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The History of Logansport, Indiana
An Honors Thesis (HONRS 499)
by
Angela M. Jones
Dr. Joan Schreiber
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
December, 1 995
Graduation Date--December 17, 1995
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Abstract of Thesis
This brief history of Logansport is designed to give eighth
grade
students
development
the
of
background
section
review
a
better
understanding
Logansport,
of
their
questions
Indiana.
city,
and
the
of
In
the
addition
students are
activities
knowledge and understanding of the material.
creation
to
to
and
reading
provided with
further
their
Contents
Chapter One--Background of the Settlement.
Indian Heritage ..•....••....•.•..
First Settlement .•..•.•.
Early Marriages, Births, and Deaths ••
Settlement and·Original Town Plan ..
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Name Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter Two--Real Creation of the Town .•...•.•....
Official incorporation date and city limits.
Community Plan and People Involved ••.•••••
Population .•.••••••...•••...
Chapter Three--Ethnic Population.
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Chapter Four--Economic History •.
Agriculture.
Industry ...••
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Chapter Five--Transportation History ..
Roads •••••••••...••
Hotels or Taverns ••
Railroads •....••••
Interurban Car Lines ..
Wabash and Erie Canal.
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Chapter Six--Military History.
Battle of Tippecanoe.
War of 1812.
Mexican War .•.
Civil War .••
World War I ••
World War II ••
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Chapter Seven--Culture/Activity •.
Churches •..•••••
Schools ..•
Libraries.
Newspapers.
Organizations ••••..•••••.•.••••••.
Museums •••••.•.
Chapter Eight--Government Buildings and
Programs ••
WPA.
Courthouses, jails, post office, etc .•
Chapter Nine--Firsts.
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Government
Building
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Chapter Ten--Special Events and Red Letter Dates .•
Floods •••••••••
Ice Gorges ••••
Tornadoes and Wind Storms.
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Famous Visitors ....••.................•...............•... 78
Centennial Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . 79
Bicentennial Celebration .•.•.....•........•.••.....••....• 80
Chapter Eleven--Landscape Features .••••...••••••.....•......... 82
Chapter Twelve--Builders and Architects .....•.......•••.....••• 84
Chapter Thirteen--Recreation and Sports History .••••...•••••... 85
Chapter Fourteen--Specific Houses and Buildings .••••...•••••... 87
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Photographs and Drawings to aid the student in visualizing
various events and buildings ....•••......•.•...••••.•.•... 93
List of Works Cited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 106
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Chapter One
Background of the Settlement
Indian Heritage
The area that is now Logansport was once covered by heavy
timber,
consisting of
several different kinds of trees.
were
oak,
walnut,
poplar,
and
other
woods.
These
beech,
woods
hickory,
were
cut
ash,
down
elm,
by
There
sycamore,
the
settlers
as they settled down and began farming. Today, only small groves
of the original forest trees remain (Powell 1: 10).
Logansport
and
and Pottawattomie
in a
primitive
County.
Cass
County
Indians.
the
The Miami Indians,
my friends.
first
warlike
home
settlers
to
the
Miami
and still lived
arrived
once called the Twightwees,
in Cass
became
The French called them MIAmis (Miamis),
This is the name they are known by now and in all
treaties with the state and country.
and
once
They were hunters,
state when
friends of the French.
were
tribe.
One
of
their
The Miamis were a powerful
chiefs,
Me-che-can-noch-qua
or "Little Turtle," was one of the most well known Indian chiefs
in American history (Powell 1: 29, 31).
The Miamis lived in permanent villages, which were located
on the banks of rivers and creeks. They practiced limited farming
on their rich agricultural lands.
Mostly they fished and hunted.
They lived in that part of Cass county lying on both sides of
Eel river and all south of the Wabash (Powell 1: 32).
The
Pottawattomies,
who
originally
lived
in
what
is
now
Michigan, were once called the Poux. They belong to the Algonquin
1
family
from
and
the
are
related
parent
to
family
the
about
Chippewas,
1650.
southern shores of Lake Michigan,
but
The
they
Poux
separated
moved
to
the
and dwelt with the ottawas,
until the ottawas became unhappy with the Poux and moved away.
The
It
that they could make
Poux said
is
words
said that
the name
"puh-to wa,"
their own council
Pottawatommies was
meaning a
derived
fires.
from
the
blowing out or expansion of
the
cheeks, and "me," a nation, which means a nation of fire-blowers,
able
to
build
own
council
fires
and
take
The Poux were crowded by other tr ibes ,
themselves.
beginning
their
of
the
War of
1812,
they
could be
care
of
and by the
found along the
banks of the Tippecanoe and the north bank of the wabash river
from
the
They
took
mouth
up
of
the
the Tippecanoe to the mouth of Eel
river.
northern
county
and
western
part
of
Cass
(Powell 1: 34-35).
After Logansport became a town and before the Indians were
moved west,
the Indians would come to town to trade or receive
their annuity
from
the government.
The Pottawattomies usually
camped on the north side of Eel river on the site of West Logan.
The Miamis camped on the south side (Powell 1: 35).
section Review
1. What two Indian groups once lived in what is now Logansport
and Cass County?
2.
Which group originally lived in Michigan?
called?
3.
Where was each group located?
What were they
How did they get their new name?
How did the Miamis get their name?
2
What was their original
name?
4.
who was Me-che-can-noch-qua?
First settlement
At
the
time
of
first
settlement,
Logansport
did
not
yet
have the canal or the railroads, although they would eventually
become
to
very
important
to
What
Logansport.
drew
the
settlers
the area at the time was the joining of two rivers.
At the
location of the original town of Logansport, the Eel River flows
into the Wabash River.
The
treaties
with
the
Pottawattomies
on
23, 1826, made permanent settlement possible.
Chamberlain
August
from
Fort
on
land
which
1826,
settled
of
came
Eel
on
the
river,
south
Harrison
bank
and built a
he
had
of
double
cabin
with
an
16
and
However, Alexander
made
bought
the
a
May
Wabash,
settlement
in
25,
He
opposite
1825.
the
mouth
Sometimes he used the cabin
cabin.
as a tavern to house travelers.
a
and
October
In the spring of 1827 he built
upstairs
and
began
"tavern
keeping"
settlement.
William
(Kingman 14).
Other
families
became
part
of
the
Newman and his family built a cabin near Mr. Chamberlain during
the winter of 1826-27.
built
a
1827,
Major Daniel Bell began building the first
the
rivers.
family
the
cabin
a
At around the same time, Mr. James Burch
little
During
came
from
Wabash,
just
the
Ft.
below
further
down
the
summer of 1827,
Wayne
the
and
mouth
3
On March
the
on
the
27,
cabin between
Joseph Barron,
settled
of
river.
north
Eel River,
Sr.
side
and
of
where the
old Washington school now stands.
B. McKeen,
In
the summer of 1827, Hugh
son-in-law of Mr. Barron and an Indian trader, built
a log house and opened a trading post on the point.
has been called Logansport's pioneer merchant.
General
John
Tipton,
Indian
agent,
moved
Hugh McKeen
In March, 1828,
to Logansport.
On
April 3, 1829, he purchased the Chamberlain premises, and erected
other buildings to accommodate
the Indian Agency.
Chamberlain
then built a second tavern at a different location, and continued
his
business.
city
limits
These
of
settlements
Logansport.
were
They
all
were
within
only
the
the
present
beginning.
After the first few settlements, people began buying and settling
the land rapidly (Helm 390; Kingman 14-15; Powell 1: 322-23).
section Review
1.
What attracted the first settlers to Logansport?
2.
Who was the
3.
Who built the first cabin between the rivers?
4.
What is Hugh B. McKeen known for?
5.
What do you think
fir~settler?
Wher~
was he from?
life was like for the first families to
settle in Logansport?
Early Marriages, Births, and Deaths of the Settlement
With settlement came marriage, birth, and death.
marriage took place on January 1,
Bell.
--
The first
1829 at the cabin of Maj or
The couples taking part in the double wedding were Charles
Polke and Lovisa R. Smith, and William Scott and Otilda Lockhart.
The ceremony was
performed by Reverend James Crawford,
4
of the
Presbyterian
obtained
County
Church
at
at
Delphi
was
under
in
The
Delphi.
marriage
licenses
Carroll County because at the
the
jurisdiction
of
Carroll
were
time Cass
County
(Kingman
1 4) •
other
marriages
soon
The
followed.
county
was
organized
in April 1829, so licenses could be obtained here in Cass County.
Alexander
Wilson
and
1829.
The
marriage
Hiram
Todd.
The
Matilda
ceremony
next
M.
Thorpe
was
and
married
performed
marriage,
Berry
were
performed
Associate
by
John
Judge
Scott,
Eldridge officiated the marriage of Andrew Waquire and
a
proper
Before
entering
the
ceremony.
and
guests
the
He
were
wrote
it down,
scene
then
of
the
entered
waiting.
1829.
He thought about
and committed it to memory.
marriage
the
feast
building,
he
went
over
where the couple
He became so nervous
everything he had prepared.
7,
This was Job Eldridge's first
and he was quite nervous.
ceremony,
June
was
Job' B.
marriage ceremony,
on
28,
Thomas
1829.
Binney,
May
between
Almida McMillen on July 5,
Hannah
by
on
that he
forgot
There was no hope of escaping the
crowd, so he made up the ceremony as he went through it, arousing
no
suspicion.
emblem of
before.
I
Then,
in
were
married
11.
John
B.
I
"You
have
man
couple
1829.
by
John
Durett
and
joined
hands.
That
is
an
expect you have talked the matter over
in the name of
you
The
marriages
-
said,
fidelity.
pronounce
happy.
He
the Father,
wife."
never
It
was
divorced.
Murray
C.
McGregor,
(clerk)
over and everyone was
There
Woodworth
Justice
married
5
Son and Holy Ghost,
of
Miss
were
and
the
three
Abigail
Peace,
Elizabeth
more
Branson
on
B.
July
Bell,
daughter of Major Daniel Bell,
one
of
the
was
between
Associate
on September 23,
The
Judges.
William
G.
