Before the locks and dams were built along the Ohio, a frozen river and ice build-up were big problems for navigation. This happened often. It was said that farmers in Trimble County, Kentucky, waited for the river to freeze so they could drive...
Clay County (Ind.)--History;
Clay County (Ind.)--Biography;
Clay County (Ind.)--Genealogy;
Owen County (Ind.)--History;
Owen County (Ind.)--Biography;
Owen County (Ind.)--Genealogy
Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana : historical and biographical
Illustrated.
Articles by various writers.
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Water Problems Create De'ja`Vu Meeting; Effort Underway to Improve Quality of Brunk Ditch; Livestock Barn Sold; Gust Shows Best Cat
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: The Funeral Of Clarence Morgan; Local Doings; School Closes Here Next Week; Liberty Is First "Over The Top"
The "Hattie Brown" was built in 1884 and made a regular run from Warsaw to Madison, Indiana and back daily. She was converted to an oil engine in 1915; two years later she was lost in the terrible freeze of 1917-1918 when the Ohio River froze for...
This is a picture of the dike at Madison, Indiana from the Kentucky side looking across the Ohio River to Madison, Indiana. The ferryboat "Trimble" is making her way across the river in the background. Mrs. Herbert M. Flora and daughter sit in...
A photograph of the Jasper City Mill, located on 3rd Ave and the Patoka River, which was reconstructed to resemble the old Eckert Mill on the river. The Mill is a tourist attraction on the River Walk. Keywords: mill, building, water wheel, river.
This autograph album was started by Mary Catherine “Kate” Hiestand on 2 August 1884. This is five months after her son Harry died at the age of 10. Page 25 contains a poem about dying written by Harry. Friends and family wrote poems and well...
Rose Island (Charlestown, Ind. : Amusement Park); Brochures; Charlestown, Ind.
This binder contains a copy of the pamphlet “Rose Island 14 Miles Above Louisville on the Beautiful Ohio”. The pamphlet is an advertisement for the amusement park and contains a history of the land on which it was built. Rose Island was founded...
Indiana. General Assembly. House of Representatives-- Periodicals; Indiana-- Politics and government-- Periodicals; Legislative jorunals--Indiana-- Periodicals
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History; Bloomington (Ind.) -- History; Wylie, Jane Melheme (Jen) (1836 - 1865); Wylie Family -- Correspondence; Women -- Indiana -- Monroe County
Jane expresses frustration with letters unanswered, the war, and the longing for peace. She relays witnessing marching soldiers and discusses the Presbyterian and Episcopal churches, incl. Professor Ballentine. Uses the word "secesh" when speaking...
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History; Bloomington (Ind.) ; Business enterprises -- Indiana -- Monroe County; Nichols, Hiram; Nichols Family
Gives estimates of a sum of $1278 for a bridge to be constructed by Hiram J. Nichols. Bridge was estimated at 94 ft by 12 ft. Bridge crosses Clear Creek at Harrodsburg on Bedford Road.
