Edinburg Talk!

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Edinbury Main Street Year 1909
Transportation Modes were Horses, Horses/Wagons, Bikes, Train and Walking Shoes

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No date on this card.

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Back then you could get a three dip ice cream cone for 5 cents, I bought many there.
This picture is from the book, A History of Edinburgh, Indiana 1820 - 1986.

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Construction was started in the spring of 1907 on the building and was completed May1,1908. There was a fire in 1944 that did considerable damage, but the building was immediately rebuilt.
The building is located on the northeast corner of Walnut and Thompson St. Cost of the building in 1907 was $ 12,800.

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In 1915 the town of Edinburgh was given a lot for a public park at the corner of Walnut and Thompson St. by Dr. R. C. and Mrs. Lucy Mayhall.
The active Civic League had the band stand built and every Wednesday night townspeople gathered there to enjoy the band concerts.

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RAILROAD IS BOON TO EDINBURGH
With the advent of the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad from the south to Edinburgh in 1845, a new life and world came to Edinburgh. The town hailed the arrival of the railroad which marked a new era in history.
The Madison and Indianapolis (M and I), the first to be built in Indiana, was completed from Madison to Columbus in the summer of 1844, to Edinburgh in the fall of 1845, and on to Indianapolis September 25, 1847.
When the M and I reached Edinburgh, Indianapolis was still isolated from the rest of the country. Other cities such as Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Chicago, had access to trade by water.
When the train reached Edinburgh from Columbus a traveler from Indianapolis was afforded service by one of the enterprising coach lines to Edinburgh. Edinburgh became the distributing point for a large number of towns in central and southern Indiana. It was the leading grain and pork market of the central part of the state. Over the new railroad produce got to Madison on the Ohio River, the chief meat packing center in the West, and from Madison to New Orleans and the world.
The town grew and business boomed. Freight for Indianapolis and Marion County, Shelby, Morgan, and Brown Counties all came to Edinburgh as this was the only railroad that could serve the central part of the state. The road had a woodyard near the railroad about the location of the Amos-Hill South plant now, where the wood was cut into four foot lengths to keep the engines steamed up.
As early as 1838 word had come through that a railroad was coming. While no one had seen a train and no one knew anything about it, everyone felt that it would be a good thing!

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This article was in the book, A History of Edinburgh, Indiana 1820 - 1986.

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This Old Sign Someone Sent Me Is Talking To George
It is comical and George Will Enjoy The Humor of This



Comment: Whoever created this must have been talking about Edinburg town in the early 1800s when maybe only 2 or 3 families lived there. Anyway hope you enjoyed this one George.

Bob

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Thanks Bob that is Great

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Dirt Road Near Blue River Edinburg Indiana Early Years

Comment: Date unknown but maybe 1920s to 1930s



George will be able to name the road and possible date frame also. I remember the road but it was paved and possibly behind the hill of the old high school a few miles toward river.

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Bob......I agree about the location of the road, but can not recall it's name. I will go Thur my Edinburgh book and see if I can find anything about the road.

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Postcard is postmark 1912, it shows the north side of Main Cross St. from Walnut St. to Holland St.

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Back of above postcard.