Worst Train Wreck in Lawrenceville's History, 1945
Two Killed and Six Injured in Worst Train Wreck in the History of Lawrenceville November 10, 1945 The most disastrous train wreck in the...
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May 53 min read
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Where Can I Park My Car?
in 1939 Indian Refining Company decided they needed parking for their employees' cars.
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Apr 251 min read
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Cars of the 20s and 30s
We received a shoe box full of old snapshots and look what we found! C R Wallace on a vintage truck with a spare tire on the side and a...
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Apr 171 min read
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Going Someplace, Boys?
If these boys are planning on running away, they are not going without a goodbye kiss from Mother. Photos from the Madding Collection.
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Apr 161 min read
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Country Living by P. Grounds
Some would say I was born in an amazing time, August 8, 1936. The only amazing facts that I know are of my birth and that, that summer...
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Mar 272 min read
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The Game of 15 vs 20
Don't forget the prgram tonight 7:00 Secret Service The snow was two inches deep in Lawrence County in the last week of March in 1880....
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Mar 245 min read
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The Parlor Cars
If you were to take the Ohio & Mississippi train in 1880 from Lawrenceville, you might sit in one of the new parlor cars that ran on the...
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Mar 71 min read
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"Hairpins Scattered an Inch Deep"
The Bridgeport newspaper correspondent for the Mt Carmel Reporter published the story about the wedding of George M Whittaker and Mrs....
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Feb 214 min read
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Wingfoot Homes in Bridgeport
Soldiers returning from WWII faced a dismal housing shortage. To accommodate them, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co developed a completely...
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Jan 92 min read
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Police Shooting and Air Ships in St F
The Vincennes newspapers carried the news of St Francisville as often, if not more, than the Lawrenceville newspapers. However, the facts...
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Jan 84 min read
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