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); Speed, Ind.;...
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...
Newspaper article about a boating incident on Wawasee. Ten occupants (Ethel, Billy &Ruth Hoops, Mac Blough,) had left the Charnley cottage where they had attended a dinner party and were on their way to WACO when their boat (driven by Frances...
An image of a man boating on Syracuse Lake. The man is on an odd sort of motorboat. It is reported that he built it himself, but his name is not remembered.
Posey County (Ind.)--History; Posey County (Ind.)--Biography
Illustrated history of Posey County beginning with the Aborigines. Part 1 is the history; Part 2 is biographical information on its early settlers. Edited by John C. Leffel.
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the October 1968 issue of The Speed Way. The Speed Way was a monthly 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. Prior to...
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...
This postcard shows an aerial view of Syracuse Lake. The info on the back of the card says "Indiana's Vacation Land. Aerial view looking west toward Syracuse City Park and bathing beach. Syracuse Lake is a natural spring fed lake which is joined by...
Hotels; Tourists; Lakes & ponds; Starke County (Ind.);
Center View Hotel on Bass Lake. Vacationers relaxing and boating on the lake. This structure is located on the east side of the lake and is still standing today as a private residence.
Hotels; Tourists; Boats; Summer; Starke County (Ind.);
Vacationers at the Chittick Hotel (later known as the Woodlawn Hotel) on Bass Lake watching young girls boating during the summertime. The Chittick was located on the north end at the corner of CR210 and CR625E.
Starke County (Ind.) ; Posters; Memorabilia; Health resorts; Springs;
This poster advertises Bass Lake, Indiana as a place to spend your vacation or your weekend. It calls Bass Lake a real health resort. It advertises boating, bathing, bowling, a picturesque 18 hole golf course, parks, dancing, 8 hotels and good...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Cabins; Vacations; Lakes & ponds; Boats;
Sitko's Drive Inn was a modern Inn in the 1940's. It boasted modern cabins and had a pier for boating and swimming. Located near the State Beach, it was a vacation spot for many people from Indiana and from Illinois.
Starke County (Ind.) ; Hotels; Vacations; Lakes & ponds; Leisure;
The Bass Hotel on the west side of Bass Lake, was a very popular vacation site for visitors in the early 1900's. It provided boating, fishing, swimming, and lots of relaxation. It burned several times and was rebuilt at least twice.
For many years there were commerical boat rides available at Bass Lake and even boats that delivered vacationers to their hotels from a railroad spur that existed. Many people from northern Indiana and Illinois used these modes of transportation...
There was much to do on Bass Lake and there still is. However much of the lakeside is now owned by individual residents. Winona's bowling alley in the 1920s is shown in the background.
