Sullivan County Memoirs Chronicle Early County Growth
Sullivan County's early history notes reveal the 1817 organize and first sheriff Morgan Eaton, initial townships, seat shifts from Carlisle to Merom and Sullivan, and crucial events like the 1850 courthouse fire and 1852 reconstruction. It details agriculture, rail, coal mining, prominent officials, early schools, churches, and the first postmaster Sanders M. Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Eaton
Sullivan County
Carlisle
Merom
Sullivan
Sanders M. Howard
Smoky Row Derivation Question Sparks Sullivan Letter
A reader asks about the origin of Smoky Row in Sullivan noting the omission of the street in a prior column. The piece humorously describes Smoky Row as a rough, insular district bordered by the police department and hints at its notorious nature and wary visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Sullivan
Smoky Row
Police Department of
Anid
Rainy time in Big Springs brings community notes
Dr Durham visited Terre Haute last week and Mrs Eno injured her leg in a ladder fall. Crib and buggy shed work proceeds as C E Medsker builds. Eunice Newlin visited Martha Durham from Hutsonville. J B Durham bought a new carriage. Ralph Brooks moved the Mann cemetery. Commencement at Merom drew many locals. Ethel and Fannie Sher attended from Linton. Arthur Osborne to Purdue, George to Depauw. E G Saunderson preached anti saloon meetings in Sullivan. Mrs R N Buchanan attended Geo Ingle funeral in Evansville. Ernest Cowles visiting from Evansville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Durham
Terre Haute
Er. E. G. Saunderson
Anti-Saloon League
Sullivan
R. N. Buchanan
Geo. S. Ingle
Evansville
Ernest Cowles
Councilman Yaden and Mrs McKee wed at Christian Church
Married Thursday evening at the Christian Church Elder Francis officiating. Nobe Burton accepts a poultry packing position with Nelson Morris Co in Chicago and will relocate his family there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Yaden
Effie McKee
The
Christian Church
Francis
Nobe Burton
Nelson Morris & Co
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
History of
Haddon
Gill
Fairbanks
Turman
Curry
Court House
William Reed
James F. Pound
Sullivan County Agricultural Society
Mixe Wickham
John Giles
Giles
Crawfordsville
Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad
Pioneer Coal Company
Robert Buntin
William Polk
H. K. Wilson
John S. Davis
John Jones
Wm. Ledgerwood
John Wallace
Maxwell
Thomas Hamilton
Gilkerson
Jesse Ray Preston Peter and
Cynthia Gilkerson
Hugh S. Orr
Mason F. Buchanan
George Smith
Squire McDonald
Margaret Doty
B. C. Sherman
County
Little Flock
William Eldridge
Slobe F. M. Douthitt
Robt. Calvert, Jenkin
Postoffice
Big Springs
Ethel and
Fannie Sherwhhd
Linton
George
Arthur Osborne
Bloomingdale Academy
Arthur
Purdue
Depauw University
Sullivan Normal
Shepler
West
Side
Sullivan, Ind
Shield Crany Mines
Side, Sullivan, Ind
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