The March 24, 1913 White River flood in Anderson, Ind. Here part of the downtown is submerged. In the distance the towers of the Water Works Plant, on the east side of the downtown between 9th and 12th Streets, can be seen.
The March 24, 1913 White River Flood in Anderson, Ind. Postcard shows the north end of Main Street. In the foreground, the F. C. Cline Lumber Building is visible.
On March 23, 1913, three inches of rain feel on Madison County. For the next four days, much of Anderson was under water. This shows the Madison Avenue bridge area of the flood.
Jennie Lambert, Harriet Hensley & Calvin Lambert watch Charles Hensley in pilot seat of this early airplane. Hensley had designed the plane, which was financed by Lambert.
Called the Rod Mill locally, American Steel and Wire moved to Anderson from Covington, Ky. in 1888. The factory was located in west Anderson on Locust Street. It made nails and tacks, wire rods, plain and barbed wire rope, concrete reinforcement...
Anderson Bank began business in 1890. It moved to the corner of Tenth and Meridian in 1916. This building was opened in 1928. ABC was the only Anderson bank to survive the Depression without closing. In the early 1990's, it merged with National...
