School speed limits

This is where I went to elementary school.

James Monroe School, built in 1931, was probably a model of modern school buildings in its day. Its slate roof and copper gutters had to cost a fortune. It was built anticipating growth on South Bend’s south side. I once saw a 1941 photograph of a class taken [...]

Welcome to Thorntown

My last road trip in 2006 included driving Indiana State Road 47 from end to end. It is lovely as it winds through the wild terrain around Turkey Run State Park at its western end just north of Rockville at US 41. As the road heads east, those steep hills become the rolling terrain of [...]