Lena Rupp ran pottery business and variety store
At 316 Harrison Ave. in downtown Harrison now is located a LaRosa’s Pizza Restaurant. Well, once for a very long time in Harrison’s history, this was… Login to continue reading Login…
History
Driver escapes injury after truck breaks through bridge and lands in creek bed
140 Years Ago Friday, May 19, 1882 Platt S. Thompson, William Pearce, H.S. Espey, Jr., and Samuel Lemmon have returned home from the South.… Login to continue reading Login…
Marx receives treatment in New Mexico for tubercular trouble sustained in battle
140 Years Ago Friday, March 24, 1882 Matt R. Hall got off this week for his farm in Gallatin County, Ky. He went down… Login to continue reading Login…
Boy Scouts purchase truck for collecting waste and hauling camping equipment
140 Years Ago Friday, March 17, 1882 R.A.P. Buchanan is keeping hotel in Lawrenceburg. J.F. Pate, Jr. will move from Patriot to near Rising… Login to continue reading Login…
224 men register for third draft for military service
140 Years Ago Friday, March 10, 1882 Joseph J. Merrill will move to Aurora next week, and John Neal will occupy his house here. Joseph… Login to continue reading Login…
Proposal wants to change name of Rising Sun to Pearl Harbor
140 Years Ago Saturday, Feb. 4, 1882 Robert Carter has moved from Rising Sun to Aurora. Thomas J. Stewart has bought the Robert A.… Login to continue reading Login…
William North killed while preparing to go on a hunt
140 Years Ago Saturday, Jan. 21, 1882 Perry Buchanan is preparing to move southward at an early date. Married: At Hartford, Jan. 18, Lucian… Login to continue reading Login…
Hooiser History
The Week in Indiana History Jan. 16 – 22 1901 – The body of former Gov. James A. Mount lay in state in the rotunda of the… Login to continue reading Login…
Burns take the life of 2-year-old after clothes catch fire
140 Years Ago Saturday, Jan. 7, 1882 George T. Mayfield is back in Rising Sun, having purchased the store lately owned by T.E. Grace.… Login to continue reading Login…
The early history of Harrison
The following story is a synopsis of our Whitewater Valley early settlers and other early Harrison history. Visitors to Harrison would often remark “What a… Login to continue reading Login…