Historical Photographs

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Brown County Sheriff Clarence Moore made local headlines when he confiscated a wood fired still at Story in 1932. The Story Inn bar, aptly called the Story Still is located downstairs, below the Story Inn Restaurant.

	Edwin Guy Story (Enoch Sylvester’s son), Hellen Aileen, Grandma Nicky (Nicholson), Vivian May, Richard Edwin, Grandma story (Eve Mae Nicholson Story) and June Evelyn Gilchrist (picture taken in 1918).

Enoch Sylvester Story, born 1862 in Story, Indiana. Enoch was the son of David Story, grandson of Dr. George P. Story.

	Photograph of general store taken before fire, ca. 1910.

Photograph of general store, taken shortly after being rebuilt after the fire, ca. 1920.

	Clara, Enoch Sylvester, Cyrus Leander and Ella Story, four of David Story’s nine children (photo undated).

Clara Story, Eva May (Nicholson) and Olive Mae Story (photo undated).

	Photograph taken at Story School, 1910.

Unknown little boy in front of Story's General Store, photo taken about 1930.

	Little girl holding a gift, photo taken about 1930.

Elkinsville area family, photo discovered in attic of General Store, ca. 1920's.

	Having obtained the General Store from Alra Wheeler in 1922, John S. Morrison and B. Richard Kelley operated it for about three years, and sold it to Albert "Pink' Hedrick in 1925. The Hedrick family operated the General Store for several years thereafter. Hedrick's descendants still populate southern Brown County. Pictured in front of the General Store are Dorothy Morrison, Omer's daughter, John S. Morrison, Dwight and Beulah Jean Kelley, Richard's children, B. Richard Kelley, John Morrison's son-in-law, and Omer Morrison, John's son. Photo taken in 1922.

Old photograph discovered in attic of General Store, date and subjects unknown.

	Barn at Story, now lost to time. Photo taken depression-era.

Harvest time at Story, depression era.

	Koush family photo, depression-era.

Photo found in the attic of the General Store, date unknown, subjects unknown.

	Photo of the class of the Story school, class of 1931-2. All class members are recorded.

Truck in front of General Store, date unknown.

	Alra Wheeler's homestead, photo taken in the 1930's. This building new serves as two bed & breakfast accommodations.

Some folks in these parts are still suspicious of outsiders.

	Kathi Hedrick-Smith's parents ran and owned this gas station, grocery store, dry goods, with a sawmill that stood to the right across the road. Front of the General Store, late 1940's. Old Mill (still functional as a grain mill) in background.