These are photos of interesting places. Some tie into relatives and some are historical places. Hope you enjoy!
This is the Columbia school house, located in Columbia twp, Fayette, Indiana. My g-pa graduated from this school and my dad and 4 of his siblings went to this scool. There are two classrooms upstairs, the west classroom was for grades 1-4 and the east classroom was for grades 5-8. My Aunt Emmy (Evelyn Vaughn) was a school teacher here for many years. This is a picture of the east room now set up as a museum with photos, diplomas and awards from previous students and teachers.
This is the original jail house in Laurel, Franklin, Indiana. There are only two windows in the whole building. The bars on the windows from the outside go up and down and the bars on the windows from the inside go side to side. About 4 feet behind the windows (on the inside) is a cement wall with the door made out of metal bars. So where the prisoners were kept there was no windows. The sign above the door reads: Laurel Jail 1891
This is what's left of the house on the old Dice homested in Laurel, Franklin, Indiana. This picture was taken Feb. 2009. I am told the root cellar is still there but we have to wait til the weather improves so the current owner can show us the exact location.
These are pictures of the Little Cedar Grove Baptist church just south of Brookville, Franklin, Indiana. About 1805 white settlers organized a baptist society. The original church was reported to have been a log church. The Rev. William Tyner and Rev. Louis Dewesse were the first two ministers. According to a pamplet it was about 1811 when the congregation needed a bigger dwelling. After the civil war it was no longer used as a place of public worship. The property and church now belong to the Franklin County Historical Society and donations for the up keep may be sent to them at P.O. Box 342 Brookville, Indiana 47012. I think they have done a remarkable job because the church is beautiful. Look just past the pulpit and in the corner you can see Elizabeth Hackleman Tyner's headstone. Even up close you can barely read it. It was placed inside the church for protection. There are also rifle holes on the west side of the building.
