Processed by
Susan A. Fletcher
15 July 2004
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
1 folder, 1 cassette tape |
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COLLECTION |
21 May 1979 |
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PROVENANCE: |
Indiana Historical Society project, 1979 |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
None |
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COPYRIGHT: |
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REPRODUCTION |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. |
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ALTERNATE |
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RELATED |
Matthias Nolcox Oral History Interview, SC 2729 |
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ACCESSION |
1979.0525 |
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NOTES: |
Previously numbered as OH 4. |
Lyles Station, Indiana, dates back to the early 1840s when a Tennessee slave-owner freed slaves Joshua and Sanford Lyles. The two brothers moved to Indiana, settled near the Illinois border and established a prosperous farm. After the Civil War, the brothers returned to Tennessee and encouraged newly freed slaves to join them in Indiana. Their efforts were successful. In 1870 Joshua Lyles donated five acres of land to the railroad in exchange for a train station that allowed the people of Lyles Station to export goods.
By 1886, the community was prospering, complete with a post office, school, lumber mill, and the Wayman Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The spring of 1913 brought tragedy to the community when the Patoka River flooded and devastated the town. Many of the towns’ residents fled to Terra Haute and Indianapolis, abandoning Lyles Station.
Many families maintained ties with the town, including the extended Nolcox family.
Sources:
Information in collection
Ancestry Plus: http://search.ancestry.com (accessed 4 June 2004).
Shaw, Bill. “A Beacon of History,” Indianapolis Star 2 February 1997.
This collection contains the oral history interview of Delores Nolcox and her family. The interview was conducted by Jean Spears on 21 May 1979. A former schoolteacher and community activist, Spears has been especially involved in historic preservation. She was instrumental in the development of Ransom Place, an Indianapolis neighborhood. In the interview, the Nolcox family talks about Lyles Station, their neighbors, and agriculture. She discusses her uncle Matthias Nolcox, as well as her other relatives.
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Delores Nolcox oral history interview, transcript |
Folder 1 |
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Delores Nolcox oral history interview, cassette tape |
CT 1515 |
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