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Aug 303 min read

Crystal McCord - The Last Full Measure of Devotion

Crystal E. McCord was born September 5, 1897 in Washington, Indiana, the daughter of Jabez McCord and Rachel (Arvin) McCord. In June...

Jun 2710 min read

Washington's "Junior National Limited" Part II

Times and trends had changed by the early 1980’s. For a variety of reasons Drive-In movie theatres were no longer enjoying the popularity...

Jun 187 min read

Washington's "Junior National Limited" (Part 1)

This streamlined articulated trainset consisting of a scaled down version of a modern (circa 1950’s) General Motors “E” series...

May 163 min read

Billy Meredith--An Eccentric Millionaire

The lengthy obituary of William R. “Billy” Meredith (1843-1926) was printed on the front page of The Washington Herald newspaper. It...

Articles and photographs curated by the Daviess County Historian Team; Bruce Smith, Jeannie Eaton, Sarah Fry, Tom Bummett, & Chris Palmer.

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