Edinburg Talk!

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Postcard is postmark 1910

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Back of above card.

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Card is postmark 1910.

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Back of above card.

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Holy Trinity Catholic Church 2008 & Catholic Church 1912
100 Keeley Street, Edinburgh, Indiana (old spelling Edinburg)

This church was established around 1851. It celebrated it's 150 years during the year of 2001.

2008

1912

[David Sechrest]

The Sanborn Insurance Maps that we have been scrutinizing for a little while can be found at the Bartholomew County Public Library. You can also access the maps from your home computer by contacting the library and asking for the appropriate information.

Not only do the maps cover Columbus, but many cities within the state of Indiana. Edinburg (Johnson Co.) is offered for the years 1886, 1892, 1899, 1910, 1926, and 1933.

[David Sechrest]

I was talking to a good friend of mine the other day. He is a finish carpenter.

He told me that, in the 1960's, Edinburg was known as the "Veneer Capital Of The World." I'd never heard this before. He also told me that he was involved in the demolition of one of the old sawmills in Edinburg. That happened sometime in the 1970's (George, do you know any more about when?)

I checked out the Sanborn maps later that evening and discovered several veneer companies. One of the largest was the Amos Thompson Corporation. It's on the 1926 map. This place was absolutely HUGE, taking up a good four blocks north to south. It was located between E. Perry Street and E. County Line Road. Amos Lumber ran alongside the railroad tracks, with buildings on both the east and west side of the tracks. The Edinburg Cabinet Company was nestled in amongst Amos Lumber as well. There was also the David R. Webb Company Veneer Works. located between E. Thompson and E. Campbell Streets north and south. It was bordered by S. Holland St. on the west and the railroad tracks on the east.

This map also shows the Union Starch & Refining Company, which was no longer in operation, and the Morgan Packing Company, stating it was a corn cannery.

Wasn't the Union Starch Company advertised (with a picture) in some of the early Logs? I don't have any earlier than 1943 and by this time, there were no ads for the place. Which leads to my next question: Was that picture in the early Logs of the facility in Edinburg?

Edinburg also had a quite prosperous downtown during this time.

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David....Yes, Edinburgh for the small community that it is was a prosperous place for many years. Several of the fine homes of the wealthy are still there today. Edinburgh has a very interesting history, starting as early as 1820.
I can not recall any thing about the sawmill you refer to, sorry. I am sure the Union Starch ad was in some of the early logs, advertising Pennant Syrup.

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Marker is located at the corner of Main and Main Cross St.

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This postcard of the Union Starch and Refining Co. was not postmark or dated.

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Thompson Mill
Edinburg Indiana

River View

Crossing Bridge View


General Information: The Thompson Mill was built in 1826 by the son of founder, Alexander Thompson. In the beginning the mill was very profitable and to accommodate the growing demand he enlarged it in 1835 and again in1850.

The mill burned down in 1872 and was soon replaced by a six story building. Later it was sold to William G. Irwin of Columbus. He used the mill to generate electricity. In 1956 the mill was severely deteriorated and destroyed.

Comment: William G. Irwin apparently had foresight about the mill and electrical output related later to the Starch Company; and much later the Interurban line.


Source: Top picture located on Geocities site. History brief by Heather Wilson. No copyrights are noted. Second lower picture is a partial of one of George's postcards of the mill and bridge.

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Edinburg or Edinburgh Indiana Industry (the same place)
It has had several spellings in history

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Back of J. B. Swain card.

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Was the spelling of Swain wrong on the card or in the History of Edinburgh book?.

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The church is located at the corner of Walnut and Perry St., and was built in 1886 at the cost of $18,500. The parsonage was built in 1899. This card is postmark June 1909.

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Back of Edinburgh Church postcard.

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This card is unused, I would date it late 30's to early 40's by the cars shown.