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".
Built between Meridian street and Main street around 1887, this passenger depot for the Indianapolis and Bellefontaine Railroad was taken over by the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (Big Four) when the railroads merged in 1889....
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...
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...
An article about “Rich Man (William. A. Hoops) Charters Switching Crew” article (1902). Hoops, upon learning about the death of his mother in Eaton, OH, negotiated an extra run of the B & O passenger train to get him to his destination sooner. ...
The caption on the back of the postcard reads: "Train depot - established in 1882, the Birdseye train depot served many travelers abroad. Today, pillars still stand east of Oak Street, the only remains of the depot after the demise of passenger...
Calliope played by Larry MacPherson of Indianapolis and Richmond, Indiana, but owned by Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Shott of Plainfield, Indiana. Calliope, which dates to the 1930s, is mounted on what appears to be a flatbed truck with "Schott's Circus...
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 No. "8606" is seen in this picture. The H-6 series of engines took over all passenger and freight service after the "8434" and the "8452" were scrapped.
This photo depicts four women sitting in a car, which a man and child standing/sitting at the hood. The woman sitting on the passenger side of the front seat is Jessie Callender. The liscense plate reads "16-46IND".
The Madison Courier interviewed W.F. Guthrie, an old gentleman who had seen the railroad from an early time. He stated, "After a shower of rain the wheels would slip on the rail and the brakes would not have the desired effect. It was said of a...
This image shows Jessie Callender sitting in the front seat passenger side of a car with three other women, while another woman is at the hood with a child sitting on the car.
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); 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...
Transportation; Railroad; depot; Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad built a wooden depot in Chesterton in 1852, just north of Third Street, south of the railroad tracks on land originally owned by the Thomas family. The railroad established a woodlot to the east of the...
Railroad passenger cars; Railroads; Train depots; Railroad stations; Madison
This is engine No. "8428" pulling a passenger train on First Street in front of the Madison Railroad Station. There are several vintage autos in the photograph.
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...