Van
by John Smith,
last marriage of
Doren
and
Margaret
the
year
Tolbert,
on
December 20, by Judge Smith (Kingman 14-15).
The
first
white
child
born
in
Cass
County
was
Sarah,
daughter of John Smith, better known as Jack Smith, on February
15,
1828.
Agent,
Gillis J.
McBean was
on December 30, 1829.
born to Gillis McBean,
County
He was the first white child born
within the limits of the "Old Town Plat" of Logansport (Kingman
15) •
The
first
death was that of a child of Jack Smith,
It is not certain where the child
died in the Summer of 1828.
was buried.
which
The next death was of a man at Chamberlain's Tavern,
He was the first person to be buried in
in the Fall of 1828.
the "Old Cemetery." James Foster died at Miamisport on December
23, 1828, and was buried on the 25th, at Tipton Lodge, the first
in history of that lodge.
and
was
buried
with
Robert Hars died on the next night,
Masonic
honors
on the
27th.
These were
the first deaths in Logansport, Indiana (Kingman 15).
section Review
1.
Describe the first marriage performed by Job Eldridge.
settlement and Original Town Plan
During
area.
out
the
On April
the
original
winter
of
1828,
10th,
1828,
several
settlers
came
to the
Chauncey Carter surveyed and laid
plat of Logansport
6
lying between the rivers
,-
and extending east as far as Fifth Street,
There
were
sixteen
September 3,
1828,
lots
to
in the
the
containing 111
This
block.
recorder I s
was
lots.
recorded
office of Carroll
ounty.
At the time, this area was a part of Eel township, Carroll
ounty
(Helm 396; Powell 1: 324).
Section Review
1•
For
this
or pencil.
Go
to
Mt.
handout
activity
you
will
need
white
paper and a
crayon
Thin black paper and a white crayon will also work.
Hope
with
Cemetary
directions
and
find
will
be
Chauncey
Carter I s
A
Have someone hold the
given.
Take your crayon
paper over the headstone of Chauncey Carter.
and lightly rub over the paper.
grave.
The raised lettering and designs
should show up on your paper.
Name Origin
The town of Logansport was named after Captain Logan,
Shawnee
chief
who
to
white
people
the
lost
his
in
life
while
November,
testifying
1812.
his
However,
the
loyalty
there
are
different versions of how the name was chosen.
One
of
version of
interested
north
bank
of
men
the
met
the
naming of Logansport is that a
in
the
Wabash
shade
near
of
Second
a
big
Street,
elm tree on the
in
1828.
knew the new town would be significant and attractive.
they wanted to find the perfect name.
number
They
Therefore
General Tipton suggested
a Latin compound that would mean "Mouth of Eel." Others suggested
Indian
names.
Hugh
McKeen,
the
7
Indian
trader,
suggested
that
the memory of Chief Logan be
the
in
the name of the
Chauncey Carter and Col. J.B. Durett suggested that
new town.
"port"
immortalized
be added since the town was located at the junction of
two
rivers.
Everyone
agreed
to
the
suggestion,
and
the
town was named Logansport (Powell 1: 324).
Another version takes place on an August afternoon in 1827.
This version takes place on a grassy slope near the point where
the Eel River empties into the Wabash.
including
papoose
contest.
two
on
her
The
settlement at
was
the
Durett's
Pottawattomie
back,
gathered
shooting
contest
the mouth of
umpire
for
the
shot had won.
a bull's eye.
Indian
A group of spectators,
men
around
would
and
to
a
squaw,
watch
the
decide
the Eel River.
event,
and
he
the
name
with
a
shooting
of
the
Maj or Daniel Bell
declared
Cheered on by Hugh McKeen,
that
Colonel
he had made
Thus the sparsely settled spot in the wilderness
was named Logan's Port.
It is now Logansport (Taber 3).
section Review
1.
What are the two versions of how Logansport got its name?
Chapter Project
Go to the library and look for information on Chief Logan, the
Shawnee
chief,
or
Little
Turtle
of
the Miamis.
to three page paper about your chosen subject.
8
Write a
one
Chapter Two
Real Creation of the Town
official incorporation date of the settlement and the city limits
Before
Indiana
matter
1831,
approved
of
when
an
the
act
general
for
incorporation
the
was
assembly
of
incorporation
submitted
to
the
the
of
state
towns,
citizens
of
of
the
the
town at an election held at the "Canal Mansion House" on Monday,
Samuel Ward was inspector and J.B.
september 5,
1831.
was
clerk.
Forty-five
and
two
were
against
votes
the
were
in
favor
proposition.
It
of
Cambell
incorporation,
was
declared
that
the town should be incorporated (Helm 401; Powell 1: 326).
Community Plan and People Involved
At
between
that
the
time
the
rivers,
town
and
still
consisted only of
extending
east
to
Fifth
that
Street,
land
and
it was divided into five districts or wards (Powell 1: 326).
An election was held on September 12,
to elect five trustees.
John Scott,
and Peter
John Ward,
was held on November 11,
corporate
Street.
limits
of
In April,
the
1838,
in each ward,
Jordan Vigus,
Anderson were
of the town of Logansport.
1831,
Dr. H. Todd,
chosen the first trustees
The first meeting of the town board
1831.
Within the next few years, the
town would extend from Fifth to Tenth
the
town
would
become
a
city
(Helm
402; Powell 1: 326).
When Logansport
became
a
city
its
limits were bounded by
the two rivers and Ninth Street on the east.
9
Before his death
-
in
1839,
John
Tipton
had
made
four
his death.
the
original
Paterson and Edward H.
Heth;
Sarah M.
Several
They extended the city to Fifteenth street.
They were made by:
more additions were made by 1880.
Ann
to
Two additions were made by Tipton's administrator, after
plat.
F.
additions
George
Tipton;
T.
Lytle;
Tipton;
D.O.
W.L.
John
Dykeman;
Harvey and Mary
Brown;
P.
Noah
Usher;
John B.
William
Shultz;
W.
S.
H.
LaRose;
Standley;
William Douglass; the administrator of the Humphrey Taber estate;
James
C.
Cheney;
Cecil and Wilson;
and Paul and Rose A.
Taber
(Powell 1: 327; Taber, 47).
The entire town site was covered by forest when Logansport
was
to
first
be
laid
cut
first
down,
streets
In
out.
order
to
and the stumps
not
soil,
unusual,
existence,
and
after
during
to
streets,
long remained.
would
see
a
the
a
rain,
first
yoke
often
of
gather
paved streets in this
that
seats
way.
The
eventually
in
would
twenty
be
all
the
stumps
covered
brick,
the
and a
Therefore,
the
form
of
principal
around
and
joke
It was
Logansport's
cart or wagon,
When this happened
about
the
handsome
and how convenient for pedestrians
stumps
gradually
with
of
oxen hitched to a
around
town,
very muddy.
years
were
decayed,
gravel
and
provided all along the
and
paved.
to be improved by paving was Fourth Street,
by
had
The roads were of dark, native,
stuck in the mud on the principal streets.
people
the trees
in Logansport were decorated with stumps,
which travelers had to maneuver.
alluvial
make
business
streets.
the
The
streets
first
were
street
in 1893-4, followed
They were
paved wi th
couple of the streets near the railroad are still
10
paved with brick.
Broadway and North streets were paved with
asphalt in 1910-1 (Powell 1: 374-376).
As
of
1913,
it
was
said
that Logansport had more mi les
of cement sidewalks than any other town of its size in the state.
This
was
a
wonderful
transformation since
the city was
first
created (Powell 1: 375).
Population
The
1833
Eel
the
town
of
Logansport
population
township;
1860,
was
501;
2,979;
has
gradually
1840,
1870,
grown
not
reported;
8,950;
1880,
larger.
In
1850,
2,251
11,198;
1890,
13,328; 1900, 16,204; 1910, 19,050 (Powell 1: 375).
Chapter Review
1.
When
was
Logansport
officially
incorporated
City?
2.
Describe the first streets in Logansport.
3.
Which street was paved first?
4.
Which streets were paved with asphalt in 1910-11?
11
as
a
town?
Chapter Three
Ethnic Population
Mr. Julian, a member of the Cass County, Indiana, Historical
Society, related that between 1850 and 1890 ninety eight percent
of
the
population
of
Logansport
was
white.
nationali ty of the population was German,
The children of
the German
families
schools, where German was taught.
widely in the home,
but not
The
English,
origin
and
of
Irish.
attended German religious
The German language was spoken
in public.
The
Irish population,
according to Mr. Julian, was divided into different socioeconomic
groups, and often fought each other.
The
great
influx
of
Italians,
occurred between 1900 and 1950.
according
to
Mr.
Julian,
The Italians, like the Germans,
spoke their native language in the home and English in public.
The
fact
and Italian
in
their
is
early
that
most of
evident
years.
the
population was
German,
Irish,
in the makeup of the Catholic churches
st.
Joseph's was mainly German.
Vincent's
was
mostly
Irish.
st.
st. Bridget's was mainly Italian.
Question
1.
Judging from some of the well known last names and businesses
in town, what ethnic group or groups are still a significant
part of the population?
12
Chapter Four
Economic History
Agriculture
Logansport
is
situated
agricultural region.
in
the
midst
of
an
impressive
Agriculture has become an important aspect
of Logansport's economy (Taber 35; Powell 1: 81).
Farming
in
the
William
Newman
bank of
the Wabash
the
Logansport
cleared
and
area
dates
cultivated
back
the
land
iver in Clinton township.
land beginning December 1,
1825,
to
1827 I
when
the
south
on
He had occupied
but it was the spring of
1827 when he planted his first crop (Powell 1: 81).
Within the next five or six years, settlers began locating
and
farming
in
every
township
of
Cass
County.
However,
agriculture was slow in developing in this area because of the
dense forests that had to be cut down and removed.
the
fields
was
also
for
done
nearly a
by
generation.
hand.
The
Most
pioneer
machinery that modern farmers have,
would
no
be
developed
incentive
to
family.
There
village
at
in
the
raise
were
the
next
no
markets
time.
to grow much food
mast
on
where
the
the
farmers
at
the
prairie,
get
and
in
farm
did not have the
decades.
