Monthly Archives: February 2015

Sometimes if you look a little closer at a building, you realize it has the shape of something from the past. This building on the northeast corner of U.S. 6 and State Road 15 in Elkhart County still has the … Continue reading →

From the early 1870s to about the mid 1920s, Wabash was an important railroad town for the Big Four Railroad. In fact, Wabash was originally part of the railroad’s name until it was changed to the Big Four. Wabash was … Continue reading →

By now you’ve noticed I’m interested in remnants showing the existence of former roads. These remnants can give clues to the past of a particular area, such as why did a road meander and not go straight? Shown is a … Continue reading →

In the 25 years after the Civil War, railroad track miles more than doubled as the East was more and more being connected with the West in America. One of the numerous lines built in those years was the New … Continue reading →