Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Grapeving Reaches Milestone; Log Cabin Moved; Members of COuncil Recognized, Parents Are a Major Factor in Preparing Students for Future Educational Opportunities
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Four Vie for School Board Seat; Swimmer's Hair...Fad or Function?; Have you Heard This Local Legend?
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: Elden Jarvis Instantly Killed, and Charles Durham Hurt When Ford Turned Over Friday Night; The Funeral of "Billy" Mann; U.B. Dedication Is Next Sunday, Cost of New Church Is...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Howard County Voting Heavy; Open House At New Ford Home; Local Doings; Two Local Firms Change Hands; Death Summons Aubrey Cyphers
The Heritage Center grounds contain the restored Madison Railroad Station, a brick Victorian-era passenger depot noted for its octagonal waiting room which is over two stories tall. Built in 1895 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, it served travellers...
Rivers; Waterfronts; Horses; Mules; Steamboats; Riverboats; Mail steamers; Passengers
This river scene depicts great activity along the levee in any typical river town. The "Columbia" is either loading or unloading her passengers. The horse-drawn carts near the gangplank were probably used to convey passengers to and from the boat....
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...
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...