Logansport;
beginning,
products
for
the
time
or even the new tools that
few
the
did
abundarit
to
In
routes
have
farming
There was
anything beyond what was needed for
transportation
not
stumps dotted
to
it
was
there
were
cities.
livestock could roam and
13
provided
eat
for
the
only
their livestock.
forests
also
no
Farmers
Hay was
shrubs
most
a
of
and
the
farmers
Therefore,
winter.
did
not
grow
a
surplus
of
goods
(Powell 1: 81-82).
A new era dawned in 1839,
was opened up for traffic,
when the Wabash and Erie Canal
for it ran right through Logansport.
The farmer now had the option of shipping his products to Toledo,
and
receiving manufactured
and
the
Wabash
that
farming
farmer
farm
and
to
Erie Canal
Logansport
and
other
brought
and adopt
variety
farming
for
to
what
Cass
profit,
County.
Not
not
It was
farmer
just
only
could
the
but he could now acquire new
better methods
the
in return.
brought surplus and commercial
ship his goods to Toledo,
implements
goods
to
of farming.
grew,
because
provide
It also
now he
for
his
was
family.
Livestock also became more profitable (Powell 1: 82-83).
An
in
even
1855.
The
brought a
farmer
and
improved
and
the
the
drills,
railroad
could also
farm
railroad
was
quicker
get
anything
implements
them
area.
were
than
of
the
Among
he
the
canal,
needed
invented
easily
run
by
The
horse
power.
railroad
and
thus
or wanted.
about
accessible
the
new
to
this
the
implements
New
time,
farmers
were
grain
hay rakes and forks,
the
and
farmers
put
Because
of
the
accessibili ty
farmers became more involved in the livestock
then
realized
more profitable than scrub stock.
of
corning
for thrashing wheat, and the large thrashing machine
of the railroad,
care
the
reaping and mowing machines,
separator,
,-
was
made
Logansport
"old caver"
market.
windfall
quick and ready market for all agricultural products.
The
of
greater
more
into
the
14
that
the
thoroughbred
was
Farmers began to take better
breeding of
livestock
(Powell
1: 83).
Not only did the improvements in agriculture, brought about
by the coming of the canal and the railroad, affect the farmer,
but
Of
they
also
course
affected
the
canal
but
also
Logansport,
those
and
the
people who
railroads
other
merchant
factories
improved
were
as
best
in
The
erected.
women bought
Logansport
farming methods,
more
people
to
Flouring mills, saw mills, woolen
the
to
business
fabrics
of
the
town
and goods
that
Farmers also began to meet
she had formerly made in the home.
annually
brought
in Logansport.
lives of the people who were already
living in the village changed.
and
lived
interchange
improving the
ideas
and
discuss
breeds of stock,
the
the most
profitable crops for certain soils, and anything else that might
pertain
to
farm
in farming,
life,
inside
Wi th
and out.
the
the population of Logansport also grew.
were so many people needed to run a farm.
improvements
No longer
Therefore more people
moved to town (Powell 1: 82-84).
As
more
increased.
people
be
also
shipment
the
to
town,
the
demand
Therefore market gardening increased.
began to
for
moved
grown
greenhouse
so
in town
to
in order
to meet
larger cities.
that
they
for
gardens
Larger gardens
local
needs,
but
Growers even began using
could grow vegetables year round.
The first vegetable greenhouse in Cass County was built in 1906
by Charles
F.
Markert,
and was
steam heated.
The
year
round
summer temperatures made it possible for the city and surrounding
towns
after,
to
be
furnished
Kiesling
&
Sons
with
perennial
erected a
15
fresh
vegetable
vegetables.
greenhouse on
Soon
the
,-
west side (Powell 1: 86).
Much progress was made as a result of farming improvements.
Both
farmers
such
luxuries
societies,
and
townspeople
as
the
domestic
were
telephone,
science
able
to
increasingly
interurban cars,
instruction,
and
enjoy
agricultural
better
schools.
New inventions allowed homes to be improved with such amenities
as
light,
water,
bath,
sewerage,
and
heat.
Farmers were able
to afford such conveniences as the automobile and rubber tired
buggies,
which
allowed
them
to
travel
more
quickly
to
other
parts of town or the county (Powell 1: 84).
The first agricultural fair was held in the fall of 1842,
on
the
this
west
side
of
Homemade
spot?
displayed at this
in
this
fair,
decades,
the
of
Agricultural
would
interest
fairs
the
and
However,
therefore
fairs
as
articles
fair.
Agricul tural
site
Second Street.
it
would
and
of
also
and Horticultural
agricultural
not
level
school now stands on
products
not enough people
was
come
What
repeated
go
for
throughout
local
change.
farmers
The
Association was
took part
many
the
were
years.
next
varied.
Cass
few
The
County
formed in 1873.
One order of business that year was to buy land to be used as
a
fair ground. The land they bought was the area now comprising
Spencer Park,
on the east end of the city.
held
from
September
were
held
on
this
9
to
13,
1873.
sight
for
fifteen
interest again began to lag.
were
very
farmers.
productive.
This
They
encouraged
The first fair was
Successful
or
twenty
county
years,
fairs
when
When the fairs were popular, they
created a
farmers
16
to
spirit of rivalry among
improve
their
varieties
,-
of stock and other farm products,
and this has changed farming
for the good (Kingman 17; Powell 1: 85; Taber 45).
However,
in
the
still
old
the land would again be used as
What
future.
be
seen?
fairgrounds.
evidence
Ask
your
When
did
of
the
former
grandparents
they
move
the fair grounds
if
fair
they
ground
can
remember
the
to the present location?
You may think of the fair as a place to go and meet your friends
or
ride
fair
rides
was
Most
and play games.
actually
created
as
a
young
place
for
people do,
but the
farmers
display
to
their products and compete with other farmers.
Farming
though
it
in
would
suppose,
Cass
see
miles
and
If
one
miles
were
of
to
farm
More than likely, you do not.
important
farmers
County.
to
drive
land.
community?
If
necessities
and
of
How,
town
do
you
Do you grow your
How else might farming
Where do you think most area
did
Logansport,
our
local businesses might not be as profitable, or worse yet,
they
buy
their money?
out
county
not
spend
our
even
Farming is very
is farming important to Logansport?
own food?
be
still today very important to Logansport,
does not take place right in town.
important
they
is
their
the
farmers
luxuries
of
from
our
might not exist.
In the same way that the farmers are important
to city dwellers,
the occupations of the city are also important
to
the
might
farmer.
farm
families
the factories
machinery
What
that
benefit
in town.
the
occupations
from
do
your
these
parents
have?
occupations?
How
Think
of
The products they make are used in the
farmers
use
everyday.
Think
about
this,
and you should realize how important we are to the farmer, and
17
how important the farmer is to the city.
section Review
1.
What were some of the hardships faced by our first farmers?
2.
How did the Wabash and Erie Canal help the farmers?
3.
What were
some of
the new
farm
implements brought to town
with the railroad in 1855?
4.
How
did
the
improvements
in
agriculture
affect
the
lives
of those people who lived in Logansport?
5.
When was the firt agricultural fair?
What do we call this
fair now?
6.
How did the fairs help farmers?
Industry
Industry
is
also
very
important to Logansport.
dates back almost as long as does farming.
and
various
types
of
mills
industries of Logansport.
In
were
fact,
on the
Furniture factories
abundant
among
the
first
the very first industry to
be built in Logansport was a sawmill.
John Tipton in 1828,
Industry
It was erected by General
south bank of Eel River,
east of
Sixth Street (Fowell 1: 212).
Several other mills followed.
Large saw mills were erected
on both banks of Eel river below the Tenth street dam, in 1830.
Both
mills
were
operated
for
nearly thirty years before they
were caused to be abandoned by railroads and the age of steam.
The Lock Mill was operated at Seventh Street from 1849 to 1875.
The mill was remodeled by the "Logan Milling Company, "composed
18
of
S.
B.
Boyer,
that
stearn
from
the
J.
power
firm,
N. Booth,
could
be
and J.
put
F. Obenchain,
After Mr.
in.
Obenchain and Boyer ran
make
a
high
grade of
the mouth of
mill
until
the Eel
his
successfully
This
River
His
death.
ran
the
large mill was
mill
Mr.
in 1859.
son
under
Dennis
the
successfully
The mill was used to
The Empire Mills
flour.
so
Booth wi thdrew
the mill
until it was destroyed by fire in 1901.
in 1881
were built at
Joseph Uhl
then
took
name Dennis
ran
the
over
and
Uhl
Sons.
&
located on the Panhandle Raiload,
and was
able to send the products of the mill allover the United States
and
to
foreign
Several
countries.
other
mills were operated
throughout the 1800s, but these were the earliest ones
(Powell
1: 212-213).
There were also furniture factories in early Logansport.
A cabinet
and
in
1839.
It.
of
Fourth
and
of
Sixth
and
furniture
factory
furniture
was
originally
but
was
Broadway
in
1839.
on
Third
He also made coffins.
on
the
on
moved
Wm.
Street,
Daniel
Redd
northeast
corner
to the northeast
corner
T.
south
the
by
S.
of
Manly operated a
North,
in
1841 .
The factory was later moved to the corner
of Sixth and Broadway.
factory
operated
located
Market,
factory
was
north
W. T. S. Manly built another furniture
bank
of
the Eel River about
1857-1858.
It was located east of the old canal, and used water power from
the canal to run the factory.
A.
factory
to
the
factory
was
stearn
bought
power
and
after
greatly
L. Smith later converted the
canal
enlarged
was
by
abandoned.
Ash
and
The
Hadley.
Furni ture was manufactured by Andrew McClure on the corner of
19
Oak and Duret
on
the
Street in the
north
bank
by George Baker,
abandoned
as
a
of
the
Eel River in 1862.
Burns Bros.
result
A chair factory was built
1850 IS.
of
a
and Flynn,
fire
in
It was opera ted
until 1873 when it was
the
adjoining
distillery.
About 1838 a cabinet and furniture factory was operated by Nathan
Aldrich
had
a
and
Israel Neal,
small
furnace
and in the rear of the building they
( Powe 11 1:
for making castings
21 3 ,
21 5 ,
335) •
In
were
addition
several
a
on
street.
