"General Pike"; Steamboats; Riverboats; Steamboat accidents; Mail steamers
On January 1, 1891, the "General Pike" collided with one of the Middleton and Wymond coal barges, causing both to sink in a very few minutes. Captain Sam Bryant, Clerk Ed Long, and Pilot Bowen managed to save everyone on board. She was built for...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Speed Way (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Louisville...
The Speedometer was a monthly or sometimes bi-weekly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also included human interest stories. The Speedometer began publication...
Located in Shelby Township, this school was one of 13 established in the township. There being 13 schools, they were numbered from 1 to 13, beginning with the district in the northeast corner of the township. Brushy Fork was given the number 10....
Central Avenue School, located on Central between Twentieth and Twenty-First Streets, was built in 1891. It was the home of Madison County Head Start for many years after it ceased to be a school. Central Avenue School is the only pre-1900 school...
As early as 1843, the Anderson area had a Spritualist group led by John Westerfield. In 1891, on land purchased from Carroll and Emily Bronnenberg, the group opened Camp Chesterfield on the banks of the White River. Maxon Cafeteria is located in...
This is an autograph book belonging to Joe H. Graves of Charlestown, Indiana. He starts the book on 14 November 1891. He collected signatures and poems from family, friends, and teachers over years with the latest date being 1899. The book is very...
