Noble County, Indiana’s earliest white settlers came to stay in the 1820s and 1830s. Folks like Bristol, Tibbot, Knight and Bourie are often credited as the first “white men” in the area. Yet, there appears to have been less than willing white inhabitants decades earlier. Prior to 1882, a stone was discovered in Sparta Township [...]
The History Junkie sincerely hopes everyone had a very Merry Christmas. I know that I did. As mentioned before, the Everytown USA Project aims to capture the military history from each community across this great nation. Today, let’s take a moment to honor Noble County, Indiana’s war dead from World War I. The list comes [...]
Yesterday, the History Junkie brought you the story of Adam Hoffman and the Gold Brick Scam of 1890. Now let’s fast forward seven years later to October 1897. If you remember, Adam Hoffman was a wealthy local, Albion, Indiana, merchant. He also owned several farms on which he rented tenant housing. One such renter was [...]