Pendleton one hundred years old and growing
A retrospective look at Pendleton Indiana as it reaches its centennial, detailing founder Thomas Madison Pendleton, early settlement along Fall Creek, town growth, municipal services, population about 1600, and a survey of local businesses, churches, schools, and fraternal groups. It also recalls John Rogers the first white settler and Adam Winsell the second, with notes on local lore and historic anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Madison Pendleton
Virginia
Indiana
the Falls
Fall Creek
Falls
Pendleton
County Recorder’s Office
Talis
Twon
Master Masons
Royal Arch Masons and Council
Masonic
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Red Men
Pocahontas
American Legion
War Mothers
American Legion Auxiliary
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Five Hundred Club
Young Mothers Club
Cotario
Busy Bee Club
Hile Os Lcton
John Rogers
Andrdson Herald
the Times
Rogers
Fail Creek Township
Isaac Bail
Wilson Newton
North Carolina
Fallcreek Township
Thomas Wilhoit
Pendleton and
Newcastle
Hilself
United States
Edward B. Vernon
Abraham Vernon
Edward B
Iowa
Lewis W. Thomas
Vernon
Jimmie
Hugh
Henry
Polly
Alfred Kilgore
David Kilgore
Alf
Enos Anderson
Aiman Mill
Huntsville
Anderson
Huntsville Mills
Aiman
Madison County
Adam Winsell
Smith
Winsell
Nancy Price
Mr. Lewis
Herald
Big Lick
Pharaoh
Caleb Williams
Wick
Mose
Mose Cox
J. J. Lewis
Sally
John Cloak
Jonathan J. Rogers
Sprin Valley School House
B. F. Phipps
Falls Park
J. W. Cook
Jesse van Hoy
Orin Snider
Falls Cannery
Big Four
Pendleton Sketches From 1873 Pendleton Remembrance
E C Chapman reflects on Pendleton in 1873 describing residents, trades, and town life. Names include Thomas M Pendleton Aaron Shaul Parson Shields Alfred Kilgore Archibald Joice and others. The piece notes the mill, the hopper, the first well, and local commerce as the town faded from activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Thomas M. Pendleton
Squire
Bradwell
Richmond
John
Corydon
John H. Cook
Ward
Aaron Shaul
P. P. Patrick
Ailée
Johnson
William Silver
James Grey
Union Hall
Nat Richmond
Jacob Mingle
Martin Chapman
Robert Lasure
Gary
Mike
Parson Shields
Alfred Kilgore
Thomas McCarty
Archibald Joice
Andrew Jackson
E. C. Chapman
Notable Pendleton Judge and Park Plans Recap
A historic sketch recalls Judge Winsell and early falls area developments in Pendleton. Anecdotes about the judge mix courtroom humor with community memory, followed by a long note on Falls Park funding and expansion from 1919 to 1921 and recent land acquisitions to widen the dam and pool.
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Anderson Bulletin
John L. Forkner
Joseph B. Lewis
Fall Creek Township
Joseph Weeks
George L. Kinnard
Kinnard
D. B. Cole