Introducing the Balcony Building
Some of the buildings in Marshall County’s cities and towns have quite an interesting history. They have changed ownership, of course, but some have even changed size and shape! A good example we have covered previously is the REES Theatre. It went from a...
Dredging the Yellow River
In 1909, Supreme Court of Indiana had ruled in favor of the farmers and cleared the way for the Yellow river to be dredged. This article has been edited from the Plymouth Tribune, December 8, 1910.Progress on the work of dredging the Yellow river is being completed...
Fatal 1911 Accident at Tippecanoe
We have quoted verbatim from the Argos Reflector newspaper of November 9th, so please excuse the fact that reporters of that era did not miss the opportunity to create great drama when writing the news. “Last Thursday evening the people of our neighboring community...
Ghosts: How They Live, Move, and Have Their Being
Excerpted from the 1881 History of Marshall County By Daniel McDonald By modern standards, early Marshall County Historian Daniel McDonald (1833-1916) was a man of contradictions. A believer in Spiritualism with a deep confidence in seances, he didn’t have any...
Skeleton Found in a Bourbon Barn
It is said that every family has a skeleton in their closet. One Bourbon family had a skeleton in their barn: “After the body was accidentally discovered by a hired hand and became publicly known, an inquest was held. Witnesses were called, a jury summoned, and...
Spooky Marshall County
The following tales are just a taste of spooky Marshall County. Most of the stories are told as they were written long, long ago. “The neighborhood two miles east of Lapaz is all stirred up over a ghost story, which is vouched for by a number of persons to...
Inwood High School
As with other towns in Marshall County, at one time Inwood had its own high school. The Inwood neighborhood may have been small, but it was spunky. Some indication of that was seen in the Marshall County Independent in April 1899 when Trustee McCrory decided to...
Accomplishments of WPA in Marshall County
In our U.S. history classes most of us gained a passing acquaintance with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his Works Progress Administration program that helped Depression-era workers get back to earning a paycheck. The projects were wide ranging...
The Liberty Bell Visits Plymouth
We can’t show you the Liberty Bell, but don’t miss the opportunity to stop in at the Marshall County Museum between October 14 - 25 to visit The American Revolution Experience, a special exhibit sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution...
A History of Post Offices In Marshall County
In our modern society, we have many choices for communicating. We can access most of those choices simply by reaching into our pockets or purses for our cellphones. On rare occasions, we might send something through the mail, but even then, we have choices. The...
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