Railroads; Railroad tracks; Public utility companies; Inclined railroads; IKE
In the early 1990s the Indiana-Kentucky Electrical Company (IKE) refurbished the tracks to enable it to haul heavy cargo down the hill to its plant on the Ohio River. This is a picture of a large transformer being taken down the incline. This was...
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...
The Karnes House Ledger is the guest sign-in book for a hotel in Charlestown, Indiana operated by Nelson Karnes. The ledger covers the years 1897-1902. Many pages after the 1902 date have been cut out of the book. There is one page following the...
Indiana. General Assembly. House of Representatives-- Periodicals; Indiana-- Politics and government-- Periodicals; Legislative jorunals--Indiana-- Periodicals
Railroads; Inclined railroads; Public utility companies; IKE
This picture shows a diesel descending the Madison Incline in 1992. This was when the IKE (Indiana-Kentucky Electric Company) plant on the river was using the line to transport heavy machinery.
Inclined railroads; Railroad cuts; Public utility companies; IKE; Madison; Railroads
The incline is once again cleaned up and ready for business. This clean up was done to enable the Indiana-Kentucky Electric (IKE) plant to use the tracks for moving heavy equipment to its site on the river front.
This is a ledger from the Speed Hotel in Speed, Indiana ran by the Hiestand Family. It begins 5 Feb 1900 and ends 27 Apr 1904. This is part of a larger collection of objects belonging to Mary Catherine "Kate" Hiestand of Memphis and Sellersburg...
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...
Charlestown (Ind.); Publications; Chalestown Sesquicentennial Program
This is a program from the Charlestown Sesquicentennial celebration held July 8-13, 1958. The program contains a history of Charlestown and many of its influencing factors such as churches, schools, businesses, organizations, and people. There are...
The Sharpe Store was on Main Street in Charlestown, Indiana. It was owned by John Sharpe. This ledger is an account book from 3 January 1850 to 20 August 1851 for the sale of clothing, fabrics, and sewing supplies. In the book, a person is listed...
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...
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...
