Black Horse Troop Pasture  

This northeast corner - had 2 barns, with hog lot, and a windmill and farmland

18_- - I. N. Morris 185 A.

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E. Morris - 185A

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1880 & 1881 - I N Morris 185.34A

1898 - L. C. Dillon 79.76 A, 75.60 A [32.64 A of the Morris land went to Evangeline Bogardus?] L. C. Dillion also had 10A & 99.31A for a total of 264.67 in Section 16.

1908 - Lewis C. Dillon 238.24 A. (tied in the all his acreage)

1922 - L. Dillon 238.28 A. (tied in the all his acreage)

1929 - L. Dillon 238.28 A. (tied in the all his acreage)

1936 - L. Dillon 238.28 A. (tied in the all his acreage)

1948 - Mildred Dillion 126.16 A (Northeast & South East Corner St. Rd. 10 & 17)

1956 - Mildred Dillion 126 A (Northeast & South East Corner St. Rd. 10 & 17)

1961 - Mildred Dillon still list the full 126A under her name

1962 - Mildred Dillon still list the full 126A under her name

The Northeast corner bordering State Rd. 10 & 17 - down to the Academy boat stoarge shed bordering the railroad was sold: 1961 - Nov. 22 - Academy Buys 81 Acres From Judson Dillon

The Culver Military Academy has purchased an 81-acre tract of land, from Judson A. Dillon, Superintendent Delmar T. Spivey

has announced.

The tract borders Highways 17 and 10, and has been under negotiation since early summer.

"We have bought the land from Mr. Dillon in the event it is needed for further faculty housing sites and to enhance the value of Academy property in the same general vicinity," Superintendent Spivey said

The superintendent said the Academy will own all the land bordering on the west by Highway 17, on the south by Highway 10, and on the north by the county gravel road that intersects Highway 17 at the Three Sisters Restaurant. Present Academy property borders the Dillon tract on the east. The lone exception is a small piece of land owned and used by N. A. Lichtenberger for a home site.

Under the agreement Dillon will remove several structures standing on the property. Dillon also has the right to harvest any crops planted by him on the tract at the present time.

Superintendent Spivey said the. Academy has already planted winter wheat on the property. Next spring, the remainder of the tillable soil will be planted in corn.

The deed was prepared by W. O. Osborn, attorney for the Academy.


This northeast corner - had 2 barns, with hog lot, and a windmill and farmland. It was said that the academy really purchased this piece of property because of the 'stinky hog lot' - I know I was merciously teased about living on a hog farm while I was it school and lived on the Dillon farms I do not know If the Dillon children were or not - i doubt it very much since the were of pioneer families of Culver the Zechiel's and Dillon's - but hey that is there the sausage, hams, pork and lunch meats came from if it were not for these 'stinky hog arms theire would of been no meat in the markes for the 'city folk' to purchase! They sold most of their hogs to Eckrich which was based in Elkhart ther were many a late night loadings for shipping to market.

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1967

1963 - The plat map found for this year shows the Culver Military Academy owning all of the Dillion holdings BUT this is enrtirely WRONG - all they purchased was the 81 A (Northeast & South East Corner St. Rd. 10 & 17). The 1967 plat map shows that the Dillions retained 88A as Dillions Barnhart & A. J. Dillon and undisclosed amount and 9 acres not labeled NOTE a larger view of 1967 can be obtained by clicking the image.

Aerieal view 1963-2009 - Black Horse Troop Field / Culver Educational Foundation

Besides grazing the Black Horse troop there they also cut and bale hay from the property.

2008 - the "field was redone and dedicated to the memory of John Wilbur "Sarge' Hudson Thanks to the generosity of the Russell T. Bundy Family, the pasture at the corner of U.S. 10 and Indiana State Road 17 will forever be known as the CSM John W. “Sarge” Hudson Black Horse Troop Pasture in honor of the late “Sarge” Hudson and his love of Culver Academies’ students and horses. Fittingly, a black sign with gold letters has been installed on the site to commemorate Sarge, one of the legends of Culver’s horsemanship program, a man whose greatest loves included horses, kids and Culver.