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...
Military supplies; United States. Army--Ordnance and ordnance stores
A letter to Milroy from the War Department, acknowledging his letter of February 6, 1864. They have reviewed the matter and passed it on to the "Second auditor for settlement."
Transportation; Business Enterprises; Advertisements; Carbonated beverages; Trucks
The Clicquot, pronounced "klee-ko," Ginger Ale Company was born in Millis, Mass., in the 1880s. At one time it owned bottling companies all over the United States. It shipped its soda drinks all over the world. At first ginger ale was all that was...
In the Madison Courier, October 3, 1938, were these headlines, "New Ohio Theater Contains Most Modern Equipment Available." With this declaration, the Ohio Theater opened its doors to Madisonians. It was proclaimed to be the finest theater in...
This image is a class photo. The information we have is as following: 2nd from left in Front row is Hilary Bachman; 5th in second row is Phyllis Mick, 6th is Alice Man; 8th in top row is Helen Jeffries.
This image is a class photo. The information we have is as following: (Front Row Boys) Charles Rentfrau, Scott Hine, Lonnie Searfoss, Eugene Hoopin Garner, John Snowbanger, Ray Ott, Cliffor (Bob) Ott, (Second Row) Wilma Kitson, Marie Strieby,...
This is a group photo of a group of people inside the Syracuse Methodist Church taken in 1900. The information we have on the individuals is as follows (Left to right): (front row) Mrs. Richards Ohauir, Dell Yortz, Lucy Gaur, Cal Darr, Lucille...
This is the group photo of a Syracuse baseball team. (Back Row) The third man from the left is Dick Miller, fourth from the left is Wes Hire, Second from the right is Emay Strieby; (Middle Row) Third is Roseve Howard.
In September, 1937, the City Council agreed to buy the former Trow's Perfection Flour Mill building which had been damaged by the 1937 flood. The original plan, pushed by local businessmen, was to lease the building to a business concern from...
The letter begins unusually formal in tone as Gene supplies biographical information about herself and the status of her last book. She then expresses condolences to Alice on the death of her father. (Alice was a second cousin to husband Charles...
Steamboats; Riverboats; Stern wheelers; Greene Line; Madison-Milton Bridge; Ohio River
Built in 1925, this was the second "Chris Greene" of the Greene Line. One can see the Madison-Milton Bridge in the background on the left hand side; it was built in 1928. The first "Chris Greene" was lost in the great fire at Cincinnati in...
On March 28, 1896 at St. Louis, a great, black cloud loomed menacingly over the city. The "City of Monroe" chanced to be moored at the Anchor Line wharf-boat, ready to start on her regular trip to New Orleans. She was heavily laden with freight...
Steamboats; Riverboats; "City of Madison"; Dikes (Engineering)
Built in Madison in 1882, the boat was the second "City of Madison," the first having been lost in a devastating explosion during the Civil War. On June 18, 1894, she was returning from a trip to Memphis, with a stop-over in Owensboro, Kentucky,...
Stables; Livery; Business enterprises; Sale barn; Warehouses
This building was probably built to be a livery stable or at least a building to contain horses. The 1859 city directory lists the building as McCubbin and Sons Livery. It was also called a livery and sale barn at one point. For several years in...
