Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: First Step Taken Toward "Main Street" Project; Grapevine Photo WIns State Award; Beginning Third Year
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Business Assoc. Elects; School Board Elections Coming; Legion Hall Undergoing Renovation
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Three Vie for One School Board Seat; Greentown To Be 150 Years Old; "Main Street" Officers Elected; Large Steel Beam Installed; Glass Festival to be June 6-8, 1996
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Election Day to Be May 7; Classrooms to Be Air COnditioned; Scouts Clean Up; New Poliece Car Ordered
In 1858 William Trow and William Stapp, as partners, bought the little mill on the northwest corner of West and Second Streets from W. W. Page, Sr. (see Page's Mill and Feed Store). The "little mill on the corner" was soon outgrown and casting...
In 1858 William Trow and William Stapp, as partners, bought the little mill on the northwest corner of West and Second Streets from W. W. Page, Sr. (see Page's Mill and Feed Store). The "little mill on the corner" was soon outgrown and casting...
Built in 1898 of red granite, this was home to the August (Gus) Yunker Family, owner of Pearl Packing Company. The brick front porch and the back two-story addition are not original to the house. The original front porch had a gabled roof and...
Fred Pfortner started his grocery business in these buildings in 1897. Before that the address at 317 had been a grocery and the other two buildings had housed various businesses including a locksmith, a restaurant, a store selling agricultural...
Originally built as the J. Schofield and Sons Woolen Mills in 1877 and continued as such for about 50 years. After the death of the founder in 1925 operations were briefly suspended, but the company was reorganized and the Fordyce Textile...
Business enterprises; Farmers' markets; Courthouses
In early Madison there were four designated market house areas. The earliest markets were originally governed by the Trustees of the Town of Madison. There was an appointed "Market Master" to oversee the operation and upkeep of the markets. The...
Fordyce Woolen Mill's slogan said it all, "The Home of Good Blankets." This mill was the original Schofield Woolen Mill, founded in 1877 by J. Schofield. In the mid 1920's when Mr. Scholfield died, the company became the Fordyce Woolen Mills. ...
Fordyce Woolen Mill's slogan said it all, "The Home of Good Blankets." This mill was the original Schofield Woolen Mill, founded in 1877 by J. Schofield. In the mid 1920s when Mr. Schofield died, the company became the Fordyce Woolen Mills. It...
Madison had suffered several setbacks economically. It was once a great pork packing center but that industry waned as the big packing plants in the large cities gained magnitude. The woolen mills had begun to slow or close down and it was the...
Peter Johnson, known by his friends as Uncle Pete, was born in Kentucky on April 4, 1847. He was a familiar face in Madison and always had a smile for everyone he met. He was a laborer and handyman all his life. Pete died December 12, 1950...
The horse drawn wagon gave way to progress and Pearl Packing Company modernized its distribution system by using the trucking system. Here Cutter Robinson and Charles Hollis are seen carrying ice blocks from the truck. With all the ice and snow...
The Hebron School was built in the 1850s. It was a substantial building made of stone. There was a cupola built atop the building with a rope extending downward inside so the bell could be rung. We do not know how long the bell was in existence or...
This building, originally a private home, was built ca. 1878, probably by William H. Bruning. Mr. Bruning retained ownership of the home until his death in 1930, although he hadn't lived in the house for some time. It is assumed the property was...
