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This historic Miami County, Ohio bridge was demolished several years ago and now this is the only video...
06/04/2026

This historic Miami County, Ohio bridge was demolished several years ago and now this is the only video of the bridge known to exist. A link to the video is in the comments below.

History question of the day...How many schools have been built in Addyston, Ohio over the years? The an...
06/03/2026

History question of the day...

How many schools have been built in Addyston, Ohio over the years? The answer is in the comments below.

A: Three Schools

B: Four Schools

C: Five Schools

Need some help...I’m producing a video about railroad structures in the Weisburg, Indiana area and need ...
06/02/2026

Need some help...

I’m producing a video about railroad structures in the Weisburg, Indiana area and need to get some video of trains coming through Weisburg. If you live in Greendale, Guilford or the Bonnell area and see the freight train heading to the Greensburg Honda plant, can you contact me and let me know it’s headed towards Weisburg. Or if you live in Batesville, Morris or Sunman and see the train headed back to Cincinnati can you contact me as well so I can run down to Weisburg and get some video. Thanks! I appreciate the help.

Cell: 812-584-4803
Landline: 812-623-5727
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In 1928 a yacht sank off the coast of Kenosha, Wisconsin in the waters of Lake Michigan. That yacht w...
05/31/2026

In 1928 a yacht sank off the coast of Kenosha, Wisconsin in the waters of Lake Michigan. That yacht was previously used as a patrol boat for the U.S. Navy in WWI. The story is in the comments below.

You can’t name a small town museum in Indiana that is better than the Hayden Museum. See the story in...
05/30/2026

You can’t name a small town museum in Indiana that is better than the Hayden Museum. See the story in the comments below.

*New Video*A couple of months ago I was contacted about an unusual and pretty much unknown historic bri...
05/28/2026

*New Video*

A couple of months ago I was contacted about an unusual and pretty much unknown historic bridge southwest of Indianapolis. This bridge has been hiding in plain sight for 122 years now. If you have ever driven over this bridge, let me know! The story is in the comments below.

If you have seen a train go through this Ohio railroad tunnel in the last 5 years, please let me kno...
05/25/2026

If you have seen a train go through this Ohio railroad tunnel in the last 5 years, please let me know. Below is a video on the history of the tunnel and the bridge fire.

Before the Village of Greenhills, Ohio was established, this area was farmland. Just curious who had rel...
05/24/2026

Before the Village of Greenhills, Ohio was established, this area was farmland. Just curious who had relatives the owned farmland in this area before it was “developed”. The story about the farms in Greenhills is in the comments below.

*New Video*Built in 1916 this Indianapolis area railroad bridge is still used daily and spans a former ...
05/23/2026

*New Video*

Built in 1916 this Indianapolis area railroad bridge is still used daily and spans a former B&O railway line that is now a bike path. The story is in the comments below.

This is the only known video of the historic Scotland Bridge in Boone County, Indiana that was demolish...
05/21/2026

This is the only known video of the historic Scotland Bridge in Boone County, Indiana that was demolished several years ago. See the story in the comments below.

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