This is the Middleton-Wymond Coal Company elevator, located on the river. You can observe the marriage of steam on the river and the railroad. Coal is being taken off coal barges on the river but the coal company also received shipments from the...
North Madison; Train depots; Railroad stations; Railroads
This depot was built in 1908 and located near State Road 7 on the hilltop, near Johnson Lake on Cragmont Street, and demolished in 1968. Bushrod W. Taylor, Superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Louisville, gave directions for the building...
Built in 1908 and located near State Road 7 on the hilltop and demolished in 1968, this was the North Madison Train Station. Bushrod W. Taylor, superintendent of the PRR in Louisville, gave directions for the building of the station. It was for...
West bound train on Vaughn Drive at Mill Street. Visible in photo is locomotive "8606" and box cars on siding located where the old freight depot once stood. The picture was taken about 1949.
The "Washington" is shown docked at Madison, Indiana, just above the Trow Flour Mill. On its sign you can see part of the word 'Perfection'. Perfection flour was shipped all over the country, and to other countries, by boat and rail. The mill...
In 1851, John Brough, president of the first railway that ran through Madison and Governor of Ohio, built Cravenhurst. Three stories high, made of brick, the home was located on a ten acre farm on Michigan Road on the brow of the hill, in what is...
In 1851, John Brough, president of the first railway that ran through Madison and Governor of Ohio, built Cravenhurst. Three stories high, made of brick, the home was located on a ten acre farm on Michigan Road on the brow of the hill, in what is...
Sources vary as to who designed the hotel, though it is generally credited to Francis Costigan. The hotel encompassed 100 years of history in Madison. Another hotel, Fitzhugh's Hotel, which had been built in the 1830s was removed from the site...
This is the Pennsylvania Railroad freight station after the east end of the building had been taken off and a new frame structure had been constructed in its place. This took place sometime around 1918. The doors that you see down the side of the...
The Jefferson Foundry was located on what is now the front lawn of the Lanier Mansion. In later years it was the McKim-Cochran Furniture Factory. It was torn down in the 1930s.
There were at least four depots in Madison during the life of the railroad. Not much is known of the first two. The Madison Courier on November 28, 1981 stated, "The first depot downtown was an old shed just around the bend in the track." It was at...
In the early 1900s Marks and Benson, a men's clothier, began an advertising campaign that they would continue for over 25 years. Some of the rules and offers changed over the years, but basically when any boy, accompanied by a parent, purchased a...
Freemasons; Greek letter societies; Clubs; Libraries
The laying of the cornerstone for this building took place on April 13, 1871. Besides official papers such as the charter of the Grand Lodge of the State of Indiana, there were placed in the cornerstone such things as: a paper containing the names...
Industries-Indiana; Nail industry; Tacks; Factories
The original building was located at 110-112 Depot Street and on May 18, 1899 the Madison Daily Democrat states "few that have not visited the interior of this mammoth concern have any idea of the immensity of the establishment." It goes on to...
In 1823 Jacob Salmon established one of the first breweries west of the Alleghenies. It was situated on, what was then, the eastern outskirts of Madison. We don't know the exact fate of that early brewery, but in 1856 the Greiner Family had...
Dwellings-Indiana; Photography; Moffett, Samuel; Powell, Edward E.
Built before 1854, this brick house was home to the Moffett family for more than 50 years. Later Anna Powell, widow of Edward Powell, lived in the home for several years. In the 1950's and 1960's, White's Photography Studio was in the building. ...
Dwellings-Indiana; Photography; Moffett, Samuel; Powell, Edward E.
Built before 1854, this brick house was home to the Moffett family for more than 50 years. Later Anna Powell, widow of Edward Powell, lived in the home for several years. In the 1950's and 1960's, White's Photography Studio was in the building. ...
In 1886 the Sandborn Fire Insurance maps list this address as a dwelling but by 1902 it is listed as a bakery. However, one year later a grocery store was located on the property and it remained a grocery store until the mid 1920's. J. H. Waltz...
The first water system for Madison was built between 1814 and 1817. While it did not serve everyone in the city it must have been a monumental achievement for such an early age. The first water ducts were hollowed out logs fitted into each other...
In 1867 the city council decided Madison needed to update and improve its water works. Industrialization and increased population were putting pressure on a deteriorating water system. They instructed A. M. Cornett, City Engineer, to submit plans...
