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".
Black and White Photograph. This monument is located in front of the Grandview Public Library of Spencer County, Indiana. It is believed Lincoln used to haul hoop-poles to Rockport, Indiana. One time while hauling poles, Lincoln was stung and a...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the 1959 March, July, August, September, and November issues of The Speed Way. The Speed Way was a monthly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also...
A film negative of the road sign that marks the Buckingham Base Line south of Haysville, IN. The Buckingham Base Line is the starting point for surveying the land east and west, done by Ebenezer Buckingham Jr. following the Buffalo Trace. The sign...
A film negative of a road sign for the Buffalo Trace, which reads: "Buffalo Trace, Vincennes to Clarksville. Path worn by buffaloes in going from Illinois to salt licks in Kentucky. Became a military road and highway for settlers and early...
A film negative of a monument marking the Buffalo Trail, which was a path buffaloes used between Indiana and Kentucky. At the bottom of the marker, it is noted that James Harbison, American Revolutionary soldier, is buried on the hill and that the...
The building is in the 1886 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps and it is listed as a saloon. The 1887 city directory lists the building as a saloon run by Julius Schmidt with his residence above. Evidently, the building was used for this purpose until...
This Charlestown Cemetery Plat book started as a copy created by J. M. Van Hook in 1903 being brought up to date by J. M. Morrow as is stated on page 1 of the book. There is no date given for when it was brought up to date. This was most likely...
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...
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...
