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...
Washington county, Ind.--Biography; Washington county, Ind.--History; Clark county, Ind.--Biography
Biographical and historical souvenir for the counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. Illustrated.
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: The Funeral Of Clarence Morgan; Local Doings; School Closes Here Next Week; Liberty Is First "Over The Top"
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: ...Use, Will Be The Reopening Service Next Sunday; Local Happenings; Stratton Won; Chicken Thieves
The inscription on the old picture reads, "Madison & Milton Ferry Landing--1908." The landing at Madison and the ferryboat, "Trimble" looked much like this during the winter of 1917 and 1918 when some of the worst weather of the century hit much...
"General Pike"; Steamboats; Riverboats; Steamboat accidents; Mail steamers
On January 1, 1891, the "General Pike" collided with one of the Middleton and Wymond coal barges, causing both to sink in a very few minutes. Captain Sam Bryant, Clerk Ed Long, and Pilot Bowen managed to save everyone on board. She was built for...
Shipyards; Madison Marine Ways; Cragmont State Hospital; Madison State Hospital; Piers & wharves
Here's a view of the Madison Marine Ways at the west end of Madison, Indiana. By the time this photograph was taken the ways were almost completely abandoned. It is a contrast to pictures showing several boats at one time on the ways and others...
This is a picture of the Madison Marine Railways and Shipyard. Visible in the photo are several riverboats tied up for repairs. Identified are "City of Owensboro", "Tell City", "Harry Brown", and "Alice Brown".
This is a view of the old Marine Railways. The boats identified in this picture are the "City of Owensboro", "Tell City", "Harry Brown", and "Alice Brown". The Madison Courier, on August 4, 1892, had this to say: "The shipyard and marine ways here...
