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Date
Featured |
Subject |
Approximate
Date of Photo |
December 27, 2001 |
The old Atlas
Underwear Factory is enjoying
new life as Atlas Senior Apartments. |
December 11, 2001 |
December
12, 2001 |
Uptown Richmond
sparkles with lights at Christmas time.
|
December
11, 2001 |
December
3, 2001 |
Enjoy
32 photos from the Uptown
Richmond Holiday Parade on Saturday, December
1....a quintessential hometown experience!
|
December
1, 2001 |
November
26, 2001 |
Physical
evidence of the struggle for the placement of the
courthouse and county seat location in 1873 still
exists on the front of the remodeled Center Township
Library in Centerville, Indiana. Take
a closer look!
|
November
21, 2001 |
November
19, 2001 |
The
large V-plows, on the front lawn of the Wayne
County Highway Department's headquarters on U.S.
40, between Centerville and Cambridge City are an
ominous reminder of what old-man winter can bring to
Indiana!
|
March
2001 |
November
12, 2001 |
The
former home of the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets has
been turned into a local
community center, offering lots of activities
for local citizens.
|
April
2000 |
November
5, 2001 |
View
Richmond High School from the air...or visit RHS
on the web.
|
August
19, 2001 |
October
29, 2001 |
Time
and erosion have taken a serious toll on this
spring-fed fountain, located in Glen Miller Park,
northeast of the playground.
|
October
10, 2001 |
October
22, 2001 |
Star
pattern bricks were made by the Thistlethwaite Brick
Yard located on the west side of the Northwest Fifth
Street, south of the railroad, in Richmond, Indiana.
Thistlethwaite Brick Yard was in operation from 1878
until 1905.
|
September
2000 |
October
15, 2001 |
The
Beech-Maple forest in Hayes
Regional Arboretum, with trees up to 450 years
old, is a remnant of what the early Indiana settlers
found on much of this region's land.
|
October
10, 2001 |
October
8, 2001 |
Fall
is one of the most enjoyable seasons in Wayne
County, Indiana. This vista is looking
southeast from Park Elwood Road. From this
location, you can see into Preble County Ohio.
Do
you have a favorite Fall vista? Talk
about it!
|
October
1999 |
September
28, 2001 |
Reid
Hospital has been growing & changing at this
current site since 1905. Plans are in the
works to build in a new facility on a site of more
than 80 acres located on upper Chester Boulevard.
|
August
19, 2001 |
September
17, 2001 |
Tony
Foster and Jeff Plasterer discuss the benefits of a
local education at Ivy
Tech State College.
|
September
13, 2001 |
September
7, 2001 |
This
aerial photo of the Indiana
University East Campus shows how much the
satellite campus has grown since the doors first
opened in 1975.
|
August
19, 2001 |
August
31, 2001 |
A feasibility
study for possible re-uses is being completed on the
old Richmond Gas Company building which is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places.
|
August
6, 2001 |
August
24, 2001 |
A
local group of volunteers have worked hard all
summer to bring "The Depot" back to
life. Click on the photo to learn more about
the Pennsylvania
Railroad Station.
|
August
22, 2001 |
August
17, 2001 |
Once
the center of retailing in Richmond, the
Knollenberg's building is finding new life as a
banquet center.
|
August
6, 2001 |
August
15, 2001 |
Semi
collides into Lingle Real Estate office and Smiley's
Old English Pub & Grill at North Eighth and
"A" streets in Richmond.
|
August
14, 2001 |
August
7, 2001 |
Children
enjoy the splash pool at the newly remodeled Cordell
Municipal Pool in Richmond.
|
August
6, 2001 |
August
3, 2001 |
Local
"gear heads" enjoy seeing a variety of
special vehicles during Uptown Richmond's Brickyard
Party on July 30th.
|
July
30, 2001 |
July
30, 2001 |
Former
Mayor Dennis Andrews set a beautification plan in
motion that is beginning to blossom!
|
July
18, 2001 |
July
23, 2001 |
This
home, one block from the National Road in Cambridge
City, Indiana, was once the home and studio of the
famous Overbeck
Sisters. [More
info.]
|
July
12, 2001 |
July
13, 2001 |
This
sculpture by local artists, Magaw's of Boston,
stands in the Friendship Rose Garden, located
between the Richmond Rose Garden and the Hill's
Memorial Rose Garden in Glen Miller Park, along the
National Road in Richmond, Indiana.
|
July
6, 2001 |
July
3, 2001 |
Construction
has begun on the new skate park, located in Glen
Miller Park at the corner of N. 22nd and
"D" in Richmond. [Learn
More.]
|
July
2, 2001 |
June
25, 2001 |
Richmond
State Hospital has been providing mental health
services to the community since 1890. [Larger
view.]
|
June
25, 2001 |
June
11, 2001 |
Thistlethwaite
Falls, located just south of Waterfall Road, was
created by Timothy Thistlethwaite in 1854 to generate
waterpower for his numerous mills. [Learn
more.]
