Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Break-In At Post Office; Sprinkle Hired Administrative Assistant; Christlieb New Basketball Coach
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Search Underway for New EHS Principal; Greentown Awarded COP Monies; Don't Dump Those Batteries; Town Council Learns Some Expenses Going Up-Some Down; Current Events Club...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Three Vie for One School Board Seat; Greentown To Be 150 Years Old; "Main Street" Officers Elected; Large Steel Beam Installed; Glass Festival to be June 6-8, 1996
Railroads; Railroad tracks; Inclined railroads; Railroad cuts; Railroad construction & maintenance; Madison
This is a view of the Madison Incline taken as workers removed rock to widen one of the cuts. Visible is a temorary narrow guage track used for transporting rock.
Work sheds were placed along the tracks to hold equipment and tools. Workers sometimes took shelter in them. Sheds much like these were used to house hand-cars, also.
Lumber; Boat & ship industry; Mules; "G. W. McBride"; Madison
The information given by the photographer says, "145' timbers shipped on 3 flat cars from the state of Washington to build steamboat "G.W. McBride" at the Marine Ways in Madison". The location of the picture is behind the freight station on Vaughn...
Churches; Church schools; Catholic churches; Costigan, Frances; Stone buildings
The Irish railroad workers, being a determined and resourceful lot, began to store the stone torn and blasted from the railroad cuts. It was hauled to the end of Third Street where it was piled and dressed and there the Irish began to build their...
Industries-Indiana; Nail industry; Tacks; Factories
The original building was located at 110-112 Depot Street and on May 18, 1899 the Madison Daily Democrat states "few that have not visited the interior of this mammoth concern have any idea of the immensity of the establishment." It goes on to...
This photo is taken from Harry Lemen's personal collection. It shows the brewery workers in front of the building. Note their hats and the sign on the building.
