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Local History

Welcome to Morrisson-Reeves' Local History site, which brings to the public information and images relating to the history of Richmond and Wayne County, Indiana.  The possibilities are limitless, so what is presented today is far from complete.  We'll be adding to it continually, so check again later!

Annals of Pioneer Settlers - Booklet written in 1875 by John Macamy Wasson

Bicentennial Timeline

Biographies - of prominent local residents

Business and Industry - Histories of local companies.

Lost Richmond - Images of sites that no longer exist.

Memoirs of David Hoover - Memoir of the first white settler as printed by Isaac Julian in 1857.

Palladium-Item Family Tree - Traces the many newspapers that merged over the years to form today's Palladium-Item.

Reminiscences of Richmond History - Written by Dr. John Plummer and included with the first Richmond City Directory in 1857.

Richmond Street Names - In 1881 Richmond changed the names of most of its downtown streets.  This page will be useful to those researching documents created prior to that time.

Richmond in 1906 - based on Dalbey's Centennial Souvenir

Richmond Then and Now - Images of Richmond from early in the century coupled with recent digital photos.

This Month In Morrisson-Reeves History