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Ellettsville Was Almost Logan

Jan 31, 2022Monroe HistoryplacesEllettsville, Monon

Looking Back by Ruth L. Huff May 19, 1984 In 1890 the residents of Ellettsville were in an uproar because the Monon railroad was trying to change the name of their village to Logan. The exact reason for the change was unclear. Perhaps the railroad preferred the shorter name in order to facilitate their record

TWO WHISTLES SIGNALED GRAVE DANGER

Aug 10, 2020Monroe HistoryeventsBourke, Monon, train

Blog post by Randi Richardson Johanna Bourke heard it without really listening. The whistle of a train on the Monon tracks near her home in Benton Township. Her husband, Mathias, worked on the railroad and frequently traveled on that particular train. Each time she heard the whistle it was a comfort to her as though

The 1958 MONON UFO Incident

Oct 1, 2018Monroe History2 Commentsevents, wehiaMonon, UFO

I was helping a 4th grader do some research on the MONON railroad last week and found this article, written by Frank Edwards, referencing a 1958 incident on the Monon.org website. A MONON railroad train crew reported seeing a UFO in north central Indiana. It was about 3.20 A.M. on Friday October 3, 1958… freight