|
June
13, 2001 |
June
8, 2001 |
The
new Circulation Desk was completed this week at
Morrisson-Reeves Library. Now all
library materials may be checked out in one
location, allowing department librarians to spend
more time assisting patrons.
|
June
8, 2001 |
May
31, 2001 |
Take
a step back in time to remember the Westcott Hotel,
located at 10th and East Main Streets in Richmond,
across from the Murray Theatre. [Learn
more.]
|
1900 |
May
23, 2001 |
This
mastodon skeleton is one of several extinct mammals
in the collection of the Joseph Moore Museum,
located on the Earlham College campus. Learn
more about the Joseph
Moore Museum. [Larger
view]
|
March
30, 2001 |
May
17, 2001 |
A
storm brews to the west over Whitewater Hall on the
I.U. East Campus.
|
May
16, 2001 |
May
14, 2001 |
Come to the Birdhouse Festival at Hayes Regional
Arboretum through Tuesday to choose a unique birdhouse
ideal for your home or garden. [Learn
more.]
|
May
14, 2001 |
May
7, 2001 |
Limestone
and shale in the Gorge, deposited by an ancient sea
about 450 million years ago contains one of the
world's best fossil records of the primitive animals
that lived in that period.
[Learn
more.]
|
April
22, 2001 |
April
30, 2001 |
Chuck
Martin, former Professor at Earlham, leads one of a
series of "Strolls in the Gorge".
Meet at the Test Road trail head every Sunday,
through May 20 at 2:00 p.m. [Learn
more.]
|
April
22, 2001 |
April
23, 2001 |
The
Vinton House in Cambridge City is one of the oldest
hotels in Indiana. Western Wayne Heritage is
in the process of restoring this interesting piece
of Wayne County history.
|
April
4, 2001 |
April
16, 2001 |
Townsend
Community Center has been serving the community
since 1921. Learn
more about the programs hosted there.
|
April
3, 2001 |
April
9, 2001 |
It's
Spring! ...announced by the blooming crocus in Glen
Miller Park. This long time landmark has been
moved...find out
why!
|
April
8, 2001 |
April
2, 2001 |
Richmond's
Urban
Enterprise Zone offers economic
benefits to businesses located within the Zone
and also to Zone resident employees.
|
Map
dated 1995 |
March
26, 2001 |
The
Starr-Gennett Foundation is working to preserve the vanishing
mural depicting the Gennett Logo.
Read
more about it on their recently updated website.
|
Summer
1998 |
March
19, 2001 |
Smiles
painted on logs in the woodpile of a home just west of
Centerville bring smiles to passers-by.
|
March
2001 |
March
12, 2001 |
This
home in Centerville once belonged to Oliver P. Morton,
Indiana's first native-born governor. He also
served as an Indiana Senator for 10 years.
|
March
7, 2001 |
March
5, 2001 |
Wayne
County youth have many activities in which they may
participate. Future Farmers of America promotes
leadership and agricultural education. [Click
to learn more about FFA.]
|
Fall
2000 |
February
26, 2001 |
The
"Z" among the first set of letters is
missing from this sampler on display at the Levi
Coffin House in Fountain City.
This was omitted deliberately by the stitcher so as to
remind that the only one who can obtain perfection is
God. [View
Details]
|
Fall
2000 |
February
19, 2001 |
New
Bookmobile offers a brighter, more comfortable space
for patrons. (view
bookmobile schedule)
|
2/8/01 |
February
15, 2001 |
Visit
the C. W. Mundy exhibition at the Richmond Art Museum.
|
2/7/2001 |
February
12, 2001 |
Choose
from 6 different antique valentines, from the
collection of the Wayne County Historical Museum and
send an e-card to your sweetheart.
|
2001- from the collection of the Wayne County Historical Museum. |
February
5, 2001 |
Micajah
C. Henley patented the roller skate bearing his name
in 1884 and he and his son, Harry, produced 15,000
skates a week during the heyday of their business. Click
to learn more about Henley.
|
1999
- from the collection of the Wayne County Historical Museum. |
January
29, 2001 |
Winter
is a great time to explore Wayne County. Take
time to look for tracks in the snow! Click
to get a better view of the Opossum.
|
January
14, 2001 |
January
22, 2001 |
Take a
look at the proposed plans for the new Wayne County
Jail, to be built in former Swayne Robinson location
in Richmond. Click
to learn more.
Talk
about the Jail.
|
January
22, 2001,
Plans dated from 2/00 to 4/00. |
January
15, 2001 |
Winter affords a clear view of the old National Road
bridge, scheduled for demolition this spring. Click
to learn more.
|
January
11, 2001 |
January
8, 2001 |
Removal
of the remains of the old Swayne Robinson buildings has begun.
Click
to learn more. |
January
4, 2001 |
January
2, 2001 |
The
new Earlham Athletic & Wellness Center offers activities for
the entire community. Click
to learn more. |
November
2000 |
2000 |
View
the Spotlight & Memories Archives from 2000 |
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