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        • Walking Tour 1: First Brick Block Building in Winamac
        • Walking Tour 2: Courthouse
          • Walking Tour 2a: The Teacher
          • Walking Tour 2b: Original Survey Marker
          • Walking Tour 2c: Time Capsules
          • Walking Tour 2d: War Memorials
        • Walking Tour 3: Vurpillat’s Opera House
        • Walking Tour 4: Winamac Freight Depot
        • Walking Tour 5: Panhandle Pathway
        • Walking Tour 6: St. Peter Catholic Church
        • Walking Tour 7: Location of First Frame House
        • Walking Tour 8: First United Methodist Church
        • Walking Tour 9: ISIS Theatre
        • Walking Tour 10: Pulaski County Public Library
        • Walking Tour 11: Log Cabin Replica
        • Walking Tour 12: Artesian Well
        • Walking Tour 13: Memorial Swinging Bridge
        • Walking Tour 14: Winamac Town Park
        • Walking Tour 15: Park Pavilion
        • Walking Tour 16: Kelly Hardware (1898)
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      • The First Mastodon
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      • Harry H. Pattison
      • Raymond Pfost, First Pulaski County Serviceman to Die in WWI
      • David Jones, First Pulaski County Serviceman to Die in WWII
      • Edwin Gerald “Jerry” Shank, Jr., First Pulaski County Serviceman to Die in Vietnam
      • E. R. Brown, Civil War Veteran
      • WWII Army Cookbook
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      • Original 1834 Plat Maps
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      • The “Ole” Violin
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Revolutionary Relics at the Museum: Liberty Tree Guitar

by: kathit10Posted on: April 10, 2026April 3, 2026

The Story of Taylor’s ‘Liberty Tree,’ a Guitar Made From Historical Landmark | Ultimate Guitar […]

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Revolutionary Relics at the Museum: Hessian Musket

by: kathit10Posted on: April 10, 2026April 2, 2026

Revolutionary War Musket German-Dutch / Used by Hessian Soldiers 75 Cal / 42” Barrel / […]

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The County of Long Ago, by E.R. Brown (part 33): Early Sickness

by: kathit10Posted on: April 10, 2026April 3, 2026

This is the thirty-third in a Series of Reminiscences by E. R. Brown. Brown was […]

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The County of Long Ago, by E.R. Brown (part 32): Its Wet Lands

by: kathit10Posted on: March 10, 2026March 3, 2026

This is the thirty-second in a Series of Reminiscences by E. R. Brown. Brown was […]

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Russell’s Trading Post

by: kathit10Posted on: March 10, 2026February 14, 2026

All narrative and photos come from the Pulaski County Public Library’s Facebook page, specifically, “Flashback […]

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The County of Long Ago, by E.R. Brown (part 31): The Morals of Early Settlers

by: kathit10Posted on: February 10, 2026February 11, 2026

This is the thirty-first in a Series of Reminiscences by E. R. Brown. Brown was […]

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Star City Post Office

by: kathit10Posted on: February 10, 2026February 11, 2026

Information taken from the Star City Centennial Booklet, 1959, and a variety of web searches. […]

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The County of Long Ago, by E.R. Brown (part 30): Cold Winters and Wet Summers

by: kathit10Posted on: January 10, 2026February 11, 2026

This is the thirtieth in a Series of Reminiscences by E. R. Brown. Brown was […]

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Pearl Divers

by: kathit10Posted on: January 10, 2026December 10, 2025

Indiana’s Pearl and Button Boom [This post originally appeared on Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana’s Digital Newspaper […]

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The County of Long Ago, by E.R. Brown (part 29): Early Funerals

by: kathit10Posted on: December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

This is the twenty-ninth in a Series of Reminiscences by E. R. Brown. Brown was […]

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