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Chinworth Bridge has a very long history in the Warsaw area

Posted on May 11, 2024 by historynut11

The Chinworth Bridge across the Tippecanoe River in Kosciusko County near Warsaw was opened in August 1897. It was built by the Bellefontaine Bridge and Iron Company of Bellefontaine, Ohio. It is one of the few surviving Pratt through-truss bridges … Continue reading →

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Faint reminder of former Methodist church in Elkhart County

Posted on May 5, 2024 by historynut11

This time of the year when the leaves are filling out trees it is more difficult to see a remnant of the former Bashor Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church. It was located on the southeast corner of county roads 15 and … Continue reading →

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Local credit union was started in this Goshen building

Posted on April 28, 2024 by historynut11

I am continuing with finding out what businesses or companies were in older buildings throughout Goshen. This week the building is on the northwest corner of Second Street and Lincoln Avenue. It was the original home of what was originally … Continue reading →

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Local bakery has a long history in the city of Goshen

Posted on April 21, 2024 by historynut11

This week’s photo shows the original location of Dutch Maid Bakery in downtown Goshen. Focus on the building painted blue across the top. On the lower level there are two businesses now and the one on the right was the … Continue reading →

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Building in Goshen served as a monument business many years

Posted on April 13, 2024 by historynut11

I continue with exploring the history of some of the older commercial buildings in or near downtown Goshen. This week the focus is on a building in the 200 block of East Lincoln Avenue. More specifically, the white colored building … Continue reading →

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Well known lumberman had this house built in Goshen

Posted on April 6, 2024 by historynut11

On East Lincoln Avenue on Goshen’s east side sits an old house that has its roots in the late 1870s. It was originally built for John H. Lesh, a well known lumberman of Elkhart County. Although the county GIS says … Continue reading →

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Corner building in downtown Goshen is full of history

Posted on March 31, 2024 by historynut11

I happen to think it is very interesting to discover what businesses were once located inside of the older buildings in Goshen. Here’s another example. The building to the far right is on the northwest corner of Fifth Street and … Continue reading →

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Barn and land have long history in Kosciusko County

Posted on March 24, 2024 by historynut11

There just aren’t many family farms that have remained in the family all the way back to the early 1800s. Only a few remain and apparently one of those is the Rosbrugh family in Kosciusko County. The photo shows a … Continue reading →

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Red barn stands out on rural property in Jackson Township

Posted on March 16, 2024 by historynut11

When I was still working in Milford, for a while I had to take an alternate route part of the way when County Road 19 was being upgraded a few years ago. That meant driving on County Road 21. I … Continue reading →

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Building will help tell the story of the Beardsley family

Posted on March 9, 2024 by historynut11

One of my last interviews when I worked for The Papers in Milford was in Elkhart where a former carriage house of the Beardsley family at Main and Beardsley was being renovated by the Ruthmere Museum. It is believed it … Continue reading →

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