Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865; Correspondence; Fortune telling; Love-letters; American Civil War, letters and diaries; Military life
Ernest Schleicher, a soldier in Company I 38th Regiment Indiana Infantry, wrote letters home during the Civil War to Harriet Jackson of New Providence, Indiana. Ernest mustered in as a private in 1861 and was discharged in 1865 as a sergeant. These...
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,...
The "Princess" and "Island Queen" are shown in the grip of ice during the winter of 1917-1918. The "Island Queen" surivived only to face the inferno at the Cincinnati docks on November 4, 1922. The "Princess" was lost when the ice gorge broke. ...
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...
The Jefferson Foundry was located on what is now the front lawn of the Lanier Mansion. In later years it was the McKim-Cochran Furniture Factory. It was torn down in the 1930s.
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...
The Big Four Depot, located on the west side of North Green Street, near the entrance to Arbuckle Acres Park. This depot was constructed in 1911 and was the second one in town. A large water tower can be seen in the background. Town members...
The Big Four Depot, located on the north side of West Green Street, near the entrance to Arbuckle Acres Park. This depot was constructed in 1911 and was the second one in town. A large water tower can be seen in the background. Town members...
View of Brownsburg Christian Church on Green Street as viewed from the Walgreens parking lot. This church was torn down and the site became the front lawn of Eaton Hall/Town Hall.
Brownsburg Depot Built in 1911 on the North side of the tracks East of Green Street. It was later slated to become a Brownsburg Museum but was torn down when insurance rates were too high.
Brownsburg Grade School built in 1908, on the site of the former Brownsburg Graded School. Southeast corner of College Avenue and School Street. The structure was torn down in 1967.
The Brownsburg Grade School Entrance, built in 1908 on College Avenue. "Lincoln Township Public School" and "1908" are above the doors. The building was located at the southeast corner of College Avenue and School Street, and was torn down in...
Brownsburg High School Class 1925. Top row: Hugh R. Dickey, James P. Dugan, Mildred Brunes, Cleta Henning, Inez Appleget, Merle Burns, Hubert Ayres, Charles (Chas.) L. Winkelmann; Second row: Laurel D. Delly, Jewell May, Maurice T. Prebster,...
Buchta's was a popular meeting place at Cedar Point partly because of its location but also because the store sold a little bit of everything for tourists. This structure remained intact until it was torn down for new residential homes in 2005.
Columbia School, on the southwest corner of 8th Street and Madison Avenue, was built in 1893. It was torn down in the 1980's. A Village Pantry convenience store is presently at this location.
Stores on Eighth Street across from Madison County Courthouse. Duffey Hardware (12), Rapp's (14-16), Kinley Food Company (20-22). Rapp's and Kinley's are located in the Liberal Life Building. This block was torn down in the 1960's and First...
In 1851, John Brough, president of the first railway that ran through Madison and Governor of Ohio, built Cravenhurst. Three stories high, made of brick, the home was located on a ten acre farm on Michigan Road on the brow of the hill, in what is...
In 1851, John Brough, president of the first railway that ran through Madison and Governor of Ohio, built Cravenhurst. Three stories high, made of brick, the home was located on a ten acre farm on Michigan Road on the brow of the hill, in what is...
In the early to mid 1880s this address was a photography studio run by Manson R. Lanham and William W. Wagner. In 1889, Crozier Monuments was at the same address havng moved from the SE corner of First and Mulberry Streets. The monument company was...
