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I found the following information in a history of Lawrenceport by
Albert Andrews. I do not know just when it was written. I had heard of
Scottville for some time and had interviewed the oldest people in that area
and like me they had heard their father speak of Scottville and knew he had
done business there.
I am quoting form Albert Andrews
" The first Post office that served the people of Lawrenceport was
called Scottville and was a store owned by J. M. Baker on the B&O right of
way near the Little Tunnel. C. C. Lewis was the Post Master
The railroad built a depot on the west side of the White River about 40
rods from the river.
The name of the station was Scottville. The post office was moved .to
this depot and Mr. Wescott was the Post Master. Mr. William Turley was the
next Post Master until 1872. C. C. Lewis was appointed again.
The Post Office was moved to Lawrenceport and was in J. T. Andrews
store. William Turley had a store near the railroad and sold it to J. T.
Andrews in the year of 1875 and moved it to Lawrenceport.
I can not find when the name changed from Scottville to Rivervale.The
name of the railroad station was changed to Rivervale in 1882. Freight
Shipments often went to Scottsburg. When Frank Toombs moved to Lawrenceport,
a car of household goods went to Scottsburg.
The railroad was at that time petitioned to change the name of the
station, which they did to Rivervale."
The railroad Albert Andrews is talking about is the Ohio Mississippi
Railroad built 1854 to 1856. The location is where the railroad crosses The
East Fork Of White River about 1 mile from Lawrenceport in Lawrence County
Indiana. The tunnel he refers to as the little tunnel had the top taken off
and is now just a cut in the hill It was just a short way across the river
from Lawrenceport.
I will be glad to try and answer any question.
Larry
Larry Goettel
Bishop Robert R. Roberts Memorial
Association, Inc at Lawrenceport, Indiana
http://www.hpcisp.com/~jsend/
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