Near Veedersburg in Fountain County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Millcreek Township
Steam Corner
Photographed by Al Wolf, November 18, 2007
1. Steam Corner Marker
Alanson Savage built steam saw mill produced timbers for “Plank Road” — 1840.
Rev. Jones organized Methodist Church — 1852.
Early Families: Furrs, Booes, Glasscocks.
Four Schools: Log — 1848, Frame — 1864, Brick — 1875, Three Room Brick — 1900-1932.
Erected 1976 by Fountain County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.
Location. 40° 2.592′ N, 87° 14.613′ W. Marker is near Veedersburg, Indiana, in Fountain County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 41 and State Road 32, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 41. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Veedersburg IN 47987, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana and in the Wabash Valley. It is also in the American Midwest 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Van Buren Township, Bonebrake Corner (approx. 2.7 miles away); Wabash Township (approx. 3.8 miles away); Veedersburg (approx. 4.9 miles away); Veedersburg - VanBuren Township War Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); Veedersburg Memorial Park
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Regarding Millcreek Township. Steam Corner offered early farmers and the community a place well situated with transportation, farm community, and a water source for steam threshing tactors to work.
Threshing rings would organize at harvest time at Steam Corner for mutual assistance and to help other farmers to thresh their wheat crop. They also aided in community socialization with music, information, and a good times.
Also see . . . Steam Threshing. This "YouTube" video gives a taste of the danger and excitement of working with the old steam farm equipment. (Submitted on February 12, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
2. Threshing Ring at Work !
3. Small Threshing Crew on Farm Location
4. Early Day School Hack, Predecessor to the Modern School Bus.
School Hacks were specifically built to transport children to and from school as school buses are today. They were usually owned by individuals that contracted the service for the school year -or- donated their use for the school year. Heating stoves were used to help keep warm in the cold Winter months.
5. All these logs . . . from one tree!
Saw mill operated by Steam Power at Steam Corner cut down logs into usable lumber, most notably the planks for the “Plank Road” in the area.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2007, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 2,151 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 29, 2007, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
