Time Travel

I read a post the other day about time travel. Like the author, some of my children grew up in the 80’s. And like him, one of their favorite movies was Back to the Future where Doc Brown turns a car into a time machine that sends Marty McFly into the past.

I too watched that movie and thought, “How cool would it be if time travel were real?” We could go back in time and greet Abe Lincoln as he crossed the Wabash into Lawrence County or watch as the first train chugged into Bridgeport. We could gaze in wonder at the Courthouse under construction, marvel at a flock of passenger pigeons flying overhead, or witness the members of the Mississippian culture turn the Allison prairie into the first fields of corn.

Sadly- spoiler alert! Time travel is still not possible. But there is another way to experience the past and that is to delve into history at the History Center or the Research Library. Several businesses in the county also feature photographs of local vintage scenes.  The Public Library features our exhibits. The walls of the hospital display a photo gallery of pictures from our archival vaults.

We can’t go back in time but working in tandem with partner organizations such as these, we can help you catch glimpses of what the county may have been like. The Lawrenceville Park in conjunction with the Rotary Club has partnered with LCHS for a History Walk. So, rev up the DeLorean for a trip back into Lawrence County history.  All you have to do is take a walk in the park.