Ogden was laid out in 1829. Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Train passed through Ogden in the early morning hours of Sunday, April 30, 1865, on its way to Indianapolis. Final Spiceland Township trivia of the week, who took this selfie of himself around 1896? Answer next week when we start Franklin Township trivia! Save
Hoover Hall was built in 1875. The town of Ogden was laid out in what year? This is a picture found in the Spiceland Township file. It looks very summery!
Dunreith was first known as Coffin’s Station. Hoover Hall in Spiceland was built what year?
The Spiceland Sanatorium offered curative waters from the Brook Bezor. Dunreith was first known as what?
Last week’s final Wayne Township trivia answer is the Blue River Bridge. This week, we start with Spiceland Township. Did you know Spiceland was once home to a sanatorium? In the late 1800s, people flocked to the Spiceland Sanatorium for what?
It was the Pest House for yesterday’s trivia! Our last Wayne Township trivia question is this: What is the name of this bridge? Next week’s trivia will be Spiceland Township!
The answer to yesterday’s trivia is the Hugh Dinwiddie Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The names on the plaque are Henry County Revolutionary War veterans. Does this look familiar?
Yesterday’s picture was of the Opera House on the west side of the public square in Knightstown. This plaque was placed in 1925 by what Knightstown organization? Do you recognize any names on the plaque as being your ancestor?
Answer to yesterday’s trivia: Built circa 1840 by Elisha Scovell. President Van Buren spent the night there in 1844. Was also the Old Hoosier Home Bed & Breakfast, proprietors Tom and Jean Lewis. Who knows what this building housed?
Welcome back! Continuing with Wayne Township trivia, Wayne Township was established in 1822, the second township formed in Henry County. Does this home look familiar? It’s today’s trivia…answer tomorrow!
