Back To School Day 3!
The answer to yesterday’s trivia question was Henry Township with 559 students, aged 5-21, in 1843! How did Shenandoah in Fall Creek Township get its name? Fun trivia:
Moving Forward!
Our final township trivia answer is 1834! The Symons Creek covered bridge was supposedly the first covered bridge in Indiana and was located in our county in Dudley Township! It was demolished in 1921, nearly 100 years old. Township Trivia was a lot of fun; I learned so much about Henry County, but there is…
Final Township Trivia! for now!
In 1853, there were 260 white men over the age of 21 in Dudley Township! Our final trivia question for Dudley Township is: What year was the bridge built (supposedly the first covered bridge in Indiana)? Extra! We have…
Township Trivia Time!
The small building on the National Road in Straughn was a filling station for automobiles! Did you see the Interurban tracks and the man in the background? In the 1853 assessment of white men over the age of 21, how many were assessed in Dudley Township? Hint: It’s a three-digit number that when added together…
Trivia Time!
The two ghost towns in Dudley Township were Uniontown and Fairfield. Today’s trivia: Do you know what the little building is, located in Straughn on the National Road?
Time for Township Trivia!
As a side note, in the article written by Mrs. Chester Kellam, it mentions a Dr. Ballard who married the sister of her grandmother. As it turns out, Dr. Amos Ballard is my great-great-grandfather! He married Hannah Katherine Hanby whose sister, Elizabeth, was married to James Mercer. Small world! Dudley Township has two ghost towns. …
Township Trivia Returns!
Last week’s final Franklin Township trivia was a picture of the Rich Square Church during a homecoming (not dated). This week, we begin our final Henry County township, Dudley, though Dudley Township was definitely not the last township organized in Henry County. When was it formed? Extra trivia fun: In this picture of the New…
Trivia Time!
Franklin Township was formed on January 1, 1830. Our final trivia question about Franklin Township is this: The land for this church was deeded on August 31, 1835. What church is it? Next week, we delve into some Dudley Township trivia! Save Save
Trivia Time!
That prominent citizen was the one and only William Grose! While doing some research on Dudley Township, I stumbled upon this recollection. End of the week trivia: When HCHS first formed, what were the annual dues to join the society? Answer on Monday!