

Early Farm Implements
When the farmers first arrived in Lawrence County in the early 1800s, their farm implements were generally made and repaired by...

Lawrence Lore
Sep 231 min read
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Gambling in the Courtroom Oh My
The September 3 rd  and 10th, 1880 editions of the local newspapers noted that the beauty of the thoroughfares were hidden and the...

Lawrence Lore
Sep 106 min read
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Wanted by Sheriff: Naked Man 1886
Vincennes Daily Commercial Aug 13, 1886 Jumped Off The Bridge Into The Middle Of The Wabash River. The Daring Leap Made By A Fugitive To...

Lawrence Lore
Sep 52 min read
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Stivers Springs
Moses Stivers took out a full-length column in the Vincennes Western Sun to extol the virtues of his ‘resort’ known as Stivers Springs....

Lawrence Lore
Aug 292 min read
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Officer, Can I Go Home for Breakfast?
Note to Readers: The following post integrates two weeks of Lawrence County News due to an increased focus on campaign discourse...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 288 min read
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Guns Kill People Particularly if Chickens are Involved
September 1890 Â Sunday while the family of Joseph DeBouef of St, Francisville were all away from home with the exception of two sons, a...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 151 min read
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Hurled Into Eternity
The readers of the Rural Republican were shocked to read the headline on Friday August 13 1880 when they opened their newspapers. “One...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 137 min read
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Unsuccessful Suitor
1891Â Dr. Maxedon of this place (Heathsville) was called to Russellville to assist at the postmortem held over the body of Duane Johnson,...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 81 min read
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Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke It
News of the Week ending with August 6 1880 Â Â Â SP Barton shipped 14,000 bushels of wheat in July. Â Excursion tickets to Chicago were...

Lawrence Lore
Aug 66 min read
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Escaped 5 Times
Vincennes Weekly Sun Saturday, August 8, 1874 "On last Saturday night J. W. Harmon and J. M. Calloway succeeded in capturing the...

Lawrence Lore
Jul 311 min read
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