Monthly Archives: April 2014

Here is yet another remnant from the former Wabash Railroad where it passed through Elkhart County. Shown is a concrete base for likely a signal tower or sign of some type just off County Road 21 to the east and just slightly … Continue reading →

If you look closely at old maps, you will notice the Old Elkhart Road, the main Goshen to Elkhart route before U.S. 33 was built, crisscrossed the Big Four Railroad (Norfolk Southern today) and the Winona Interurban tracks multiple times. … Continue reading →

When surveyors were originally surveying Elkhart County in its very early years, they described one particular location as Sugar Ridge in Benton Township. Perhaps the surveyors noticed an abundance of sugar maple trees in that area. It was located along … Continue reading →

Washington Street in Goshen, Elkhart County, has a long history. It was one of the original platted streets in the town, which dates to the 1830s. As is the case in several towns or cities, streets were named after U.S. … Continue reading →