Rising Sun, IN
I wandered into the local historical society today to see
if someone could locate the cemetery at Downey’s Corner for me. The volunteer on duty took a look at the map
in the book I had and then pulled out some more books. The reason I couldn’t find it is it is behind a house and ¼ mile
back from the road. It’s private
property and I couldn’t trespass no matter what my excuse. At least I know why I couldn’t find it.
The volunteer explained he is also the county coroner and
got a call this morning. In a county of
this size, he knows practically everybody so he is dealing with people he
knows. He said it happens quite a bit.
He did show me a portrait of Alexander C. Downey who was
the brother of our ancestor. Old A.C.
was a very prosperous man, a judge, and pillar of the community. Our ancestor fell out of a pear tree and
died. Hhhhmmm,
I spent most of the morning yesterday at the Jeep
dealership getting the headlights fixed.
Wyatt had texted me a message to have them look at the exhaust
system. When I was in ABQ, he heard a “ticking”
that sounded to him like an exhaust problem.
So they did and there is one.
They said it will take a day to
fix it (and many $$$$) so I might want to continue and find another dealership
at a place where I am going to stay for a while. It presents no danger so the Jeep is safe.
Salem, IN
Today is my last day in the park at Rising Sun so I decided
to go to Salem (180 miles RT) to see if I could locate the old Shrum house and
photograph the courthouse which Alfred Shrum built. It was foggy this morning so I did laundry
and started to prep the RPOD to move while I waited for better visibility. Finally started for Salem about 10:30. Of course the main highway into Salem is
closed for construction work so I had detours all over the county but I got
there. I had the street address of the
Shrum house plugged into the Garmin. Had
a terrible time because the streets leading to it were also closed! If I didn’t drive a Jeep, I probably couldn’t
have made it.
To my complete amazement, the house is owned by someone who
absolutely loves it. See photos.
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| The brick outhouse still stands. |
Now to the courthouse:
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