Clark County Asylum for Aged and Infirm; Poor Farm (Charlestown, Ind.); Charlestown (Ind.); Ledger; Home for Aged and Infirm
This ledger is for the Poor Farm, also known as the Clark County Asylum for Aged and Infirm, which was located on Highway 62 near Charlestown, Indiana. The building was constructed in 1907 and torn down in 2005. Two pictures of this building are...
Gospel Trumpet Company ; Church of God (Anderson, Ind.)
The Gospel Trumpet Company was the publishing organization of the Church of God. This buidling, located at 1200 E. Fifth Street in Park Place, opened in 1909. The Gospel Trumpet was later renamed Warner Press.
The Alexandria M. E. Church (now First United Methodist Church of Alexandria) dedicated this building in September of 1902. The next year it was gutted by fire and had to be restored.
Moss Island Mill was built in 1836 by Joseph Mullanix and had 14 different owners in its long history. The property consisted of a large flouring mill, with a saw mill attached, run by a large water wheel.
Moss Island is west of Anderson in the White River. The island was owned by James Moss for many years. A small early community sprang up in the area, possibly in anticipation of intended Indiana canal, which was to pass close to the island.
Earthworks (Archaeology) ; Parks ; Indians of North America;
Colorized Photographic postcard incorrectly identified as a fort, which is in reality one of the smaller Adena-Hopewell mounds from which Mounds Park takes its name.
Street railroad facilities; Union Traction Company of Indiana
The Union Traction Company of Indiana grew out of an interurban line between Anderson and Alexandria into a system of street railroads that served the central third of Indiana and maintained about 400 miles of track. Company offices were located...
Street railroad facilities; Union Traction Company of Indiana
The Union Traction Power House, located in North Anderson, supplied power to the entire UTC interurban system and sold the excess power generated to several small towns in Indiana.
Arcade File was one of Anderson's Gas Boom industries. It became part of the Nicholson File Company, the world's largest producer of files. In 1900, the factory was updated, making it possible to produce 5,00 files a day. It was located at...
Looking north from 11th Street, the Grand Hotel and Theatre and the Elks Home dominate the foreground of this scene. Interurban tracks run down the middle of Main Street.
