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| High Activity in oil fields - [S5, p 200] |
| Furniture Factory Fire 2 Feb 1895 - [S5, - p 182] |
| "Land entered at Government land office by William Venard, in Oct 1832 ... In 1833, subdivided it into lots and founded the village of Albany" [S12, p 239] |
| "This village is situated in the northeast part of the township [Delaware], on the east half of the southeast quarter of Section 2. The land on which it is situated was originally owned by William Venard, who laid out the village in 1833" [S12, P 243] |
| North Water St., Albany - 1920s? - Album of Yesteryear, Muncie Star, 15 July 1990 - Doc2668.pdf |
| Albany Information - Our Neighborhood, by Bill Spurgeon - Muncie Star, 2 Jan 1992 - Doc2669.pdf |
| Delaware County' Delinquent Taxpayers of 1847 - Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, p 15, 16 - Albany - Doc2670.pdf |
| Album of Yesteryear - Moon Bros. Machine Co. - original building stood in Albany - Muncie Star, nd - Doc2671.pdf |
| Album of Yesteryear - Train Depot, abt late 1940s - Muncie Star - 5 March 1989 - Doc2672.pdf |
| $25,000 fire in Albany Business District - 31 March 1897 - [S5, p 187] |
| "Albany Journal now published by C. L. Lockhart and T. L Martin" - [S5, p 186] |
| Gas Boom Town (Albany) - [S13,
p 65-69] - Founded in 1833 - Railroad, 1879 - Fairview - 2 Miles East - Population, 1880: 249 - First Gas Well (Eaton) - Drilled South of Eaton, 1886 - Ohio Pipeline Co. moved into the area - Free gas offered to attract industry - Muncie and Portland Company laid tracks for Electric Railroad, 1902 - The glass factories were the center of activity for the community - 1907, 1908 - End of Gas Boom era - Albany Automobile Works organized 1906 - J. L. Tulley, President and Patent Holder - Car named "Albany" - 2 cylinder model |
| Albany Rural Routes: established 8 Nov 1897 - One carrier - Population served: 500 - Length of route: 20 miles [S5, p 220] |
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| S1 | Google Maps: | ||
| S2 | An Atlas of Delaware County, Indiana. Philadelphia: Griffing, Gordon & Co, 1887, reprint ed., Knightstown, Indiana: Mayhill Publications, 1971, Bk1849. | ||
| S3 | United States Official Postal Guide. Boston: H.O. Houghton and Company, April 1875. | ||
| S4 | Baker, J. David. The Postal History of Indiana, Microfiche. Louisville, Ky: Leonard H. Hartman, 1976. | ||
| S5 | Kemper, G.W.H., M.D., ed. A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County Indiana, 1908; reprint ed., Evansville, Indiana: Whipporwill Publications, 1984. | ||
| S6 | Baker, J. David. The Postal History of Indiana, Vol. 2. Louisville, Ky: Leonard H. Hartman, 1976, page 887 | ||
| S7 |
Map:
Delaware County, Indiana, 1876. (Published by Baskin, Forster & Co.
Lakeside Building Chicago, 1876. Engraved & Printed by Chas. Shober
& Co. Props. Of Chicago Lithographing Co.) David Rumsey Map
Collection. http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~23110~790090:Map-of-Delaware-County---Published-#
Accessed, 27 Feb 2012. Acc002078/Ph9386-001 to 041.jpg Detail: Albany, Delaware Township |
Ph9386-019.jpg |
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| S8 |
Map: Asher, Adams & Higgins. New Topographical Atlas
and Gazetteer of Indiana, multiple counties including Delaware,
Blackford, Madison, and Hamilton and others. Indianapolis: Higgins &
Ryan, 1870, pages 19, 20. David Rumsey Map Collection.
http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~33585~1171285:New-topographical-atlas-and-gazette?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No#
Accessed 28 Feb 2012. Acc002079/Ph9387.jpg Map Detail: Delaware Township, Delaware County |
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| S9 | WikiPedia Article | ||
| S10 | Book: Map of Delaware County Indiana: Indexed and Printed in Atlas Form from 1874 Wall Map. Original: Philadelphia: A.L. Klingman, 1874. Reprint: Muncie, Indiana: D & N Research, 1989. Bk3642, page 8 | ||
| S11 | Book: Lasley, Norma and the Delaware County Historical Society (Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana). Images of America: Delaware County. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2012. Bk3725 | ||
| S12 | Helm, T. B. (Thomas B). History of Delaware County, Indiana: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Kingman Brothers, 1881 (Reprint, 1976), Bk1595 | ||
| S13 | Indiana History Bulletin - Vol. 50, No. 6, P 65-69 - Doc2673.pdf | ||
| S14 | "Delaware County's Delinquent Taxpayers of 1842" - Delaware County, Genealogist and Historian, March 1995, page 13 - Doc2904.pdf | ||
| S15 | "Delaware County Delinquent Taxpayers of 1847" Transcribed by Joyce Colleen Libes. Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, March 1996, pages 15, 16 - Doc2908.pdf | ||
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