This was
in
rear
Neal,
The
of
about
the
water
the
the
southwest
furniture
built a
river,
or
in
the
corner
foundry
of
Logansport.
The
located in the rear
Court Park on Third
operated by
Aldrich
and
just east of the old Forest
The
machinery
wheel,
placed
This
bank.
foundry
in
River,
This
also
foundry
was
Kendall
built
Berkley
Street
was
early
there
It would not be the only foundry.
water
south bank of Eel
It
factories,
foundry
was
was
run
by
an
perpendicular
in
abandoned
after
a
Edwards and Van Hauten operated the first permanent
successful
building,
in
factory
1841.
floating
near
few years.
and
furniture
businesses
the year 1838.
Eel
under-shot
and
the foundry previously mentioned as being run
Aldrich Bros.
Millon
mills
for making iron castings was
building
the
the
different
first· foundry
of
to
a
they
sold
to
Logansport.
opened
the
operated
Chas.
B.
was
located
on
the
just west of the Sixth street bridge.
substantial
and
It
in
brick
railroad
a
the
building
in
foundry
Knowlton
20
early
the
and
and
1840' s.
at
year
&
A.
the
corner
of
1849.
In
machine-shop
B.
F.
s.
this
business.
Dow in 1851.
It
was
used
by
to
fire
and
produce
in
Giant
water
began
the
roller
until
firm
became
Wheel,"
rebuilt
when
invented
mill
Mr.
prosperous
until
D.
D.
it was destroyed
the
foundry
in
1862,
Dykeman bought a
half
two owners then manufactured mainly the "Little
process
when
machines
Knowlton
1868,
manufacture
1875
of Mr.
it
The
interest.
Mr.
1861.
operated
threshing
of
by
roller
machinery
and
as
was
Knowlton.
Knowlton
operated
mills
a
full
by
J.
T.
interest to Wm.
The
Dolan.
&
by Mr.
The
Obenchain.
and
patented
Dykeman sold his
known
John T.
firm
line of new
Obenchain,
Dolan,
firm
in
and the
became
very
Dolan even after the death
He eventually sold out to the American Dredge
Company, which later moved to Ft. Wayne (Powell 1 : 334-5, 337).
Among
the
other
products
manufactured
the 1800's were plow handles,
spokes,
drills,
carriages,
buggies
and
wagons,
in
hubs,
Logansport
poles,
and
bows,
pumps.
monuments were made in the 1890's, by Schuyler Powell.
the
stone
from
monuments
to
a
quarry,
large
cut
and
territory
polished
around
it,
wool,
Granite
He bought
and
Logansport
in
supplied
(Powell
1:
important
to
335-8).
In
the
early
Logansport.
Railroad
building
a
shops
been
Company
net".l
donation
shops
of
were
moved
bought
in
$50,000
permanently
buildings
the
railroad
was
very
The original shops of the Chicago
had
Panhandle
1900' s,
in
built
to
the
Logansport
railroad
Richmond,
so
that
the
the
of
21
Great Eastern
1863.
in
1869,
city
of
and
A
the
River,
the
talked
locate
roundhouse
Wabash
When
Logansport
company would
Logansport.
north
in
&
and
of
made
their
other
west
of
Seventeenth street,
By
the
early
Southwestern
the
old
1870's,
Railroad,
Detroit
running
and occupied by May, 1870 (Powell 1: 347).
into
the
Eel
&
the
Logansport,
Logansport
River
Railroad
These
Logansport.
st.
&
Joe
were
companies
&
Crawfordsville
all
Railroad
and
completed
and
built
a
roundhouse
and repair shops on water Street, on the Northwest side of town.
These shops were later expanded when the Vandalia Railroad gained
control (Powell 1: 347).
New
early
types
of
Of
1 900s.
industries
course
there
developed
in
Logansport
were
of
the same types of
some
businesses as have been previously mentioned,
changed,
and
and
country
the
best
111
inventions
The
changed.
interests
purchased a
and
new
of
surplus
Logansport
1900.
lots.
and
Their
Logansport
economy
Foundry
the
name
"western
the
"Rutenber"
The
to
site
in
in
mind
1900
when
had
they
factory site
encourage
Motor
or
were
company
leased to E.
In 1904,
engine
was
factory
Company.
Chicago.
goal
the times
factories
The lots were sold for $250.00 each,
the
One building was
Company of
local
of
the
the needs of the town
tract of land and laid it out into a
building
the
citizens
the
to locate in Logansport.
and
came about,
but as
in
A.
donated
began
to
the
operations
in
Rutenber Manufacturing
the companies consolidated under
Company."
The
motor
automobiles.
for
company
manufactured
This
was
a
very prosperous business (Powell 1: 348).
John T.
mill
of
in 1897.
Seventh
Obenchain
and
Stephen B.
Boyer opened a
flouring
It was located on Erie Avenue at the south end
street.
When
it
was
22
completely destroyed by fire,
__
they immediately built a new building on the same grounds, and
began
manufacturing
patented
by
Mr.
extinguishers,
chemical
fire
It
Obenchain.
and
was
shipped engines
states and Canada,
and to China,
extinguishers,
superior
to all
to
which
were
other
fire
parts of the United
Australia,
South America,
and
the west Indies (Powell 1: 349).
Another
Previously,
new
type
of
business
was
the
packing
farmers had done all the slaughtering on the farm.
The meat was then taken to someone to be cured.
the Routh Packing Company was opened,
changed.
where
company.
By 1905, when
the methods had greatly
The farmer would take the animals to the packing house,
they would be lifted by machinery into the scalding vat
and kept moving until the process was completed, and every part
was
used.
prices.
Not
only
did
the
process
change,
but
so did the
The animals were now worth more (Powell 1: 349).
As clothing began to be bought ready-made, companies emerged
that
was
specialized
in
clothing.
established in 1906.
The
Logansport
Underwear
Co.
The company was not very successful
until 1911, when it was reorganized by Dennis Uhl & Sons, O.H.
Binns,
It was
whose
J. H.
Foley and W. E. Haney,
renamed the
machines
with Walter Uhl as manager.
"Domestic Knitting Company. II
were
run
by
water
power
from
The company,
Eel
River,
manufactured knit underwear and hosiery (Powell 1: 352).
In
created
a
1862,
by
franchise
the
J.
to
W.
Logansport
Baine
the
&
Gas,
Light,
Company in
company
on
August
& Coke
1862.
21,
Company
was
The city granted
1862.
The company
was to erect. and maintain a gas plant for a term of 25 years.
23
The company was
at
least
one
its
first
saw
were
to complete the plant by October 1, 1863, with
mile
gas
furnished
light
made
operate
until
of
by
its
street
company
first
successfully,
1888,
Private
light.
this
mains
and
lighting
until
1883
The
appearance.
supplying
on that day Logansport
those
and
street
when
the
company
who
lights
electric
continued
wanted
gas
when natural gas was piped into the city.
to
light,
Although
the company continued to operate, output was greatly diminished.
It
finally
natural
sold out to the Natural Gas Company in 1898.
gas
failed
entirely,
When
this company furnished artificial
gas through its natural gas pipelines.
In 1909 the gas company
erected large gas works at Peru, Indiana, and supplied Logansport
from the Peru gas plant {Powell 1: 352-3l.
The mill has been mentioned before.
original
was
industries
built
in
did
1859
by
not
last,
Joseph
prosperous into the 1900s. In
water power mills,
in
Cass
County.
Dennis,
the
interests
in
by
was
the
As
latest
and
which
survived,
became
very
1913,
it was one of two surviving
the sixty or more that once operated
one
the city.
Flouring Mill,
Uhl,
Also by 1913,
mill
equipped with
run
out of
Uhl ' s
Although many of the
under the direction of his son
of
the
wealthiest
manufacturing
time passed the mill grew.
improved milling machinery
an abundant supply of water from the Eel
,
i ver
It was
and was
(Powell
1: 349-350).
Every
those
here.
that
industry
are
Among
that
among
some
of
has
existed
cannot
the
most
important,
the
other industries
24
be
have
in
covered,
but
been mentioned
Logansport
were
a
candy
and
factory,
an
ice
a
cream
fishing
tackle
factory.
What
industries in Logansport?
above?
industry,
a
are
of
some
soap
the
factory,
present
Are they similar to the ones mentioned
If not, how are they different, and why have they changed
(Powell 1: 350-51, 353, 355).
section Review
1.
What were some of the first industries in Logansport?
2.
What
were
some of
in the 1800s?
What
3.
were
the
products
manufactured
in
Logansport
Name ten.
some of
the
new
industries
in
the
1900s?
Why
did they develop?
4.
When did the city see its first gas light?
Electric light?
Chapter Five
Transportation History
Roads
When
the
covered with
The
Indian
settlers
a
dense
trails
first
forest
were
vehicles could not pass.
the
came to Cass County the land was
and
only
the
trails,
over
which
and marked
wagons
could
paths
was
not a
they
had,
single road.
and wheeled
The trails went in various directions
over the nearest and best routes.
.-
there
them.
The pioneers learned to follow
The
pass.
trails soon became roadways
There
25
were
no
bridges
so
the
travelers had to ford the rivers and streams at shallow places,
or swim across (Powell 1: 191).
The roads would eventually be straightened out as the county
was laid out into townships.
Jordan
straightened.
Of course not all roads have been
Vigus
petitioned
for
the
first
road
in
August 1830.
The road began one and a half miles south of the
wabash River,
on what would become the Michigan Road, and went
through
the
town
to
Burlington Avenue
Eel
River,
along
what
The
and Third street.
is
in
Section
General
16.
John
known
as
second road ran from
opposi te t.he town of Logansport on Eel River,
lane
now
Tipton
to Samuel Ward I s
was
appointed
road
supervisor south of the Wabash, and was to supervise the opening
of
a
road
from his
home,
near Tipton I s
ford,
to
the Carroll
County line (Powell 1: 192).
The government of the U.S.
percent
of all
public
land
granted to the state a certain
sold,
for
the
purpose of creating
and improving roads.
The state gave each county its proportion
for
county
the
building
certain main
of
roads
roads.
The
state also opened
connecting important points.
