Tag: Cephas M Huddleston

African American History in Henry County Day 5!

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Yesterday’s deed belonged to Mr. Peter Winslow, the first black man to own land in Henry County.  This hand-drawn map shows where his land was located.   This is a photo of a group of unidentified folks, thought to have been taken about 1896 by Cephas Huddleston of Spiceland. The photo was developed from a…

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Time for Township Trivia!

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Last week’s final trivia for Spiceland Township was Cephas M. Huddleston.  Check out more of his glass plate photos online at the Indiana Historical Society!  I noticed that on one of the glass plates there is a very clear fingerprint…how cool! We kick off this week’s trivia in Franklin Township.  John Parker (on left) was…

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