Wabash County MuseumJun 18, 202012 minHistory of the Towns in Wabash CountyRochester Wabash County's first community of white settlers was Rochester where Frenchmen traded with Piankishaw Indians as early as 1800...
Wabash County MuseumJun 16, 20206 minMt. Carmel Precinct and Its First SettlersEnoch Greathouse was born in Germany, immigrated to Pennsylvania and then to Kentucky and came to Illinois in 1803 or 1804. He settled o...
Wabash County MuseumJun 15, 20204 minFirst Settlers of Lick PrairieLick Prairie is the smallest precinct in Wabash County but was one of the first settled, at least in its eastern part. The western parts...
Wabash County MuseumJun 15, 20204 minThe History of Bellmont PrecinctBellmont Precinct was formerly called Bonpas Precinct and changed to Bellmont in September 1881. The former name likely went back as far...
Wabash County MuseumJun 15, 202011 minFriendsville PrecinctThe first permanent settler of Friendsville Precinct was John Wood. He was born in Maryland and was a Revolutionary War soldier. He had...
Wabash County MuseumJun 14, 20206 minLancaster PrecinctIt's a feeling we all share--wanting to be in the company of friends and family when we venture into unknown situations and places. I li...
Wabash County MuseumJun 13, 20204 minThe Forgotten Town of PalmyraPalmyra was a ghost town in the 1880s, as related by a group of farm boys who took a fishing trip there on a summer day. I wish I could ...
Wabash County MuseumJun 12, 20206 minFirst Settlers of Wabash PrecinctWhat criteria would you use for selecting the land you would choose for a new home if you were moving? Likely the price and style of the...
Wabash County MuseumJun 11, 20205 minRochester, Coffee and Compton PrecinctsWhen you walk through Beall Woods State Park and along Coffee Creek, you may get a sense of what this area of the state was like 220 year...