Here is the third listing of newspaper articles concerning the history of
Pike County along with the issue date of the Press-Dispatch they were in.
All of these articles were written within the last year.
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.
1/07/99 Industries of the past in the Petersburg area
1/14/99 Madison Twp. First to be formed
1/21/99 (no article)
1/28/99 Home, religion: early priorities of families
2/4/99 Logan Township
2/11/99 Stendal history includes capture of gang
2/18/99 Pikeville first town platted in Lockhart
2/25/99 The 20th annual Creek picnic
3/4/99 Augusta thriving community by 1881
3/11/99 First County Fair August 17-21, 1896
3/18/99 White Oak Springs Fort one of earliest
4/1/99 Arda formed by descendants of John Posey
4/8/99 Marion Township formed in 1857
4/15/99 Spurgeon first called Pleasantville
4/22/99 History of Sts. Peter and Paul Church
4/29/99 Early Pike County libraries
5/6/99 History of Barrett Memorial Library
5/13/99 History of William Beadles family
5/20/99 Petersburg 1927 senior class
5/27/99 Emaline Thornton, philanthropist
6/3/99 Thornton home for children
6/10/99 No article - due to death in McBeth family
6/17/99 Oatsville formed Nov. 10, 1882
6/24/99 No article
7/01/99 Pike County in the 1870's
7/08/99 Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association
7/15/99 Daniel Harrison fought in Civil War
7/22/99 Petersburg Businesses of the 1880's
7/29/99 Rivers major source of trade for Pike County
8/5/99 Indians in early Pike County history
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