Harrison Township in Corydon in Harrison County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Pool Hall

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 18, 2024

1. Pool Hall Marker

Inscription.
The first tenants of this building were brothers David and Clarence Jordan, who started a grocery in 1886. Later, C.P. Trotter and Robert Gibson established their dry goods and clothing store here before they moved into an adjacent building in 1893. The Ben Hurst Hardware Store moved here in 1903.

Later, Reaugh Jordan opened a Pool Room and Cigar Store. Jordan sold his business to Colvin Davidson in 1932. The Davidson Pool Hall was a narrow, smoke-filled room but spanned 99 feet between its entrances Chestnut and Beaver Streets. It provided a convenient place for grown men to meet, play pool and swap stories. Beginning in the early 1970s, the pool hall was operated by Charles and Geraldine Baxley who owned the business until it closed in 1983.

Interior of Baxley's Pool Hall.

(1972) Larry Ordner

A project of the Harrison County Bicentennial Committee: Bill Brockman, Historian

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 38° 12.642′ N, 86° 7.559′ W. Marker is in Corydon, Indiana, in Harrison County. It is in Harrison Township. It is on East Chestnut Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 E Chestnut Street, Corydon IN 47112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shafer Building

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(a few steps from this marker); Jordan Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Berlin Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Cunningham Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Wise Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Reader Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Hays Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Butt Drugs (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corydon.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 18, 2024

2. Pool Hall Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 18, 2024

3. Pool Hall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 3, 2024. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.