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	Search results for Town > ca 1900    Refine your search Format of Original Postcard (5) Photographic Postcard (1) Subject Storefronts (3) Streets (3) Business Districts (3) Dirt Roads (2) Summer (2) Show more... Creator Williams, c.u, Bloomin... (1) results 1-6 of 6 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. North Main Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana Posey County (Ind.); Streets; Business districts Mount Vernon was laid out in 1816 and named for George Washington's home. The town grew rapidly as it was located next to the Ohio River which provided for growth of commerce. For a time the town commercially... 2. East Oak Street, Campbellsburg, Indiana Washington County (Ind.); Cities & towns; Storefronts; Railroad tracks; Railroad employees; Railroad handcars; Streets; Carts & wagons; Horses; Sidewalks; Dirt roads In 1849, the tiny town, Buena Vista was platted after the New Albany and Salem Railroad, later the Monon Railroad, was extended through the county. In 1851, the town was enlarged and renamed Cambellsburg... 3. West Huntington Street, Montpelier, Indiana Blackford County (Ind.); Residential streets; Trees; Summer; City & town life In 1837 Abel Baldwin platted Montpelier to resemble his hometown of Montpelier, Vermont. Incorporated in 1870, the town experienced huge growth during the oil and gas boom of the 1890s. In 1895, this “Oil... 4. Main Street looking East from Third, Gas City, Indiana Grant County (Ind.); Business districts; Streets; Storefronts; Utility poles; Carriages & coaches The town was laid out in 1867 and was initially named Harrisburg after John S. Harris, a local attorney. During the natural gas boom of 1887 the city was renamed Gas City. Glass, barrels and concrete were... 5. A View On Newton Street in Goodland, Indiana Newton County (Ind.); Business districts; Storefronts; Carriages & coaches; Dirt roads Established in 1861 by brothers, Timothy and William Foster, Goodland was named for the surrounding fertile prairie. Farming and the grain trade have been the mainstay of the town since its beginning. 6. "Boating at Doles' Pond," Greensburg, Indiana Decatur County (Ind.); Boats; Bodies of water; Rowboats; Rowers; Boat clubs; Lakes & ponds; Summer Colonel Thomas Hendricks founded Greensburg in 1820 and named it after his wife’s hometown of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The town prospered and nearly a century later, ca. 1910, these Hoosiers enjoyed... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-6 of 6 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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