One of
up
these
roads was the Michigan Road, which extended from the Ohio River
to Michigan City, and went through Logansport (Powell 1: 192).
An
act
of
the
state
legislature
on
January
21,
1828,
appointed John McDonald, of Daviess county, and Chester Elliott,
of Warrick county, as superintendents of a survey of the Michigan
Road.
after
through
The
the
the
work
of
survey.
forest.
cutting
A one
By
down
hundred
1832
the
26
the
forest
foot
trees
wide
lane had
lane
began
was
soon
opened
reached Logansport
and extended to Rochester and Lake Michigan during the following
two
At
years.
this
stumps
forests.
grading,
and
time
were
only
it was merely a
left
the
There
was
places
were
standing.
swamps
and
low
lane cut through the
little
or
filled
no
wi th
logs and brush and covered over with dirt, making what was called
the
as
.. corduroy"
a
general
val uable
The
road.
business
improvements
road
was
not
thoroughfare
of
easily
it
was
one
Indianapolis.
or
other
Travelers
northern
National
Road,
points
and
take
whose
would
the
of
the
yet
most
The Michigan Road connected
its day.
wi th the Cumberland Road and its extension,
at
traveled,
the National Road,
destination
travel
Michigan
from
Road
was
the
from
Logansport
east
on
the
Indianapolis
(Helm 283; Powell 1: 192-93).
The
general
road companies,
assembly
and about
authorized
1851,
John W. Wright as its head.
existed
in
impassable
road
wi th
long.
of
the
in
county,
rainy
plank,
and
and
a
one opened in Cass County with
Previously, only dirt or mud roads
the
weather.
two
the organization of plank
The
half
Michigan
road
company
inches
paved
became
the
almost
Michigan
thick and twelve feet
There were wooden girders at each side and in the center
the
lasted
road and the plank spiked to
a
The
road
and
the
timber
year
or
became
plank
caused
two
too
road
the
before
costly
was
road
the girders.
The timbers
they began to decay and curl up.
to
maintain and very unprofitable,
abandoned
around
1856.
The
remaining
to be in extremely bad condition
(Helm
283; Powe 11 1: 1 93 ) •
In June of 1867 the Logansport & Burlington Turnpike Company
27
organized with a capital stock of $56,000.
was
The
president.
company
graded
and
Thomas H. Bringhurst
graveled
road south from Logansport to the county line.
the
gravel
into
It
Carroll County.
was
a
the Michigan
It later extended
highly appreciated
by the farmers, even though it was a toll road until 1891, when
it passed into the control of the county (Powell 1: 194).
The
Michigan
Pike,
built
The
Metea.
1867 -68,
was
the
second
It eventually extended eight miles
gravel road in the county.
to
around
Logansport
and
Western
Gravel
Road
extended
westward on the south bank of the Wabash for three or four miles.
The
Logansport
on the
and
Wabash
south side of
Turnpike
lead
the Wabash river,
from
Taberville east
for about five miles.
The Logansport and Marion Turnpike extended from the Eighteenth
st.
bridge across the Tabers prairie,
miles.
road,
It was
built
Washington
built
in
in 1882 or
1882,
township.
extended
The
miles.
It
was
1883.
south
pleasant
Noble and Harrison townships,
constructed
a distance of about five
The Rock Creek gravel
from
Grove
Taberville
Pike
passed
through
through
which is a distance of about ten
about
1877-79
(Helm
284;
Powell
1: 194-95).
The Chicago road
was
graveled about
was
one of
the
leading from
1880.
Logansport
to Royal Center
This was the Royal Center Pike,
best roads
in the
county.
and
Eight gravel roads
were built between 1867 and 1892, extending all directions from
Logansport.
were
toll
The
roads.
bad condition,
roads
As
were
built
time went on,
by
private
the roads
companies,
and
became in very
and the farmers and travelers were not satisfied
28
wi th
paying
tolls.
After
much
complaint,
the
purchased by the county from 1890 to 1893.
all
of
that
the
principle
buggies
and
roads
with
automobiles
gravel
could
be
toll
roads were
The county improved
or
crushed
run
easily
stone,
and
so
safely
at ten to thirty miles per hour (Powell 1: 195-56).
The
the
roads
first
around
carts
of
wagons
jokes
handsome
for
pedestrians
all
along
to
be
of
in
Logansport
were
decorated
for
had
got
the
to
the
maneuver.
local
that seats
way.
by
stuck
streets
covered
improved
with
often
paved
the
were
principal
paved
those
county
The
the
people.
in
this
in the
They
town,
dark,
native,
form of
stumps
with
and
paved.
paving
was
Fourth
streets
were
brick.
Broadway
and
paved
rain,
and
This was
how
joke
a
about
convenient
stumps were provided
the
gravel
a
would
and
that
stumps,
streets.
Eventually,
business
asphalt in 1910-11
in
in
with
of the area became very muddy after
the
streets
resembled
travelers
soil
and
source
town
streets
which
alluvial
in
Street,
soon
decayed,
The
in
and
first
street
1893-4.
after.
the
They
The
were
North Streets were paved with
(Powell 1: 374-76).
Section Review
1.
Define corduroy road.
2.
Describe a plank road.
3.
How were the first roads created?
4.
Explain
the
origin of
the
Michigan
development.
29
road,
and
describe
its
Hotels or Taverns
Alexander
in
Cass
Chamberlain,
County,
important
traders,
and
and
built
highly
a
who
was
small
were
first
white
The
Wabash
tavern.
traveled
travelers
the
river,
happy
and
to
find
many
the
settler
was
an
prospectors,
resting
place
at night.
The business prospered, and a larger two story, double
hewed
cabin
his
log
was
built
property to General
the
Tipton
following
for
an
year.
Indian agency
he built another tavern a half mile to the west.
his .tavern,
When
he
sold
in 1828,
He later sold
but it was continued into the thirties by the new
owner, Mr. Murphy (Powell 1: 218; Taber 36).
The second hotel to be builtin the county, and the first
within the original town of Logansport, was built in the summer
of 1828, by Gillis McBean.
of
It was built on the southwest corner
The
Third and Market Street.
by Cyrus Vigus,
called
property was later purchased
who also operated a hotel with others.
Washington's
Hall.
Alexander
Barnett
bought
It was
the
land
in the late 1840s, and erected a two-story frame building, known
as the Barnett House.
Hotel was
It was torn down in 1885, and the Barnett
built on the
northeast corner of
Second and Market
streets (Powell 1: 219).
The third hotel was built in 1829 by Alexander Wilson and
Moses
Thorpe
Streets.
on
the
the
corner
of
Second
It was known as Thorpe & Wilson's Hotel.
known as Ashland House.
in
northwest
thirties,
and
Market
It was later
With the building of the Michigan Road
many other
inns,
taverns,
up along the route (Powell 1: 219; Wright 27).
30
and hotels
sprang
Section Review
1.
Why would a tavern in the wilderness be useful?
2.
What
hotels
are
located
in
Logansport
today?
How
might
differ from the first hotels and taverns in Logansport?
Railroads
The New Castle
Logansport
in
Richmond Railroad was the first to reach
&
The depot was
1855.
Wabash near Burlington Avenue.
on which
to
the engines
build west
and
were
on the
south side of
the
The station contained a turntable
turned around.
The company planned
south along the Wabash,
but never completed
Their rights were later acquired by the Logansport,
the road.
Crawfordsville,
and
Southeastern,
which
would
later
be
known
as the Vandalia (Kingman 17; Powell 1: 200; Taber 40).
The Logansport, Crawfordsville, and Southeastern constructed
a
line from Logansport to Kokomo.
on
the
Fifth
canal,
The first engine was shipped
and was unloaded at Broadway and the canal,
Street.
It
was
dragged
on
hewn timbers
by three
now
yoke
of oxen down Broadway to Third and south on Third Street across
the Wabash River and placed on the track of the first railroad
built
into
trial
trip.
Logansport.
On
July
4,
1855,
the
train made
A few of the ci ti zens of Logansport were invited
to a picnic, two miles east of town near Taber's prairie.
was
1:
the
its
first
railroad
excursion
made
the
out
of
Logansport
This
(Powell
200).
Plans
were
by
Toledo,
31
Wabash
&
Western,
later
the
Wabash
st.
Louis.
Railroad,
This
in
line
1852
would
to
build
connect
a
line
from
Toledo
the Mississippi River
to
and
Lake Line, passing through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.
The
line was
completed,
on March 20,
(K~ngman
business
The
The
1856.
Line
Logansport
to
was
Logansport
to
the
and
Chicago
Division
of
Railroad
the
Illinois,
completed
east
cars
ran into Logansport
17; Powell 1: 200).
Peoria,
Panhandle
1:
first
in
opened
in
1861.
extending
completed
as
the
from
Toledo,
The Bradford Division of
the
Bradford,
Ohio,
over
Pennsylvania
the
was
Panhandle,
was
& Burlington, about 1860.
Peoria
and
the
The line was used for freight and passenger
Logansport
state
and
where
late
1860s,
and
ran
the
from
it connected with Columbus
lines
(Kingman
17;
Powell
201).
As
of
1913,
the
Vandalia
lines out of Logansport.
Bend
and
Butler
completed
in
and
The
The
the help of
donation
Company
lines went
Toledo.
1875 with
Logansport.
The
Railroad
was
made
operated
three
to Terre Haute,
South
road
a
to
Terre
$75,000
on
the
Haute
was
donation made by
condition
that
the
company build its shops here (Powell 201).
The
build
a
Logansport
line
in
&
Northern
1855,
but
Railroad
failed.
The
Company
attempted
Detroit,
Eel
River
to
&
Illinois Railroad Company was organized in 1869, but also failed.
A group
of
Indiana,
to Logansport
to
run
Boston
capitalists
from Logansport
Ypsilanti.
In
1881
in
the
completed
fall
of
to Detroit by
the
road
was
32
the
1872.
road
from Auburn,
Trains then began
the way of Hillsdale and
sold
to
the
Terre
Haute
&
.Logansport (Vandalia) Railroad (Powell 1: 201).
The
railroads
tremendously
was
to
in
the
considered
the
Logansport
city
and
second
importance.
