Roads
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Robert D. Starrett collection
Collection — Folder S1930
Identifier: S1930
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three items related to establishment of the Lincoln Memorial Way and the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial in Indiana. The first item is a copy of the booklet The Lincoln Memorial Way Through Indiana, a published report by the commission appointed by Governor Harry G. Leslie to designate the historic route of the Lincoln family through Indiana. The booklet also includes a handwritten note added by Robert D. Starrett on January 5, 1956...
Dates:
1933-1957
Vigo County roads documents
Collection — Folder S2795
Identifier: S2795
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two items, dating from November 1830: a petition to the Vigo County commissioners requesting that a road be built in Section 27 of Township 12, signed by John Jackson and others, and a note from Jeremiah Rappleye(?) and James Dickson to the county commissioners regarding the land to be used in building the road.
Dates:
1830 November
William G. Edens papers
Collection — Folder S401
Identifier: S0401
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter from William G. Edens in Chicago, Illinois to Howard H. Peckham in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 27, 1950 regarding his life. and includes a copy of his two-page speech in acceptance of a commemorative plaque at the Edens Superhighway Ceremony on October 8, 1949 concering the endeavor and the Illinois statewide highway system.
Dates:
1949-1950
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William G. Edens papers
William H. Matthew papers
Collection
Identifier: L104
Scope and Contents
This collection includes original and photostats of typed and autographed correspondence, notebooks with personal notes, and other documents from William H. Matthew and others in Gary, Indiana and elsewhere in the United States ranging from 1837 to 1956 regarding Indiana law, Pottawatomi Indians, the Presbyterian church in Plymouth, Indiana, the Detroit to Chicago Road and miscellaneous.
Dates:
1837-1956
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William H. Matthew papers
Yountsville and Alamo Turnpike Company collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1966
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 2 versions of the articles of association of the Yountsville and
Alamo Turnpike Company dated April 24, 1876.
Dates:
1876/04/24
