John M. Johnson opened a private
school in Marengo 1869 with 60
students. He designed a course of
study to provide an opportunity
for students to move beyond
common school (elementary)
education. In 1874, Johnson renamed
it Marengo Academy in . . . — — Map (db m264883) HM
Ada grew alongside the tracks of the Ohio & Indiana Railroad, completed in 1854 between Crestline, Crawford County, and Fort Wayne, Indiana. This line became part of the Southwest Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1869. Ada's rapid growth as . . . — — Map (db m29014) HM
This historic pre-Civil War house was built by William Proctor, born in Fayette
Co, PA in 1793. He served in the PA Militia in the War of 1812. William married
Mary Watson in May of 1825 in Clark Co, IN. He and Absolom Wood purchased
the property . . . — — Map (db m264885) HM
Sacred to the memory of Willson Alexander Scott who gave to the State of Iowa the greater part of the land where stands the Capitol
Born in Crawford County, Indiana November 20, 1818. He acquired some five hundred acres of land . . . — — Map (db m236130) HM
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