This
was
interurbans,
electric
a
and
At
county.
city
result
lines
Cass
in
of
that
County
one
Indiana
both
came
time
in
the
contributed
Logansport
transportation
railroads
into
use
in
and
the
the
1890s
and were used extensively until about 1915, when the automobile
and bus took over (Taber 40).
As
a
result
elevators,
have
for
ship
for
he
his
in
railroads,
longer had to travel
agricultural
market
farmer when the railroad came
his
and
products
improved
Chapter Four.
towns
with
The railroads made
Cass County.
The
other
grain
local merchants and shipping facilities
who no
crops.
ship
new
up
farmer,
the
the
stock yards,
grown
the
of
anywhere,
farm
but
implements,
long distances
was
greatly
to town.
he
also
such
as
life easier
to
expanded
Not only could
gained
those
access
to
mentioned
in
Farming became more profitable, and farmers were
introduced to the livestock market (Powell 1: 83).
Life
also
developed.
More
to housewives,
of Logansport.
things
to
improved
the
for
the
manufactured
townspeople.
products
were
New
businesses
easily
accessible
and new inventions were introduced to the people
However,
people
of
the railroad did not merely bring new
Logansport.
of Logansport easier access
It
also
gave
the
people
to the rest of the country and the
world (Powell 1: 83).
1859
Ida
Brown
Michael,
a
to
1931,
wrote
her
in
Logansport
diary
33
of
resident
an
who
lived
interesting
from
trip
to
Niagara
Falls
that
she
and
left Logansport on August
her
17,
mother
made
The
in 1905.
and returned on August 23,
two
1905.
She wrote on August, 17:
Thursday
Wabash
at
R.R.
4:15
with
P.M.
an
Ma
and
excursion
I
to
departed
Niagara
via
the
Falls.
We
arrived in Detroit, Mich. about midnight and our train
was
ferryed
[sic]
across
the Detroit river,
the Canadian side and after a
we
came
to
o'clock
the
bridge
gi ve
the
our
morning.
train
stopped
and
a
its
good
long ride across Canada,
river
next
passengers
river
Niagara
about
There
for
half
on
to
20
view
rapids.
past
the
about
chance
whirlpool
over onto
seven
suspension
minutes,
the
We
to
beautiful
reached
our
destination in Niagara Falls City at about 8 o'clock.
We secured lodging with Mrs.
This
was
they
were
there
They
took
an
the
only
great
ri ver
joined
interurban
across
they
beginning
they
steamer
and
Toronto
the
Chippewa,
Lake
also
car
of
Emery at
their
wonderful
an
excursion
to
Lewistown,
which
took
a
streetcar.
to
trip.
Toronto,
where
them
Ontario to Toronto.
rode
27 Niagara st.
down
While
Canada.
they
boarded
the
Niagara
While they were
in
They returned to Niagara
that evening, and on the next day went on another exciting outing
to Buffalo,
they
took
distance
a
of
interurban.
long,
New York,
steamer
ten
On
via the interurban.
While on this outing
out
to
onto
miles.
August
They
21,
hot and dusty ride
Lake
1905,
Erie
returned
to
Crystal
Niagara
they boarded a
across Canada.
34
However,
Beach,
on
train for
a
the
the
just imagine
what
this
trip
would
have
been
like
by
wagon or
stage coach.
Would they have even attempted it?
From reading
were
cons-::antly
interurban,
Ida's diary,
on
the
the
President William H.
had
the
Ida
Brown
the
railroad
opportunity
the
Taft.
to
are
and
and
travel
an
the
trips
They
on the
even
went
innaugural ceremonies
Al though everyone may not have
so
example
interurban
frequent
streetcars.
in 1908 to attend
for
Michael
They made
move.
trains,
to Washington D. C.
it seems that she and her mother
made
extensively,
of
in
the
travels
the tremendous
the
lives
of
of
difference
the
people
of Logansport.
section Review
1.
Name
three
of
the early railroads
in Logansport,
tell what
their destination was, and the year they were completed.
2.
How
else might
the railroad have affected the
lives of
the
citizens of Logansport, besides the changes mentioned?
3.
Do
you
think
Ida
Brown
citizen of Logansport
Michael
was
typical of the average
in the early 1900s?
Why or why not?
Support your answer.
Interurban Car Lines
As
,-
mentioned
line.
The
A line
known
before,
interurban
as
the
the
car
Ft.
interurban
first
Wayne
&
entered
Wabash
was
an
electric
Logansport
Valley
Line
in
had
car
1905.
been
constructed from Ft. Wayne to Logansport, and was expanded under
35
the
name
Ft.
Wayne
The company also operated local
Lafayette by 1910.
The
lines.
Wabash Valley Traction Company,
&
interurban
depot
was
first
located
to reach
street car
in
a
Broadway
storeroom, but moved to a newly purchased station on Third street
about
directions,
and
interurban
were
very
cars
minutes,
but
left
convenient
Not only could residents of
way.
in
The
1910.
businessmen
or
Logansport
in
three
people all along the
to
the county get to Logansport
others
who
needed
Indianapolis could depart and return at any hour.
to
go
to
They no longer
had to wait for daily trains (Powell 1: 204; Taber 40).
Wabash and Erie Canal
An
act
of Congress on March
2,
1827,
made a
provision to
assist Indiana with building a canal to connect the Wabash River
A survey was made
wi th Lake Erie.
was
chosen.
Wabash,
same
The
through
side
of
canal
would
Logansport
the
Wabash,
run
in
1833,
along
and
across
and
cross
the
the
where it would intersect the main line.
1835,
was
and
was completed as
not until
far
the summer of
the
and a
final
route
north side of
Eel
river,
Wabash
the
down the
above
Delphi,
The work began around
as Berkley street in 1838.
It
1840 that boats passed through the
city, on what is now Erie Avenue, to Fifth street, running north
on Fifth to Eel River,
crossing that river on an aqueduct,
then
on northwest to the Vandalia crossing of Sycamore Street,
then
westward
on
Water Street
(Helm
286-87;
Kingman
15;
Powell
1:
197) .
The canal proved to be very useful once completed through
36
~.-
Lafayette.
It
and
began
people
provided cheap transportation
their
country,
canal
also
railroad
the
products
in
the
he
they
a
were
new
not yet a
gave
to
return.
farm
as
see what great products were available
brought
was
canal
to
the
Toledo
The
for heavy freights
transported
era
farming
in Cass
and
the
new
receive
also
opportunity
manufactured
enabled
the
farmer was farming for profit,
began
to
grow
a
larger
Kingman 15; Powell 1: 82-83)
With
usefulness
the
coming
canal.
The
County.
The
of
diminished.
to
and
farmer
implements and adopt better methods of
also
the
part of Logansport and Cass county,
farmer
canal
to
down
ship
other
to
in
his
goods
acquire
farming.
so
new
Now that
and not just for his family,
variety
of
crops
(Helm
287;
.
the
The
railroad
railroad
and convenient than the canal.
in
was
1855,
much
the
more
canalis
efficient
The canal was finally abandoned
in 1875 (Kingman 15).
Section Review
1.
2.
Using
the following map of Logansport,
or
crayon
The
canal
and
is
no
trace
the
longer
in
path
use.
long distances today?
37
of
the
take a colored pencil
canal
through
How are goods
town.
transported
Chapter Six
Military History
Settlement
until
by
the
Therefore
1826.
white man did not begin
the
town
itself
who
would
settle
Eighteen
in
men
Logansport
who
settled in Cass County.
Larue,
did
participated
did not participate in
However,
any wars occurring before that date.
many of the men
participate
in
the
Three of them,
and George Washburn,
in Logansport
in
the
wars.
Revolutionary
Joseph Rogers,
settled in Logansport
War
Abraham
(IIMany Gave
Their Lives ll ) .
Battle of Tippecanoe
The
Shawnee chief
and warrior Tecumseh believed that
the
land west of the Ohio River had been given to the Indians for
a
hunting
ground,
and
that
all
For several years prior to 1811
an
whites
should be
driven out.
he had been attempting to form
Indian Confederacy of all the tribes in this region of the
country
to
accomplish
this
goal.
The
governor
of
Indiana
territory, General William Henry Harrison, felt like there would
be trouble,
of
truce
and held many conferences with the chief.
were
sent
disregarded them.
and
7,
who
then
1811,
were
went
to
the
Prophet,
Tecumseh's
Messages
brother,
who
Tecumseh instructed the Prophet not to attack,
south to
perfect
the
confederacy.
On
November
the Prophet attacked General Harrison and his 700 men,
encamped
on
the
Tippecanoe
38
River
above
Lafayette.
General Harrison and his men defeated and drove back the Indians.
Thirty-seven of General Harrison's men were killed,
mortally
and
wounded,
one
hundred
and
twenty-five
twenty-six
wounded.
Thirty-eight Indians were killed and their wounded are unknown,
because they were carried off (Powell 1: 126-7).
General
John Tipton
Battle of Tippecanoe.
were
killed,
and
was
the ensign of his company at the
The captain and lieutenants of the company
thus
General
Harrison
put Tipton in commmand
After this battle he was promoted to the rank
of the company.
of brigadier-general.
General walter Wilson, Major Daniel Bell,
and Joseph Barron Sr. also took part in the battle.
All became
residents
Powell,
of
Logansport
("Many
Gave
Their
Lives II i
2:
719-20).
section Review
1.
What was Tecumseh's goal?
2.
What does it mean to be mortally wounded?
War of 1812
Conflict
the
with
grievances
Congress
Great
listed
on June
1,
Britain
by
1812
led
to
war
in
1812.
of
message
to
President Madison
in
was
Britain and France
impressment.
his
One
were at war, and the British navy was suffering from a shortage
of sailors.
The
Royal
British
Their solution was impressment of American sailors.
Navy
would
deserter,
Impressmenc
stop
American
British-born
violated
both
ships
and
naturalized
individual
39
rights,
forcibly
American
and
the
remove
seamen.
neutral
rights
of
the
united
President
states.
