Music Trivia Day 1!
This week we start with Henry County music trivia. I had planned for 1 week of music, but there is so much to share that I’m extending it to 2 weeks. What is this? Hint: It’s been on this website previously!
Henry County Sports Trivia Day 10!
Answers from matching yesterday: Blue River Vikings Cadiz Spaniards Kennard Leopard Cats Knightstown Panthers Lewisville Bears Middletown Cossacks Mooreland Bobcats New Castle Trojans New Lisbon Tigers Shenandoah Raiders Spiceland Stingers Sulphur Springs Bluebirds Tri High Titans And, to end the week, here are a couple fun pictures:
Henry County Sports Trivia Day 9!
Yesterday’s picture was of a gymnasium, otherwise known as the Coliseum, which was located on the top floor of the Sears & Roebuck building that was located in the 1400 block of Broad Street! The photo was from 1920. Other sports played there? Roller skating, roller polo, basketball, and dances. Something new! Matching! Match the…
Henry County Sports Day 8!
Why, it was the Good Luck Fishing Club, of course! Where was this gymnasium located?
Henry County Sports Day 7!
“Scorching” was actually an offense that one could be arrested for doing…racing a bicycle down a main street of town! Also, if you had a penny farthing, or a bicycle with a 6-foot front tire, you could participate in a “coasting contest.” The rider would go as fast as he could from Main to 12th…
Henry County Sports Day 6!
Last week’s picture was an aerial view of Mt. Lawn Speedway! Here are a couple other pictures, one from the 1940s and one from the 1960s: “Scorching” meant something much different many years ago. Care to take a guess?
Henry County Sports Day 5!
Roller polo, an indoor game played like ice hockey, was first played in New Castle in 1908. The rink was built on the site that would later be the Coca-Cola building on North Main Street. Rounding out the trivia this week: This is a picture of what? Save
Henry County Sports Day 4!
The bowling alley was Schuhardt’s. It’s hard to read, but the lowest-scoring team on the chalkboard behind the bowlers is the Sad Sacks! What year was roller polo first played in New Castle?
Henry County Sports Day 3!
Yesterday’s trivia was a picture of the Maxwell Park, a baseball field on the grounds of the Maxwell factory. Later, the forge room and die shop would be built there. What was the name of this bowling alley?