History; County government; Pioneers; Families; Farm life; Farming;
Mr. McCormick describes his work as an "An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Reclamation of Lands and the Progress of Town and Country".
A photograph of Rohleder's restaurant known as the "Bloody Bucket," across the street from the Southern Railway Depot in Huntingburg, IN. Keywords: men, children, boys, dog, restaurant, building, business.
The "City of Madison" was built in 1860 and originally ran from Cincinnati to New Orleans. She was built in Madison, Indiana and was used as a government boat during the Civil War. She participated in Grant's campaign on the Tennessee and was at...
Perl Inville watches as the "W .C. Mitchell" passes by. In 1907 a new towboat was built and named "George Matheson No. 2". She was known familiarly along the Kanawha River as the "Bologna George". In 1920 she was renamed the "W. C. Mitchell" and...
A reproduction of a photograph of the Albert Radcliff hotel in Huntingburg, IN, located across the railroad tracks from the Southern Railway Depot. It was once known as the Koldura Hotel. Front row (from left to right): Russell Radcliff, Mrs....
Starke County (Ind.) ; Hotels; Boats; Lakes & ponds;
The Bass Hotel or Old Bass Hotel as it was sometimes known was located on the west side of Bass Lake near today's intersection of 500 South and State Road 210. Built around 1890, it was right on the lake. A road did not pass by that area then and...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Hotels; Lakes & ponds; Tourism; Tourists;
The Bass Hotel or Old Bass Hotel as it was sometimes known was located on the west side of Bass Lake near today's intersection of 500 South and State Road 210. Built around 1890, it was right on the lake. A road did not pass by that area then and...
Blackford County (Ind)--Biography; Blackford County (Ind)--Genealogy
Biographical memoirs of Blackford County, Ind. : to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of national biography ... embellished with portraits of many well known residents of Blackford County, Indiana.
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The caption on the back of the postcard reads: "Jail of Birdseye - known as 'lockups,' the Birdseye jail erected in 1885 still stands today. After being moved a few times, the structure attracts historical observers and has been used for many...
Railroads; John Brough; State parks & reserves; "Brough's Folly"
Here is a close-up of one of the abutments for a trestle for the project that was to by-pass the Madison incline. There are several sites within Clifty Falls State Park where traces of the old, abandoned project can be seen. For more information on...
Store front photgraph of Brouhard's Quick-Wash Laundry, also known as the Brownsburg Laundry. Signs hanging indicate the facility was open 24 hours, coin-operated machines, the cost of a wash was 20 cents, and the price of a dry was 10 cents. ...
A photograph of the workers at the Buck Shoals Mining Company in Haysville, IN, which mined for silver. The company was named for the area along the White River known as Buck Shoals where traces of silver had been found. Keywords: men, mine,...
