It was one mile south of the area which became known as Wanatah and was on the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad, later known as the Monon Railroad. The town of Wanatah …

Wanatah grew and prospered as an agricultural area due to the rich farmland forged out of wilderness. Many of the families who originally settled the area still have descendents living in …

The Wanatah Historical Society was formed in 1996 by a group of concerned citizens from the areas of Cass, Clinton and Dewey Townships in LaPorte County (IN) and Morgan, Essex and …

This Wanatah School House was built in 1885, remodeled in 1901, and was in use until 1914. This was the fourth Wanatah School house and stood where Scarecrow Square is today.

Located in a fully restored 1888 Caboose from the Monon Railroad, the museum is located on West Cross Street next to the grain elevator, one block west of the Historic Yellowstone Trail …

The Wanatah Historical Society would like to thank Mike Crosby of Beach Grove, IN for his donation of the Wanatah Coal Dock model to the Society. It was awarded Best of Show in …

One of the parks in Wanatah, near the Historical Society Museum is dedicated to William F. Hunt for his contributions to the town. A historical monument, a printing press, has been erected in …

The Wanatah Historical Society has erected a monument honoring President Abraham Lincoln's Funeral train on the exact spot that the train stopped in 1865. The monument is located next to …

The growth and stability of Wanatah has been in part the result of its being founded at the junction of two railroads. The Louisville, New Albany and Chicago Railroad began in 1848 and by 1853 …

At the turn of the twentieth century, the Railroads were a very important transportation mode for the citizens of Wanatah. In a few years, the country was totally unprepared for the sudden …