Book: Our Westfield 1834-1984

A History of Westfield and Washington Township. 1834-1984

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With stories from Westfield, Joiletville, Hortonville, Eagletown, Lamong

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Subject

Title Page

Preface

My Home Town

Sesquibration Committee

Special Days

PART I HISTORY

The First Settlement

The Underground Railroad

Centennial Celebration

Quiet Old Westfield

Jabez Neal

Methodist Church

Friends Meeting

Wesleyan Methodist Church

Union Friends Church

New Churches

Churches of the Township

Union High School

Cemeteries of Washington Township

The First Telephone Company

Post Office

District Schools

Westfield’s Only Saloon

Acorn Farm Camp

Fire Department

Lodges

McMullan Funeral Home

Eagletown

Union Bible Seminary

Ladies Clubs

Monday Afternoon Club

Outlook Club

Jolietville

Black Heritage in Westfield

Doctors

Home Economics Clubs

Chautauqua Program 1914

Subject Page

Anti-Slavery Friends

Newspapers

Lions Club

The Orphanage

Agriculture

Conservative Friends

Town Officers

Eagletown Christian Academy

Businesses in Westfield

Some Township Businesses

Westfield Public Schools

A.P.Howe

Banks

Kiwanis Club

Interesting Architecture

The Dismal Swamp

Early Roads

Eckert’s Antiques

Chamber of Commerce

Town Flag

PART II — REMINISCENCES

The Baldwin Cabin

Some Ackerson Recollections

The Mendenhall Family

Birds of Washington Township

Camilla

Death of the Last Civil War Veteran

An Ideal Place to Live

Honor Roll — 1950

Byford F. Inman

Tribute to Dr. J.N. Daniels

Excitement at the Regal Store

Dr. Robert Andry

The Gay 90’S in Westfield

James Whitcomb Riley in Town

His First Date

Claude 0. Bowers

Epworth League — igo

Nels Phelps, Barber

A Typical Day

Old Settlers at Eagletown

Memories

Details:

$30

8.5"x 11" - hardcover book

196 pages

Many photographs

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Edited by

Leanna K Roberts

Stuart M Neal

Byron O Barker

Joseph G. Roberts

ART ILLUSTRATIONS BY

Don Cooper

Steven Edwards

William Stubbs

Published by Image Builders/Rowland Printing Co., Inc Noblesville, Indiana

Art Direction: Sandy Kincaid, Art & Design, Tipton, Indiana

Original Printing 1984

Reprinted 1997

The sale income of this item will be shared between the WWHS and the Hamilton County Historical Society