This once public street built in the 1800's was called North Street. It began at Fort Wayne Street (now River Avenue) and turned northwest toward Elkhart as it exited the cemetery.
Goshen
Goshen's Historic Cemeteries — — Map (db m282347) HM
On February 21st, 1837, the Buffalo & Mississippi Railroad first met in South Bend, Indiana to discuss the development of a rail system that would connect the county seats between Chicago, Illinois and Toledo, Ohio. After the State of Indiana denied . . . — — Map (db m72700) HM
Ox Bow Park was once the site of the County Farm. The farm provided a residence for those who could not support themselves. Residents helped run the farm, grew food and generated income.
The Elkhart County Farm
The Elkhart County Farm was . . . — — Map (db m73482) HM
Amos E. Kunderd (1866 - 1965) owned and resided on a 100-acre farm on this site. Respected internationally for hybridization of varieties of gladioli which were exhibited, and grown in gardens, throughout the world. Originated the ruffled and . . . — — Map (db m30161) HM
Elkhart County was formed by the Indiana General Assembly 1830; the first county seat was located in Concord Township. County commissioners relocated the county seat to Goshen 1831. Jacob Studebaker, Goshen, designed first brick courthouse, . . . — — Map (db m30157) HM
Considered to be one of the most attractive county buildings in the State of Indiana, the Elkhart County Courthouse is also one of the oldest buildings in Goshen. The original courthouse was built in 1831 by Jacob Studebaker, who (it is said) . . . — — Map (db m64233) HM
Elkhart County Home Cemetery
Established 1887
A Historic Cemetery listed in Indiana's Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Installed 2004 Indiana Historical Bureau, Elkhart . . . — — Map (db m68362) HM
(( Center Plaque ))
This Memorial Dedicated by
The Citizens of Elkhart County
to perpetuate the memory of our
Valiant Citizens who sacrificed
their lives for God and Country
and Honoring those who served
in our . . . — — Map (db m68805) WM
The Winona Interurban Railway once ran along this corridor. The passenger and freight service was initially powered by electricity and later by internal-combustion engines until its demise.
The Winona Interurban Railway was created just as . . . — — Map (db m69803) HM
Goshen College began as the Elkhart Institute of Science, Industry and the Arts on Elkhart's South Main Street in 1894, but moved to the Maple City and changed its name in 1903; the location chosen was easily accessible to rail transportation. The . . . — — Map (db m72592) HM
Construction of the Goshen Dam and Millrace Canal began in March of 1867 and was completed on April 18, 1868, the same day Goshen was incorporated as a city. The project was built by a 40 man crew using horses and plows to excavate the canal bed. . . . — — Map (db m64230) HM
Indiana's first Carnegie library opened here 1903 with 3, 000 volumes. Goshen Library Association received $25, 000 in Carnegie grants 1901. Public donations, land purchase, and tax levy met Carnegie grant conditions. Architects Patton & Miller, . . . — — Map (db m32724) HM
In the early 1900's, Indiana had more miles of electric train lines than any other state in the United States. The lines blossomed primarily at Indianapolis, radiating out to transport people and goods to and from the bustling city. Indianapolis . . . — — Map (db m74203) HM
(Side One)
A History of the Winona
In the early 1900's, Indiana had more miles of electric train lines than any other state in the United States. The lines blossomed primarily at Indianapolis, radiating out to transport people . . . — — Map (db m70504) HM
Born 1896 in house on this site into locally prominent family. Moved with parents to Neenah, Wisconsin 1899 and to Pasadena, California 1906. Hawks - director, producer, screenwriter - is recognized as one of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers. His . . . — — Map (db m30407) HM
The boundary between Indiana and Michigan territories was established in 1805. Just before Indiana became a state in 1816, the line was moved ten miles north to give Indiana frontage on Lake Michigan. — — Map (db m44849) HM
The idea that America needed better roads did not originate with the invention of the automobile but with bicyclists known as “wheelmen”. Challenged by rutted roads of gravel and dirt and faced with antagonism from horsemen, wagon drivers, and . . . — — Map (db m282517) HM
Why Lincoln?
Neither Carl Fisher or Henry Joy ever met Abraham Lincoln but both had gown up in a nation that was still grieving over the death of the “Great Emancipator” and that was still searching for a fitting way to nationally honor the . . . — — Map (db m282521) HM
The approximate route of the Lincoln Highway from New York to San Francisco is:
• U.S. 1 south from New York to Philadelphia
• U.S. 30 west to Granger, Wyoming
• I-80 west to Wendover, Nevada
• U.S. 50 west to Sacramento, . . . — — Map (db m282520) HM
Goshen, Indiana
The Maple City
Until the early 1800’s, the original inhabitants of the Goshen area were the Potawatomi Indians. It was a little more than a decade after Indiana became a state in 1816, before pioneers began settling in the . . . — — Map (db m282524) HM
The current Chandler School is located on the site of the former Madison Street School, one of Goshen's first schools, opened in 1849. Miss Emma Chandler was the first principal from 1871 to 1898. In 1874, a four room addition was completed, but the . . . — — Map (db m69804) HM
Built as a source of hydraulic power for Goshen's industries, the Millrace Canal gave rise to a new form of energy in the late 1890's - electricity. In 1898 the energy of the canal was harnessed by the Hawks Electric Company's central generating . . . — — Map (db m64232) HM
The earliest known burial in what became Oakridge Cemetery dates to 1832, the year after Goshen’s founding. At that time a grist mill operated along Rock Run Creek. The trustees of the First Church established the cemetery in 1839. It passed to . . . — — Map (db m282350) HM
The earliest known burials at Oakridge date to 1832. The trustees of First Church founded the cemetery in 1839. It was ceded to the City of Goshen in 1859. — — Map (db m282351) HM
This building served as Goshen High School from 1904 until the spring of 1923. Construction was completed in 1904 with a budget of $50,000. By 1920 this building was considered too small and land was purchased from the Wurster Estate on Lincolnway . . . — — Map (db m72594) HM
Several bridges have been built across the Millrace Canal at various stages throughout its history. Most of these bridges were built for transportation purposes (first horse and carriage, then railroads and automobiles), although some were built . . . — — Map (db m64231) HM
The folk lore concerning this cemetery has been handed down through generations by word of mouth. Most of it has proved to be factual through the efforts of Gordon Treesh, who researched old records and diaries.
This is not a family cemetery, . . . — — Map (db m74217) HM
St. John's
Lutheran Church
Built 1852
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m74199) HM
Established in 1958, Shanklin Park was named after respected Goshen High School English teacher, Merle Shanklin. Formerly serving as the site of Goshen's landfill, the park has grown into the city's largest and most popular park. Located within . . . — — Map (db m68836) HM
Settler John Cripe who died in 1841 is believed to be the first burial at West Goshen. The site was purchased and used by the German Baptist Church beginning in 1859. The cemetery was ceded to the City of Goshen in 1975. — — Map (db m74219) HM
