The Hart House

The Breakthrough Trail

Charles H. Carr, a native of New York, purchased twenty acres from the Boisseaus of Tudor Hall in March 1859. He began construction of the house in front of you shortly afterwards. Carr died in July 1862 while ...

Site Of The First School House In Elkhart County

This stone marks the site of the first school house in Elkhart County built of oak logs in 1830

Marker is on County Road 44 1 mile west of U.S. 33, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Hart House

Rich Mountain Battlefield

Here stood the Hart House, surrounded by fierce fighting during the Battle of Rich Mountain. Joseph Hart, grandson of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was an avid Union supporter who fled with his family when ...