Richmond's Industrial Heritage
From rolling hills to flat stretches, Wayne County is home to a diverse topography. It contains Indiana’s highest point above sea level at the northern edge of…
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Whitewater Gorge and the National Roadlocation_fillWhite colonizers traveled to what would become Wayne County, Indiana after being enticed by the US government …
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Richmond Corn Mill & Hoosier High Pointlocation_fillLocated near the northern edge of Wayne County, enthusiasts who call themselves Highpointers (highpointers.org… -
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The Starr Piano Companylocation_fillBy the 1870s, more business flowed toward Richmond, Indiana. In 1872, George Trayser, a renowned piano maker f… -
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Gennett Recordslocation_fillBy 1915, the Starr Piano Company decided to start recording the discs to be played on those phonographs: recor… -
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Richmond Baking & Gaar, Scott Colocation_fillGaar, Scott & Co. 1836-1911 Most of the mills in Wayne County were powered by streams, but some took advantag… -
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Union Depot & Pennsylvania Depotlocation_fillRichmond, Indiana became a railroad hub in the Pennsylvania Railroad system with major arteries leading toward… -
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Hoosier Drill, American Seeding Company, & International Harvesterlocation_fillHoosier Drill Company, 1858-1903 Hoosier Drill company began manufacturing agricultural equipment in Milton, … -
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Miller Brothers Wholesale Hardwarelocation_fillManufacturing was not the only type of business that took advantage of Richmond’s rail facilities. Wholesale h… -
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F & N Lawn Mowerlocation_fillAfter farm equipment and pianos, one of the other industries that has defined Richmond is the production of th…
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