Jefferson
had
tried
the Embargo Act, which forbade nearly all exports from the United
States
to
any
"reopened
country,
trade
with
and
all
the
nations
Non-Intercourse
Act,
which
except
and
France
Britatin
and authorized the president to resume trade with either country
if
it
fel t
ceased
that
Congress
and
violate
neutral
they had done all
declared
General
1812,
to
Hyacinth
they could,
Among
war.
others,
Lasselle,
made their homes
rights."
who
The
United
and on June
General
18,
Richard
participated
in Logansport.
States
1812,
Crooks
in the War of
("Many Gave Their Lives i
Norton, et al. 1: 223-6).
Section Review
1.
What were the causes of the War of 1812?
The Mexican War
Logansport
and
various
infractions
but
the
Mexican
was
the
first
On
May
Cass
of
War,
major
11,
County
the
civil
which
war
1846,
have
which
President
militia
for
law in the county and state,
concerned
in
furnished
the
they
of
Texas-Mexico
actively
the
United
border,
participated.
States,
James
K. Polk, announced that a state of war existed between the United
States
and
war,
and
when
the
Whitcomb,
Mexico.
the call
president
the
Congress
for
to
recognize
50,000 volunteers.
issued
governor
voted
of
his
call,
Indiana,
and
issued
the
state
It was May 13,
May
a
23
when
1846
James
proclamation
volunteers in conformity with the president's order.
40
of
for
Enthusiasm
was high
in Logansport,
and Captain Spier S. Tipton immediately
began enlisting men for the war.
left
for
war
under
the
By June 8, a complete company
command
of
(Powell
Captain Tipton
1:
1 29) .
As was mentioned before, enthusiasm was high in Logansport.
It had been learned several days earlier, that the first military
company
full
would
of
people
There
speed.
the
company
then
leave
to
on
that
were
took
New
June
wanted
no
8,
to
in
Michigan Road
Albany,
where
the
town
was
see them off and wish them God
railroads
the
Therefore
1846.
they
the
state
at the
time,
south to Indianapolis,
would
meet
all
other
so
and
Indiana
soldiers before leaving for war on July 5, 1846 (Powell 1: 129).
To show their support for the local volunteers,
of
Logansport
company.
made
There
address
was
was
given
presentation was
The
square
Spear
who
was
at
handsome
a
flag
presentation
by
Mrs.
N.
P.
and
on
presented
Spencer
Lasselle.
it
Square,
The
site
to
and
for
the
an
the
chosen because of its historical associations.
located
The
Streets.
fell
a
the ladies
the
between Ninth and Tenth and Market and
square
Battle
of
was
named
after
Tippecanoe.
Captain
Also,
Spencer,
General
Tipton,
the father of General Spier Tipton, was buried on Spencer Square,
where the Lutheran Church now stands.
to
Old
Cemetery,
and then to Mt.
His body was later moved
Hope.
The
flag was
accepted
with a speech by Capt. Spier Tipton (Powell 1: 129-30).
There
and
the
were
Cass
three
county
Indiana
company
regiments
was
part
formed
of
the
at
New
first
Albany,
regiment,
with James P. Drake as colonel, C. C. Nave as lieutenant colonel,
41
and Henry S. Lane as major (Powell 1: 131).
c~mpany
The
and
returned
left
wi th
Logansport
with
ninety-three
members,
Thirty-one had been previously
fifty-seven.
discharged because of ill health while in Mexico and three died
and
were
Barrett
on
buried
and
Caleb
transferred
from
continued
on
steamer
They
to
at
B.
company
New
"Grace
arrived
W.
were
The
Hopkinson.
the
"Sophia Walker.1I
They
Mexico.
B.
and
5,
July
in
Buchanan,
left
New
Orleans,
Darling,"
Brazos,
Dyer
Albany
where
to
the
they
barque
on the Texas coast,
on July 19th and marched to the mouth of the Rio Grande, arriving
there
on
battle,
July
This
21 st.
company
never
actually
fought
in
but served their country in other important ways.
remained
in
They
home.
Texas
until
arrived
in
their
time
expired,
Logansport
July
4,
a
They
and then returned
1847
(Powell,
131-
32) .
An
Spier
additional
Tipton.
involved
This
in
Cass
and
the
also
the
halls
was
to
under
enli sted
Mexico,
the
were
command
by
Capt.
they
of
were
General
the hero of Lundy's Lane during the War of 1812.
of
first
War,
regulars
went
battles
county company was
Chapul tepec,
Mexican
of
company
numerous
Winfield Scott,
The
company
Montezuma,
to
the
plant
"Mexican
Capt.
Spier
the
first
to enter the city of Mexico
when
it
was
American
citadel."
Spencer
flag
At
was
captured.
They
were
in the storming of
some
killed,
point
and
during
his
the
remains
are buried on Mexican soil (Powell, 132).
A treaty
,-
2,
1848,
was
and was
concluded at Guadaloupe Hidalgo,
on February
announced by President Polk on July
42
4,
1848.
The war was ended,
united
states
present-day
gained
Nevada,
As a result,
and our armies wi thdrawn.
California
Utah,
and
New
and Ari zona)
and
Mexico
(including
recognition
Rio Grande as the southern boundary of Texas.
the
of
the
Mexico was given
$15 million (Powell, 133; Norton et ale 1: 376).
section Review
1.
2.
How did the Mexican War start?
Describe the organization of the first military company from
Logansport.
3.
How did
the
citizens
react
to
the
the citizens would react to war today?
4.
How do
war?
you
think
Why?
What was the outcome of the war?
THE CIVIL WAR
The
it
War
today,
part.
Wi th
of
was
the
the
As before,
the
political
Rebellion,
or
second maj or
war
also
no
volunteers.
of
all
world
question
Political
political
Civil
War,
as
we
know
in which Cass County took
the people of Cass county were enthusiastic.
as strained as
and after the election of 1860,
was
the
as
to
it was before,
during
war was not a surprise.
There
whether
differences
parties
joined
Cass
were
county
put
together
aside,
to
work
would
as
send
people
toward
one
goal--the continuity of our country undivided (Powell, 136).
for
President
Abraham
vo I un teer s
on
Lincoln
Monday,
April
made
15,
his
1 861,
proclamation
calling
Governor Morton
0
f
Indiana made his on April 16, 1861, and the first first company
43
from
Cass
April
county
17,
a
was
member
recrui ting office
of
Market
enrolled,
ordered to headquarters on April 16.
and
of
in a
Fourth
and
the
the
Cass
stone
building
By
street.
numbers
County
volunteers
opened
a
on the southeast corner
Saturday
increased
On
to
125
several
men
had
been
hundred wi thin
the succeeding week (Helm, 334-335; Taber, 76).
On Friday,
April 19,
1861,
the common council of the city
of Logansport met in a special session.
for
the
support
of
the
families
of
They appropriated money
volunteers
if
needed.
A
group of citizens and soldiers met at Spencer's Square on Sunday,
April
21.
There were addresses given by Rev.
Silas Tucker,
and Rev.
Mr.
Layton.
M.M.
Post,
Rev.
The assembly that day was
full of great interest and enthusiasm (Helm, 339).
The
early
enlisted
for
companies
only
three
had
expected
months,
so
a
short
war,
by June of
and
1861,
had
when
it
became apparent that the war would last longer than anticipated,
soldiers began to be recruited for extended service.
when
they
month
heard
of
volunteers,
breakfast.
the
cannons
people
impending return of a
a
committee
Citizens
responded
and donated hams,
When
the
plan
enthusiastically
pulled
firing
and
into
town
three
a
reception
as
expected,
at one o'clock a.m.,
the bells ringing.
the
A large group of
gathered at the depot to welcome them and take them to
the court house for their breakfast.
Flory,
to
group of
chickens, pigs, bread and butter, cakes, etc.
regiment
began
formed
In July,
Esquire,
on
with a handsome sword
behalf
of
Company
(Helm, 342).
44
After the breakfast, A.M.
D,
presented
T.S.
Dunn
In
what
September
is
now
the
to
1861,
a camp was built in Logansport,
Franklin School grounds,
on
to raise and quarter
Lumber and materials were gathered, and volunteers
a regiment.
set out
of
build
a
camp.
Camp Logan
was
ready
by
the
first
the
quota of men called
of October (Helm, 345; Taber, 76).
Cass
for
by
300
men
County
the
continued
President
from
Cass
to
until
County
furnish
the
were
close of
killed
the
or
war.
died
More
while
than
in
the
service. Cass County also continued to provide monetary support.
For bounties the county paid $229,404 and for relief of soldiers'
families,
they
paid $82,624.93
(Helm,
363;
"Many Gave
Their
Liyes").
Section Review
1.
When did the Civil War begin?
2.
How did
the
people of
Logansport
react
to the outbreak of
war?
3.
How did they treat their soldiers?
Give details.
World War I
Archduke
throne,
month
on
was
Ferdinand,
assassinated
later,
Serbia.
Francis
on
July
28,
in
heir
to
the
Sarajevo
on
June
1914,
Austria-Hungary
for help.
act,
28,
Austria-Hungary
looked
Alliance partner, for help, while
Austro-Hungarian
to
Germany,
1914.
One
declared
war
its
Triple
Serbia asked its friend Russia
Russia began to prepare for war, but before it could
Germany declared war on Russia
45
on August
1,
and against
France
~~
on August
The
3.
not want to go to war,
Germany
went
through
Britain declared
Hungary
on
the
British
cabinet
did
but their minds were soon changed when
neutral
war
August
majority of
Belgium
to
on Germany on August
(Norton
12
et
al.
Great
get to France.
2:
4,
and
666-67;
on
Austria-
Wallbank
et
al. 2: 769-71).
President
Wilson
proclaimed
neutrality,
three years kept America out of the war.
lives and
that
lead
Wilson
to
ask
666; wallbank et al. 2:
million
armistice
soldiers
in the war.
and
62,000
nearly
The loss of American
Congress
of war against Germany on April 6,
The
for
to German submarine warfare was one of several
~roperty
realities
and
a
declaration
1917 (Norton et al. 2:
664,
780).
was
and
for
signed
6.6
on
November
million
civilians
11,
lost
1918.
Eight
their
lives
The United states lost 50,000 soldiers in battle,
to
were wounded.
disease.
