Dearborn County Archives - Page 2 of 9 - History in Your Own Backyard

North Dearborn High School, Dover, Indiana

North Dearborn High School opened its doors in 1959. In 1973, North Dearborn High School consolidated with Sunman High School to become Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation and North Dearborn …[View More]

The Collapse of the Cook Road Phantom Bridge, Guilford, Indiana

About 3 miles north of Guilford, Indiana on the west side of State Route 1 is the former Cook Road Bridge. Built in 1901 this bridge use to span Slab Camp Creek. Built by the American Bridge Company o…[View More]

East Laughery Creek Road Phantom Bridge, Aurora, Indiana

Built in 1917 this single lane pony truss bridge is about 41 feet long and spans a branch of Laughery Creek on East Laughery Creek Road in Dearborn County, Indiana. I remember driving over the bridge …[View More]

The Story of the Guilford Red Bridge, Guilford, Indiana

The area around Guilford, Indiana is loaded with railroad history. In this segment we’re checking out the former Guilford Red Bridge. Back in the mid 1800s a rail line came through this area until i…[View More]

The Abandoned Railroad Stone Bridge Abutments at Liggett Road, Guilford, Indiana

Heading west out of Guilford, Indiana on Bonnell Road you’ll travel about 2 miles when the road begins to curve to the right. However, if you pay attention and look straight you’ll see several lar…[View More]

The Lost Bridges of Salt Fork Creek, Guilford, Indiana

Near the intersection of State Route 1 and Salt Fork Road is just a boring bridge that crosses Salt Fork Creek near Guilford, Indiana. However, today, we are going to talk about the two previous bridg…[View More]

Sawdon Ridge Ghost Road and Phantom Bridge, Guilford, Indiana

As you drive south on Sawdon Ridge Road in Dearborn County, Indiana, as you reach the bottom of the hill, you begin a long sweeping curve to your right as it crosses Brush Fork Creek. However, prior t…[View More]

The Abandoned North Dearborn Ghost Road & Phantom Bridge, Dover, Indiana

This is a rather unique video we have here in that it includes a phantom bridge, a ghost road and the remains of a demolished steel truss bridge, all within 100 yards of each other. This portion of No…[View More]

Hyland Road Bridge, Dover, Indiana

Indiana has a wide variety of beautiful and interesting historic bridges! Everything from the Queen Mary of all bridges….The Triple Whipple Bridge to our focus of attention today, the lowly Hyla…[View More]

Route 46 Ghost Road and Phantom Bridge, Logan, Indiana

Before State Route 46 was designed and built in 1937, the former road running East and West in this area ran between St. Leon and the Whitewater River winding back and forth across creek beds usually …[View More]

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