The parks department was given federal funds to repair the building, but has balked at the effort. Originally, the firm made natural gas from coal for use in Richmond's Victorian era homes. It could be the start of a revival of the Old Gorge industrial district if put back into use. Straughn, Henry County. Many small towns along the National Road are struggling to survive.
Stilesville residents are , however, attempting to revitalize their town.
Howe High School, sketch by Frederick Polley, 1937. Courtesy of Irvington Historical Society. Streamlined style Police Post, Putnamville. Terre Haute House, postcard view from about 1940. It's easy to imagine a classic Hitchcock movie set on this narrow, wooded stretch of old U.S. 40 near Reelsville.