More
than
200,000
American
soldiers
Approximately 1,200 citizens of Cass county served
during World War I,
and forty-two gave their lives ("Many Gave
Their Lives; Norton et al. 2: 678).
Section Review
1.
How did military alliances contribute to World War I?
2.
How long did the United states participate in the war?
World War II
Immediately
years,
,-'
serious
following
attempts
World War
were made
46
to
I,
and
prevent
for the first ten
conflict
through
international
and
to
outlawed
fail
as
democratic
the
organizations
end
forces
war.
By
the
and
treaties,
1930s
peace
competi tion among states
nations
their
worked
efforts
crossed
the
hard
to
failed.
Polish
which
limited
keeping
efforts
arms
began
again became violent.
prevent
On
another war,
September
border,
and
1,
1939
started
The
but
the
in
Nazi
World
War
II
war,
but
on
(Wallbank et al. 2: 873, 887).
The
December
United
total
and
United
7,
1941,
states
dead
states
the
was
from
twenty-six
attempted
Japanese
drawn
the
of
again
in.
United
those
to
attacked
The
war
States
Pearl Harbor,
ended
was
killed were
avoid
in
405,399.
from
Cass
1945,
and the
and
the
One
hundred
County
(Norton
et al. 2: 815; Wallbank et al. 2: 895).
section Assignment
Interview a
veteran of World War II.
Ask questions about their
experiences and the support they received from people at home.
The
interview should be written out
answers
written
below.
A summary
written at the end.
47
in question form,
of
the
interview
with the
should
be
Chapter Seven
Culture/Activity
Churches
The
1914
go
by
back
?resent
the
Calvary
joining
to
of
Christmas
Presbyterian
two
Day,
Church
separate
1829,
was
churches,
when
the
created
but
Reverend
its
in
roots
Martin
M.
ever
held
in
and
Fourth
on
Post, D. D. arrived in Logansport (Taber 101).
Logansport
was
December 31,
21,
1831
Presbyterian
first
The
held
the
seminary
at
Market
The church was formally organized on January
1 829 .
by Rev.
in
meeting
prayer
M.M. Post,
There
twenty-one
charter
and
members:
Daniel Dale; Elizabeth Bethsheda; William, John, Daniel
Jr.,
Rebecca
and Sarah Adair;
and
Martha
and
Mary
Crawford.
were
Thompson
and
James
who was assisted by the Revs. James
Dale;
and
Mary
A.
Van
Bowman.
George,
This
Church,
Thomas,
church
and
was
was
Mary
and
called
originally
Robert
Broadway
located
side of Broadway between Fifth and Sixth Streets.
was
Doran;
John
Agnes Young; Mary Wilson; Joanna Smith; Joseph
Gibson;
Presbyteri.an
Catherine
on
McMillan;
or
Second
the
south
A new building
built on the southwest corner of Broadway and Ninth Streets
(Powell 1: 424).
The
First
Broadway
United
Methodist
Methodist
Church,
pastor was Reverend Stephen R.
originally
The
land
located
at
Eighth
Episcopal
was
Church,
organized
Beggs,
a
now
known
as
in 1828,
and its
circuit rider.
It was
on Sixth Street between Broadway and North.
and Broadway,
48
where the church now stands,
A stone church was built, but was torn
was purchased in 1855.
down
in
The present structure was dedicated in 1906 by
1904.
Bishop David H.
Moore,
and the back and east walls are built
(Helm 417-19; Taber 102).
of the stone from the old church.
Instrumental
first
the
time
first
music
in 1859,
time
was
and
Previously the men had
together
was
conservatives
were
sit
in
the
church
women
sat
for
the
This was also
when an organ was secured.
men
women on the other.
permitted
together
in
the
sat on one side of the aisle,
pews.
and the
The announcement that men and women would
made
in
the
not pleased,
Logansport
Journal.
The
but the progressives had their
way (Powell 1: 428).
There were off-shoots from the Broadway church.
street M.E.
Church,
was
Church,
The Market
now known as Market street United Methodist
organized
in
1868.
A temporary structure called
the "Wigwam" or Tabernacle, was built on the south side of Market
street,
in
west
1869,
of
Fifteenth
and enlarged in
street.
1882.
A frame
church
was
built
A larger church was builtin
1905 at its present location on the northeast corner of Market
and Fifteenth streets (Helm 419; Powell 1: 428-29).
The
Avenue
Wheatland
United
street
Methodist
M.
E.
Church,
Church,
was
now called Wheatland
organized
in
1873.
The
temporary structure was replaced by a brick church on the corner
of Wheatland and Barron streets in 1875,
was
builtin
the
by
lightning,
the
was
condemned
in
1 880s.
This
structure was
flood of 1913,
1934,
and another structure
and a
greatly weakened
cyclone
in 1917.
and the present church was
49
built.
It
It
was dedicated on September 19, 1937 (Helm 420; Taber 111).
The
1873,
Third
Street
by Rev. Wm.
Street
School
Uni ted
Brethren
Church
Koenig of Bunker Hill.
Their
House.
first
was
organized
in
They met in the Eighth
building
was
built at Brown
Street and Wheatland Avenue in 1878, but a building was erected
at
its
church
present site on Third Street in 1917.
At that time the
was
It
known
as
as Third Street U.
merger
known
with
as
Street
a
the
B.
First
Evangelical.
U.
M.
Uni ted
and
will
The Church
Brethren In Christ.
Market
street
The new church,
Road,
became
known
in December 1946, as a result of a general
Third Street United Methodist
merger.
Chase
the
U.
to be
However,
Church.
M.
are
is
presently
now
Third
planning
located at State Road 25
and
be called Cross-Winds United Methodist Church
(Taber 107).
The Broadway-Evangelical United Brethren Church,
as Faith
United Methodist Church,
first
class
was
1923,
and a
church was
of
organized.
Indianapolis.
The
The
dates
present
dedicated in
church
is
back to
now known
1891, when the
site was
purchased
1926 by Bishop H.
located
at
1219
East
H.
in
Fout
Broadway
(Taber 107).
The
located
pastor
Church
at
was
712
of
God,
Helm
street,
Reverend
Turner.
place of worship while a
location.
now
The
building
known
as
Warrior
Triumphant,
was organized in 1917.
The
Washington
School
and
Its
first
was
their
new building was built at the present
was
dedicated
in
October,
1923
(Taber
Dr.
Graham
109) •
The
first
Episcopal
resident of Logansport was
50
N.
Fi tch,
Johnson,
did
who
and
settled here
Reverend Jackson
missionary
during
the
in
work
for
Reverend Todd,
1934.
Kemper,
the
Bishop of
Episcopal
C.
R.
the Northwest,
Church
The baptism of John S.
1830s.
Dr.
in
Cass
County
Patterson's children,
on August 2, 1840, was the first official record of the Episcopal
Church
in
in
Logansport,
He
began
over
a
228
members
Green,
Reverend
of
E.
Hubbell,
Jacob
U.
M.
and
to
build
Ross,
a
at
the
Laird,
minister
came
on
and
in
following
H.
Howes,
Graham
They
1842
Seventh
N.
the
it was
location.
Glen.
is
by
said that
the
famous
first
Patterson,
John
Fitch,
Market
when
the
room
John
F.
Merrill,
Israel
Johnson,
immediately began planning
The
I twas
Streets.
lot on
The
the
wooden
1843.
This
replaced by a
newer
church
brought
Fifth and Market Streets and
parish
Dr.
1841.
in a
were
they purchased the
and
1869,
same
Fitch's
It
S.
locate
1,
1841,
people
John
to
July
and was dedicated on February 19,
on
from
on wagons.
to
Wells.
used until
church
wharf
S.
of
church was built,
Thomas
Dr.
J.
corner
limestone
Episcopal
Church:
Hull,
church,
was
The
Episcopal
Howes,
W.
stone
Francis
street.
Trinity
John
northwest
first
permanent organization on July 19,
Market
building
The
Logansport.
by
was
built
barge
to
of
the
then hauled up the hill
the bell in the church was donated
old
Trinity
Church,
Wall st.
New
York (Powell 1: 429-30; Taber 102).
The
dates
first
back to
official
1834.
record
The Rt.
of
Rev.
Catholicism
in
Logansport
Simon Brute de Remur,
Bishop
of Vincennes, visited here and said mass for the Catholic colony.
However,
it was
1838 when Father John Claude Francois attempted
51
to
organize
laborers
Paul
northwest
part
too
street,
on
Catholic
working on
Vincent de
it was
a
the
of
the
from
which was
At
st ..
but
until
one
Academy at Ninth and Broadway.
school
building west of
the
were
Irish
log church in the
it
in
1840
because
stone church on Railroad
when
the
whom
the beginnings of St.
abandoned
1863,
time
of
built a
He built a
town.
used
was
He
Church.
city,
most
This
canal.
Catholic
far
Spencer
congregation,
a new church was built
church
ran
the Holy Angels'
There is also a parochial brick
church,
and
the priest's residence
on the east (Powell 1: 435-36; Taber 103).
st.
Joseph's
German
families
was led by Rev.
source
book
corner
of
dedicated
resident
present
Catholic Church was formed in 1869 when fifty
branched
reads.
Market
and
st.
pastor,
Land
2,
took
was
was
The
Vincent's.
purchased
Second streets,
February
church
from
group
Jacob Meyers or Joseph Mayer, depending on which
one
on
off
1870.
Rev.
on
the
and the
first
Henry
Koehne,
charge
in
August
1870.
dedicated
by
Bishop
Dwenger,
northwest
church was
the
In
first
1887,
the
assisted
by
Bishop Rademacher of Nashville (Powell 1: 436-37; Taber 103).
While Father Koehne was in Europe in 1888, the congregation
placed
rung
a
for
chime
the
of
first
three
time
large
bells
in
the
tower.
upon his arrival horne,
They were
and were a very
pleasant surprise to him (Powell 1: 436).
st.
-
Bridget's
the
forty-five
The
land
was
Wayne Diocese.
parish
Catholic
purchased
The
began
in
families
by
land was
Bishop
July
on
1873,
the
Dwenger,
west
accommodate
side
Bishop
bound by Linden,
52
to
of
Heath,
of
town.
the
Ft.
Wheatland