Here is the first list of newspaper articles concerning the history of Pike
County along with the issue date of the Press-Dispatch they were in.
If you are interested in receiving a copy of the article the Pike County
Historical Society will send one for $1.00 and a SASE. Their address is Pike
County Historical Society, P. O. Box 216, Petersburg, IN 47567.
4/30/98 Organization of Pike County
5/07/98 Washington Township formation
5/14/98 Lynching of Charley Harvey in 1883 was a dark time in Pike County
5/21/98 Sweet Sulphur Springs of Velpen
5/28/98 The History of Petersburg
6/04/98 George B. DeTar, a physician of Pike County
6/11/98 Dr. David DeTar, county doctor
6/18/98 County is on fourth court house
6/25/98 Winslow, in the heart of the county
7/02/98 Union, one of the earliest settlements
7/09/98 History of land surveying in county
7/16/98 Formation of Monroe Township
7/23/98 A tale of a traveling family - Part 1 W. P. Anthony Family
7/30/98 Tale of a traveling family - Part 2
8/06/98 Tale of a traveling family - Part 3
8/13/98 Otwell first named Pierceville
8/20/98 Grand Army of the Republic
8/27/98 Early coal mining in Pike County
9/03/98 Formation of Jefferson Township
9/10/98 The Wabash and Erie Canal