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Grant County History: May 2014
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A journal of Grant County (Indiana) history. Thursday, May 8, 2014. A black and white photo shows a serious man in a khaki shirt and the distinctive white cap of a US Marine. His dark eyes and serious demeanor reveal the look of a man trained to do battle- a warrior, Sergeant Edwin Ellsworth Pettiford. The US Marine Corp had not accepted men of color since its inception the 18. Century. During the American Revolution, African Americans served in Washington’s Army. The British had recruited ...Young Petti...
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Grant County History: August 2014
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A journal of Grant County (Indiana) history. Monday, August 25, 2014. John Minch: A boy goes to war. As a historian, I am acutely aware that the story never ends, that there are always new bits of information, new pieces of the account. I have always been partial to the men and women of World War I. When I was young, many of the ‘doughboys” were still alive. At a rakish angle and ribbon draped flags flying in the breeze. US Infantry headed General John J. By 1918, 17 year. Old John Minch was in France wi...
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Grant County History: Riot at Fairmount
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A journal of Grant County (Indiana) history. Monday, March 23, 2015. On Saturday night, November 6, 1890 Fairmount, Indiana was the scene of a violent gun battle resulting of the death of one man, five wounded, multiple injuries, and the attempted lynching of an African- American man. The event was characterized by the press at “one of the bloodiest and most sensational” episodes in this part of the state.”. When the anvil shooting began, quarrels intensified. Revolvers were produced. At some poi...Powel...
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Grant County History: March 2015
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A journal of Grant County (Indiana) history. Monday, March 30, 2015. The Queen City’s Ice Harvest”. The Marion Chronicle of January 19. 1893 carried an article with that title. The piece was a discussion of the city’s ice business. In the days before refrigeration, homes and businesses had ‘iceboxes” for storing food. An iceman delivered blocks of ice to be placed inside these boxes. This was done on a weekly basis. Spencer was making a second cutting, ten inches thick. L J Starrett , a few tons for his ...
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Grant County History: October 2013
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A journal of Grant County (Indiana) history. Monday, October 28, 2013. George Talbott Speaks of His Bondage. The movie "Twelve Years a Slave" has brought renewed attention to the horror that was American slavery. The film details the life of Solomon Northup, a free African American who was kidnapped and taken into bondage in 1850's Louisiana. In an article published in the Marion Daily Leader,. Slavery in the the United states was based upon physical brutality. Talbott says that Master Figgs was not ...
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Grant County History: September 2014
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A journal of Grant County (Indiana) history. Monday, September 29, 2014. The Book on Marion. The woman who wrote the book on Marion has died. June McKown age 93 beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, read the obituary in Sunday's Chronicle. For many in Marion, those with a fascination with the city's history, know her as the author of "Marion: A Pictorial History.". Marion: A Pictorial History" was published in a limited edition of 2000. A check of online sources quote prices from $58...
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Grant County History: February 2015
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A journal of Grant County (Indiana) history. Monday, February 23, 2015. Making Sausage in Marion: The Beginnings of the Marion Police Department. On May 28, 1892 the Marion Police Department was officially launched with Al Lennox as Chief, and patrolmen, J.L. Caric, Wesley Morgan, Washington Gross, and William Shaw. Marion Chronicle 04.28.1892. Marion Chronicle 06.01.1892. Marion Chronicle 06.02.1892. Moments in Grant County History originally broadcast 02.22.2015 WBAT 1400 AM. Monday, February 2, 2015.
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Grant County History: December 2013
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A journal of Grant County (Indiana) history. Monday, December 23, 2013. Temperance, the efforts of 19 and 20th century reformers to prohibit the sale, production , and distribution of alcohol was a major preoccupation of Grant County residents for over one hundred and fifty years. A major site of this battle against demon rum was the otherwise peaceful town of Fairmount. As described in Edgar Baldwin’s 1917 history The Making of a Township. The war on booze was fiercely fought. Monday, December 16, 2013.
