Dearborn County Archives - History in Your Own Backyard

Exploring the Hidden Railroad Structures Near Weisburg, Indiana & the Weird Note Found in the Woods

In May of 2022 I took a hike down along the railroad tracks from Weisburg, Indiana to Easter Ridge Road about 3 miles southeast of Weisburg. I did some exploring along the way and found a few things t…[View More]

AMX, 50 Years of Owning an All Weather Night Fighter

Todays video is a little different from most of our videos in the past. This is about my first car which I bought 50 years ago in 1976. It was a 1970 American Motors AM…[View More]

What’s Under Bonnell Road in Dearborn County, Indiana

In the 1850s a Railroad Company built a rail line from Cincinnati to Indianapolis. The section from Lawrenceburg Junction, west to Sunman, Indiana was a pretty rugged piece of track. This original lin…[View More]

Remains of an Abandoned Historic Railroad Line, Built in the 1850s, Guilford, Dearborn County, Indiana

Hidden from the outside world yet just 400 feet southwest of busy State Route 1 in Dearborn County, Indiana are the remains of the bridge abutments from a rail line built in the 1850s. I covered this …[View More]

The Abandoned Railroad Tracks of Perfect North Ski Slopes, Guilford, Indiana

Many people who have visited Perfect North Slopes ski resort in Dearborn County, Indiana are familiar with the long drive back to the parking lot but few know the history of that roadway and the bridg…[View More]

St. John Lutheran Church, Hubbells Corner, Indiana

Celebrating their 190th anniversary in 2023, members of the St. John Lutheran Church near Sunman, Indiana, sat down and gave us some of their more memorable life experiences with the church. GPS Loca…[View More]

The Former Applewood Restaurant, Aurora, Indiana

Do you remember the Applewood Restaurant in Aurora? In this episode of “History In Your Own Backyard” we speak with Doug Holland owner of the Applewood about this historic Indiana landmark…[View More]

Bright Providence Presbyterian Church, Bright, Indiana

This locality was settled in the early 1800’s; several of the pioneers came from a Presbyterian heritage. Families had to travel down the hill, ford the Whitewater River to attend the nearest Pr…[View More]

The Great Train Derailment of 1967, Dearborn County, Indiana

Back in 1967 on Sunday, October 1st around 9:00 in the evening, a train headed to Cincinnati from Indianapolis derailed halfway betwen Weisburg and Bonnell, Indiana. One engine and 38 cars spilled ove…[View More]

Fire Destroys Historic Indiana Landmark, Dillsboro, Indiana

On Thursday, December 15, 2022 a fire destroyed the historic Laughery Valley Ag Feed Mill in Dillsboro, Indiana. In 2015 a proposal to produce a documentary video on the history of the mill was sent t…[View More]

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