Hancock County

Hancock County

By Joseph L. Skvarenina

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Publication Date: 21st January 2013

Created on March 1, 1828, and named for the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, Hancock County has rich traditions that have made it unique in the story of the Hoosier State. From its early beginnings as fertile farmland to its industrial boom, this history of the county chronicles the years from 1880 to the present and provides a postcard viewpoint of local heritage, celebrations, institutions, and individuals. Many of the postcards come from private collections and have not been previously published. These images offer the reader an opportunity to travel down the dusty roads of ... Read More
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Created on March 1, 1828, and named for the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, Hancock County has rich traditions that have made it unique in the story of the Hoosier State. From its early beginnings as fertile farmland to its industrial boom, this history of the county chronicles the years from 1880 to the present and provides a postcard viewpoint of local heritage, celebrations, institutions, and individuals. Many of the postcards come from private collections and have not been previously published. These images offer the reader an opportunity to travel down the dusty roads of ... Read More
    Description
    Created on March 1, 1828, and named for the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, Hancock County has rich traditions that have made it unique in the story of the Hoosier State. From its early beginnings as fertile farmland to its industrial boom, this history of the county chronicles the years from 1880 to the present and provides a postcard viewpoint of local heritage, celebrations, institutions, and individuals. Many of the postcards come from private collections and have not been previously published. These images offer the reader an opportunity to travel down the dusty roads of the past and examine the spirit of Hancock County.
    Details
    • Pages: 128
    • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
    • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
    • Series: Postcard History Series
    • Publication Date: 21st January 2013
    • State: Indiana
    • Illustration Note: Black and White
    • ISBN: 9780738598574
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
      PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
      HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
    Author Bio
    Authors Joseph Skvarenina and Larry Fox are notable Hancock County historians. They are both past presidents of the Hancock County Historical Society. Mr. Skvarenina authored Images of America: Hancock County, and is the current official Hancock County historian. Mr. Fox is the archivist of the Riley Old Home Society.
    Created on March 1, 1828, and named for the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, Hancock County has rich traditions that have made it unique in the story of the Hoosier State. From its early beginnings as fertile farmland to its industrial boom, this history of the county chronicles the years from 1880 to the present and provides a postcard viewpoint of local heritage, celebrations, institutions, and individuals. Many of the postcards come from private collections and have not been previously published. These images offer the reader an opportunity to travel down the dusty roads of the past and examine the spirit of Hancock County.
    • Pages: 128
    • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
    • Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
    • Series: Postcard History Series
    • Publication Date: 21st January 2013
    • State: Indiana
    • Illustrations Note: Black and White
    • ISBN: 9780738598574
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
      PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
      HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
    Authors Joseph Skvarenina and Larry Fox are notable Hancock County historians. They are both past presidents of the Hancock County Historical Society. Mr. Skvarenina authored Images of America: Hancock County, and is the current official Hancock County historian. Mr. Fox is the archivist of the Riley Old Home Society.

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