Upper Falls of Cataract
Place Taken: Jackson Township, Owen County, Indiana
Submitted by Donald Wilson
Owen County Courthouse
Owen County Courthouse on the square in Spencer.
Submitted by Carol Lindamood
Owen County Library
Owen County Library in Spencer.
Submitted by Carol Lindamood
Fiscus Kimble House
Fiscus Kimble House taken from a book at the library
Submitted by Carol Lindamood
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Jordan Workshop
Doug Padgett's mother and either Stan or Bob Query on bicycle.
Taken about 1940 by Alice Query
Place Taken: Jordan Village, Owen Co., Indiana
Submitted by Doug Padgett
Jordan Store 1940
Taken about 1940 by Alice Query
Place Taken: Jordan Village, Owen Co., Indiana
Submitted by Doug Padgett
Stone Quarry at Ramona
Taken during an idle moment at the quarry Place Taken: Franklin Township, Owen Co., Indiana
Submitted by Nancy White
Railroad Carpenter Crew
Hard working men Place Taken: Owen Co., Indiana
Submitted by Nancy White
Morgan County Courthouse
Morgan County Courthouse was designed by Isaac Hodgson and built between 1857-1859 by Perry Magnus Blankenship, the Italiante Morgan County Courthouse anchors Martinsville's comercial district. Made of locally produced red brick, sandstone quarried from the banks of Indian Creek, and tulip poplar from Baker Township, the dignified building cost $30,000 when it was contructed.
Description: Bankruptcy was not uncommon during the nineteenth-century, when people sacrificed every penny they had for a piece of land to farm or to put themselves up in business. In 1870, the Morgan County poor farm with its 50-imate "Asylum" was completed at the cost of $38,682,08 providing the down and out an honest home.
Place Taken: Martinsville, Washington Township, Morgan Co., Indiana
Submitted by Debbie Jennings
Millgrove Mill
Place Taken: Millgrove, Taylor Township, Owen Co., Indiana
Description: This photo was submitted to the Evening World by Eugene & Dorothy Taber. The Mill had once
been owned by one of Dorothy's great grandfathers.
Submitted by Carl Lockhart
Morgan County Poorhouse
Place Taken: Washington Township, Morgan Co., Indiana
Submitted by Debbie Jennings
County Home
Source: Owen County Indiana ~ a history ~
1994"The Owen County Home in Clay Township on State Road 43 was built in
1878. An earlier facility, known as the County Asylum or Poor Farm, was
built about 1860 two miles down river from Spencer on State Road 67.
It was a two story frame building, large enough, but by 1878 not large
enough. The County traded that former Tornmy Howe farm for 395 acres known
as the Col. John Franklin farm and let a contract to William F. Mcgenhardt
to build a brick County Asylum for a cost of $8,000. The earlier house is
still standing in good repair, and is the home of Bill Edwards. The outward
appearance of the 1 878 brick County Home, a pleasant well-maintained
facility, has changed little over the years. The property no longer
functions as a working farm, and the barn and other outbuildings have been
torn down. Sixteen people reside at the County Home in 1994."As of today,
12-20-2000, the home is still active. The county just authorized
maintaining the home after much "debate"!
Place Taken: Clay Township, Owen county IN
Date Taken: 1994
Posted By: Priscilla Greenwood
McHenry Homestead
This was the home of William and Katherine
(Ashbaugh) McHenry. Their daughter, Elizabeth Owen McHenry, was my
great-great-grandmother. She was born here June 9, 1842. I do not know
the identities of the people in the picture. I do have some fairly clear
enlargements of the bearded gentleman and the lady on the right if anyone
is interested. According to one account, William's father George moved to
Owen County immediately following the War of 1812. He fought in the Battle
of Tippecanoe. A biography of his oldest son Andrew states that the family
arrived in the county in 1818. Katherine's family arrived in neighboring
Monroe County sometime between 1820 and 1826. All ten of their children
were born in Owen County. William and Katherine moved with many family
members to Iowa in 1852. Some, including brother Andrew, remained in
Indiana.
Posted By: Ray Justus
Jordan Village
All these photos are from Bruce Davis
1. Jordan Village Main Street 1976
2. Aerial View Main Street 1976
3. Jordan Village Railroad Depot Early Days
4. Jordan Village Sawmill Early Days
5. Monon Bridge, North of Jordan Village
6. Curtis Lucas Store- Late 1800's or early 1900's
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Angeline Goss Home
Posted By: Debbie Jennings
Flood in Waverly
The house where Mamie Detemore Trusty was born
Posted By: Roberta Biggerstaff
Waverly Filling Station
Filling Station at Waverly, Indiana which was operated by the Trusty's.
Place Taken: Morgan County IN
Posted By: Roberta Biggerstaff
Ferryboat
Ferry boat at Waverly, Indiana on White River. Pictured: Allen Trusty operating the ferry and Eliza Sheffer with horse and buggy waiting to cross to the river.
Place Taken: Morgan County IN
Posted By: Roberta Biggerstaff
Waverly Store
Pictured:
Fred Park, George Champlin, Neal Adams, Calvin Thacker, Harry (Wig) Sedam, Earnest Shuffelbarger, Rosa Bell Champlin, William Musser, Emzie Trusty.
Back row on the porch: Joe Lindon, James Newton Detemore (father of Effie Detemore Trusty), James Horten, Walter Armstrong.
Front row: Wash Trusty, Ike Sutton, Allen Trusty.
Jap Jones, Lon Kays and Alford Horton can be seen looking from the window.
Place Taken: Morgan County IN
Date Taken: 1909 or 1910
Posted By: Roberta Biggerstaff
Kemmerer Putnam Home
On the back
is written Old home where John, Charles, May and Roxie Kemmerer were born
and raised in Freedom Owen County Ind. John is my grandfather and the
others great aunts and great uncle. Does it look familiar to anyone? Is
it still standing I have not idea where it is as I haven't visited Owen,
but certainly hope to in the near future.
Posted By: Sharon Erwin
Wilbur Fire Department
The back of the photo state the name of the people in the photo left to right George Shaffer, Louis Reading and Guy Vorhees with the 1937 Studebaker fire truck.
We think the photo was taken in the early 50's but can not be sure.
Posted By: David Peters
