Shakamak High School - Shakamak Yearbook (Jasonville, IN)

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655.051 , swims At the top left, is the residence of Mrs. Earl Sluder. It is the original log cabin Cnow covered with weather boardingj built in 1863 by Uncle Billy Buckallew. The Buckallew family also built an inn south of the cabin which had accom- modations for travelers. Center left is one of the many new homes in the area. Also new is the Good Samaritan Center, which many people, churches, and organizations worked hard to bring to the com- munity. SHS chorus groups sing for the guests. Many other groups participate in helping the Center. The Park Hotel was built in 1910. It was originally called the Delaware Hotel, then, King's Inn. Present owner Bess Croft and her husband Joe purchased it in 1942. The original hotel had 24 roomsg now it has 14 rooms for guests. if f Eff, IN CONCLUSION. In the early days of the community, the saloons outnumbered the churches by about 30 to 2 , including the notorious Blue Goose, south of Midland, and the Red Onion, west on Shanklin Street Road. In 1976, the ratio has changed somewhat: 21 churches, 3 taverns . In addition to the 15 churches pictured in this yearbook there are 6 more in the community. BRILEY CHAPEL, first called Kaiser Class, was built in 1886. Early family names were Watkins, Pope, Brush, Liston, Shidler, and Chambers. Rev. Harry Peterson is the minister. The HOWESVILLE PRES- BYTERIAN was founded in 1870. Family names were Eccles, Muir, Peavey, Bunger, Pools, and Wolf. Rev. C. C. Fruth is the minister. COALMONT CHURCH OF GOD was begun in 1926 . lt was originally Mountain Assembly. Family names are Stoops, Hare, Rehmel, Patton, Craig, Maloney, Strahla, and Bickel. Rev. Joe Rehmel is pastor. The land grant for the Iasonville CHURCH OF CHRIST was 1904, but the building date is unknown. Rev. Alan K. Borders is now the pastor. The CHRISTADELPHIANS in Jasonville do not have a minister. Members take turns each Sunday as speak- ers. EMBURY church, located two miles west of Midland, is about 104 years old. Services are still held there. LITTLE ROCK PRIMITIVE BAPTIST is located east on Powder Mill Road. Services are held monthly.

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PEOPLE Events and places are important in the heritage of a nation and a community, but people are even more important . A member of the SHS faculty is the sixth gen- eration of seven generations of the Poe family who were among the early settlers in this area. The John B. Poe family settled first in Lewis e ,ng ' N Township in 1836, later moving to Wright Town- ship, then to Iasonville. His son, John B. Poe, Ir., was the father of John Andy Poe Ctop leftb. Next in lineage is Leon Poe Ctop rightj, LaVene Poe Griffith Cbottom lefty, and Agnes Griffith Sloan and her son Donnie Sloan II Cbottom righty make seven generations. 4