Lawrence Lore
Jan 101 min read
Derricks in Bridgeport
In the early days of the oil boom, oil derricks could be found inside the city limits of Bridgeport.
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 92 min read
Wingfoot Homes in Bridgeport
Soldiers returning from WWII faced a dismal housing shortage. To accommodate them, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co developed a completely...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 84 min read
Police Shooting and Air Ships in St F
The Vincennes newspapers carried the news of St Francisville as often, if not more, than the Lawrenceville newspapers. However, the facts...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 79 min read
"To Plow is to Pray"
A review of the local news from the Vincennes, Mt Carmel and Lawrence County newspapers for November 1879. The shareholders of the...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 61 min read
Hadley, a Forgotten Town
Hadley was a small village located on the Richland/ Lawrence County line along the old B & O tracks. The following article was printed in...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 51 min read
Let it Snow. Let it Snow. Let it Snow.
There is something soft and tender in the fall of a single snowflake but when it comes to crawling out in the morning and shoveling away...
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Lawrence Lore
Jan 11 min read
Ten Things to Do this Year
Ten things to do this year.... 1. Join the Lawrence County Historical Society. 2. Pay your dues. If you were to send extra money as a...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 31, 20242 min read
Runaway Car 1930
Please readers, be careful out there when you are driving over the holidays. The Vincennes (Ind.) Commercial , December 27, 1930 Lyman...
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