Miscellaneous information regarding to
Crawford County, Indiana

This page is dedicated to anything related to Crawford County, Indiana.  Pictures from various
parts of the county will be posted here as well as anything of an interest to Crawford County. 
Submissions are welcomed!  Please email us via the contact us page.  Click on the pictures
for larger versions.

Various PDFs created by Larry Burmeister:
1963 newspaper
1976 Star Article
Crawford Disasters
Democrat - Feb 4 1926 crash
Dr. Smith of Crawford

Old Postcards (sent in by Ron Yates)

James Harvey Walker and Ellen Hollowell (sent in by Lance Stroud)

Marengo High Academy - 1914 (sent in by Melba Francis)
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Milltown Depot (sent in by Melba Francis)
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Milltown Quarry (sent in by Melba Francis)
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Bridge at Spring Cave in Marengo

Milltown Elementary (circa 1930s - if you have identification of any, email me). Photos provided by Lance Stroud.

Unidentified person (please email me if you know the identity)

Alford Agan (1840-1915) and first wife Mary Ann Kimbel
This picture was taken in 1865 at the end of Civil War.  Alford was 25 years old and Mary Ann 20 years of age.  Alford Agan was my grandfather, being my grandfather Floyd Stroud's great grandfather.  Alford Agan's daughter Emma Jane married Virgil Stroud (my great grandfather). - Donated by Lance Stroud.

Foot bridge in front of Spring Cave in old Marengo before 1900
(donated by Autumnfarmss@aol.com)

Old town store, west side of the road in Marengo
(donated by Autumnfarmss@aol.com)

Old town store in Marengo (donated by Lance Stroud)

First car in Marengo (donated by Lance Stroud)

Marengo band c. 1910 (donated by Lance Stroud)

Marengo Rialto program Nov 1947 (donated by Lance Stroud)

Marengo academy (donated by Lance Stroud)

Hy-rock Products in Marengo (1950s/60s) (donated by Lance Stroud)

Downtown Marengo 1910 (donated by Lance Stroud)

Big Springs Church / Marengo cemetery c. 1900 (donated by Lance Stroud)

Marengo school c 1920 (donated by Lance Stroud)

1977 - Ohio River (view from Leavenworth) frozen over

1920s photo of English, IN

This photo was from John Flanigan's collection of old Crawford County photos.  For more
 photos, visit his site HERE.

Church Group - Brown Mathers

photo from John Flanigan.
Identifications by Mary Thornbury Flanigan:
"Front: Aunt Nell, Aunt Rhoda Mathers, ?, Aunt Em Brown, ?, maybe Cousin Christine Thornbury?, Aunt Lou, ?
"Back Row: Uncle Harris Brown, ?, Fred Thornbury"

Grades 6 -7 from English, IN 1938

photo from John Flanigan.
Here are the names of the people in the photo:
 Row #1.  Front Row-  Curtis Benham-Bob Walton-Arthur Ingle-Willis Starkey-Harley Walton-Marvin Pavey
 Row #2-Donald Bowman-Oscar Brown-Alpha Brown--Dean Tyler-Clifford Simcox-Bob Roberts-Max Duggins-Zelbert Longest-Ralph Leasor
 Row #3-Sam Bennett-Fred Allen-Elmo Gilliland-Bob Denton-Kenneth Buchanan-Harold Sarles-Glenn Barnett-Bob Welch-Howard Roberson-Gordon Dicus (Teacher)
 Row # 4- Fred Tucker-Floyd Patton-Jack Heitz-Bill Gilliland-Clifton Turley-Lowell Kellams-Norman Roberson-Bob Standiford-Harry Petty

Sycamore Springs (taken by Bill Piper, Jr)
 

Patoka Lake (taken by Bill Piper, Jr)
   

Below photos donated by the Taylors of Marengo, IN:

Marengo High School 1957 Yearbook cover

Primary Geography book cover from 1870s!

  Winfred and Annie - 1942

The following photos were donated by Donnie Roberts:

- from English State Bank 2000 Calendar
The 1940-1942 English Courthouse employees gathered for a photo.  Front Row, left to right:  Owen Johnson, Lillie Miller Goss, Avis Sloan, Mrs. L.Stephenson and G.Stephenson.  Second row: Alva "Fudge" Armstrong, Ed Ross, Bliss Eskew, and two men unidentified.  Third row: John Spears, Judge Clyde Lottick, John Limp, two unidentified men and then Greenville Satterfield..

English Basketball Team 1920
The people are (from left to right):
Top row: Ted King, Guard; Ivan Ray, Center; Tim McCormick, Coach; Ray Crews, Guard; Bill Herndon, Forward.
Bottom row: Curran Heishman, Forward Sub; Kenneth Patton, Forward Sub; Charles Luckett, Forward.

Taswell Church group c 1900 - 1910
The only people I know in the church photo is Henry W. Mock and his wife Emma Robertson Mock.  Henry just to the right of the door with black coat, white shirt and no visible tie, Emma to his immediate left. - Donnie  (need help identifying people)

Taswell School photo (need help identifying people and time period)