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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

Showing 32 results for Bridge, Island Park.

ID	3042
Title of Article	Island Park - Main Street Bridge being replaced
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 18, 2002
Page	A3
Subjects	Bridge, Island Park, Bridges, Island Park

ID	2522
Title of Article	Island Park bridge one relic left
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 4, 2001
Page	A4
Subjects	Island Park, Bridge, Island Park, Bridges

ID	22082
Notes	by Eleanor Grieb
Source	Local History File
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	illus. of site
Date	July 1, 1989
History #	1549e
Subjects	Bridge, Island Park, Bridges

ID	44923
Title of Article	Island Park flooded
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 1
Date	January 1, 1898
Page	56
Subjects	Island Park, Floods and Flooding, Bridge, Island Park

ID	44924
Title of Article	Walkway from bridge to park
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 2
Date	January 1, 1898
Page	56
Subjects	Island Park, Floods and Flooding, Bridge, Island Park

ID	48367
Title of Article	Island Park Bridge, from E. Sycamore St. to park
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62r v. 7
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 3
Date	March 8, 1986
Page	76
Subjects	Bridge, Island Park

ID	48719
Title of Article	Island Park bridge
Notes	R Elk 917-728 F62r v. 8
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 5
Date	January 1, 1895
Page	47
Subjects	Bridge, Island Park

ID	34547
Title of Article	Bridge given as symbol of Miles ties with city
Notes	Miles Laboratories envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Franz Geks
Date	May 10, 1984
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Page	1
Subjects	Miles Laboratories, Bridge, Island Park, Bridges

ID	94781
Title of Article	Miles Centennial Footbridge Picture
Notes	Miles Centennial Footbridge envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Construction site
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 25, 1984
Subjects	Bridge, Island Park, St. Joseph River Bridge, Miles Laboratories, Construction

ID	45206
Title of Article	Island Park sign & bridge
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62r v.2
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 1
Date	October 23, 1983
Page	12
Subjects	Island Park, Bridge, Island Park

ID	45201
Title of Article	Island Park Bridge at foot of Sycamore St.
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62r v.2
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 5
Date	June 12, 1983
Page	11
Subjects	Bridge, Island Park, Elkhart River, Rhapsody in Green

ID	44928
Title of Article	Island Park and its bridge
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo bottom of page
Date	April 20, 1983
Page	56
Subjects	Island Park, Bridge, Island Park, Bridges

ID	44913
Title of Article	Island Park taken from N. Main St. Memorial bridge
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 3
Date	February 27, 1983
Page	54
Subjects	Island Park, Bridge, Island Park, Bridge, Johnson St.

ID	49325
Title of Article	Island Park Bridge, frmo north side of St. Joseph River
Notes	R Elk 917.728 f62r v. 10
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 2
Date	January 1, 1982
Page	62
Subjects	Bridge, Island Park

ID	44920
Title of Article	Bridge to Island Park
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 4
Date	July 5, 1981
Page	55
Subjects	Island Park, Bridge, Island Park, Rhapsody in Green

ID	38294
Title of Article	County bridges have personalities of their own
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart County History File
Picture Caption	photos
Date	December 19, 1966
History #	182
Subjects	Bridge, Cassopolis St., Bridge, Island Park, Bridge, County Road 40, Bridge, Six Span

ID	40335
Title of Article	Bridge new but park goes back long way
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	drawing by Amos Gott
Date	April 29, 1961
Page	1
Subjects	Island Park, Bridge, Island Park

ID	48366
Title of Article	New Island Park Bridge
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62r v. 7
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 2
Date	October 13, 1954
Page	76
Subjects	Bridge, Island Park

ID	29384
Title of Article	First Bridge Erected by City at Island Park
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of bridge
Date	March 25, 1925
Subjects	Parks, Island Park, Bridges, Bridge, Island Park

ID	39411
Title of Article	The Main Street bridges
Notes	see also Winey Book 3; page 28
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	October 18, 1923
History #	129
Subjects	Elkhart River, Bridge, Island Park

ID	45197
Title of Article	Island Park Bridge
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62r v.2
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 1
Date	May 28, 1916
Page	11
Subjects	Bridge, Island Park, Bridges, Island Park

ID	49299
Title of Article	Jackson St. Bridge, looking north, showing bridge that replaced span bridge.
Notes	R Elk 917.728 R62r v. 10
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 3
Date	January 1, 1912
Page	51
Subjects	Bridge, Island Park

ID	44919
Title of Article	Old Island Park bridge
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 3
Date	January 1, 1911
Page	55
Subjects	Island Park, Bridge, Island Park, Bridges

ID	49324
Title of Article	Bridge leading to Island Park, from north side of St. Joseph River looking south to conjunction of Elkhart River
Notes	R Elk 917.728 f62r v. 10
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 1
Date	January 1, 1910
Page	62
Subjects	Bridge, Island Park

ID	44926
Title of Article	Flooded Island Park
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 4
Date	March 1, 1908
Page	56
Subjects	Island Park, Flood of 1908, Floods and Flooding, Bridge, Island Park

ID	44927
Title of Article	Other half of flooded Island Park
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 5
Date	March 1, 1908
Page	56
Subjects	Island Park, Flood of 1908, Floods and Flooding, Bridge, Island Park

ID	82552
Title of Article	Week-End Rain Sends Rivers Into Lowlands
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart City History File
Picture Caption	Island Flooded
Date	No date given
History #	498
Subjects	Floods and Flooding, Island Park, Bridge, Island Park

ID	81504
Title of Article	Miles' Centennial Celebration
Notes	https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/3098/rec/4
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart Truth Collection
Picture Caption	5/11/1984 Page 13. People leaving Island Park walking over the newly constructed Miles Centennial Footbridge after the Miles' Centennial celebration. The Miles' Centennial Footbridge was built and donated by Miles Laboratories to the city of Elkhart. It links Pulaski Park and Island Park.
Date	No date given
History #	epl_truth_photograph_1001
Subjects	Miles Laboratories, Bridge, Island Park, Pulaski Park, Island Park

ID	44925
Title of Article	Island Park and its bridge
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 3
Date	March 1, 1898
Page	56
Subjects	Island Park, Floods and Flooding, Bridge, Island Park

ID	48555
Title of Article	Island Park bridge from E. Sycamore St.
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62r v. 8
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 1
Date	January 1, 1890
Page	33
Subjects	Bridge, Island Park

ID	44918
Title of Article	Wooden bridge to Island Park
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 2
Date	January 1, 1890
Page	55
Subjects	Island Park, Bridge, Island Park, Bridges

ID	44917
Title of Article	The original bridge to Island Park
Notes	R Elk 917.728 F62 v.1
Source	Flitcraft Scrapbook
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo 1
Date	January 1, 1886
Page	55
Subjects	Island Park, Bridge, Island Park