Tragic Death of J. Nilas Wolf of Bremen, 1926
Cars along downtown Plymouth, IN in the 1930s.This article is from about 100 years ago from the Bourbon News Mirror on June 3, 1926. It can be found in our vast collection of microfilms from various newspapers in Marshall County. It has been edited lightly for...
Small Statue of Liberty Replica
Small Statue of Libery replica in front of the Marshall County Courthouse in Plymouth, IN.A gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States, the “Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World” was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on October 28,...
Learning to Drive the Hard Way
William Erwin, Jr. and his brother Lewis in Will’s automobile. Edited by Sue Irwin The dawn of the automobile age in Marshall County saw an incomplete and primitive road system, many different automobile models from many companies with varying operating...
One Boy’s Adventure with Tobacco
Broken fence, image by Jesse Steele, undated. The following article is taken from “A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County,” written by Daniel McDonald, published in 1908. Copies of this book are available at the MCHS & Museum. I have only lightly edited...
Theaters of Marshall County
The Gem Theater. One big change that took place at the end of the 19th century was the rise of commercial entertainment, especially for the growing middle class. Workers began to have more leisure time, and electric lights in towns and cities made the evening hours...
George Switzer – Plymouth to Paris
1918 Plymouth High School Basketball Team, Switzer on left. George Switzer was born in Plymouth in 1900. He was a talented artist and at age 16 was chosen to illustrate the book, Centennial History of Indiana, by Judge John Kitch. George went on to graduate as the...
Family Searches for Long Lost Nephews
Herbert M. Cunningham’s gravesite. The Plymouth Republican of April 23, 1908 had an interesting article about a Maine family searching for long lost nephews in Indiana. The boys were sent to Indiana on an orphan train. The Orphan Train movement (1853–early...
The Great Culver Bank Robbery of 1933
Culver State Exchange Bank, undated. Edited by Sue IrwinOn May 29, 1933, at 9:05 a.m., the Culver State Exchange Bank was robbed. Seven men pulled up in front of the bank in a large Chrysler, later reported as being stolen. Six of the men got out of the Chrysler...
High School Construction Disasters
Inwood Schoolhouse south side view, undated. People have been promoting education in Marshall County almost as long as the county has existed, going from just a few students in isolated one-room schoolhouses, to our current large, modern buildings. The path has not...
George E. Thornburg: Lifelong Depot Agent
Burr Oak Depot, undated. The information below comes from the Indianapolis Star Magazine, November 18, 1956, and the Culver Citizen of September 18 and 25, 1957.George Edgar Thornburg was born at Stillwell, IN on April 3, 1891, one of four children of William Henry...
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