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Dog Dispute Results in Plainville Shooting

Earl “Junior” Goodwin, Jr., 21, lived on a farm just outside of Plainville, Indiana. In the spring of 1943 somebody shot and killed...

Washington Streetcars Ferried Passengers Around the City

The Washington Common Council in 1887 adopted an ordinance giving Washington Street Railway—a private company owned by James C. Lavelle,...

Prairie Creek: A Gold Mine of Archaeology

Prairie Creek flows in a south-westerly direction across Daviess County from the Thousand Acre Woods to the West Fork of the White River....

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The Wilson/Beck House of Washington

The majestic, two story, red brick house at 103 E. National Highway in Washington is well-known as the “Beck House.” It was constructed...

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

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