Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Section 28 History 1835-1922





pre 1834 - The United States of America received title to all Indian Lands from Virginia by act of the General Assembly 12/20/1783 and by deed-signed by Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and others 3/1/1784. Indiana occupied the land by treaties. Upon extinction of the treaties the land was surveyed from December 1833 to September 1834.

1835 Original Survey - Section 28

1835-1837 - Section 28
    Section 28 Lot 1 - __.__A
    Section 28 Lot 2 - 26.60A
    Section 28 Lot 3 - 39.16A
    Section 28 Lot 4 - 51._0A
    Section 28 Lot 6 - 36.6_A



James F. D. Lanier of Jefferson county, Indiana on 30 June 1837 was issued the certificate #7009 the East half of Section twenty; Fractional Section of Twenty One; Fractional Section of Twenty Seven and Fractional section of Twenty eight containing 793 32/100 acres.
1872 - Section 28
J. Green 23.47A. 60A
A. J. Harris 39.16A, 115.36A
M. Bozarth 38.30A
T. Redden 29.70A


1876 - Section 28


1880 - Section 28
J. Green 88,47A
A. J. Harris Est 154.52
J. Farrar 38.95A
T. Redden 38.95.70A


From the Logansport Daily Journal page 3 dated Aug. 27, 1882:
    All the preliminaries for the extension of the Logansport branch of the Vandalia railway to Lake Michigan have been satisfactorily adjusted, and upon compliiance with a few easy conditions the contact will be closed, and the work will be commenced and pushed to completion.

    Readers of the Journal are familiar with the route of this line to Marmont (Maxinkuckee), and will have no difficulty in following it to South Bend and the lake...
    With these advantages before them, our citizens are asked to consider one of the conditions above named, which condition is that the right of way shall be furnished free to the new line thorugh our county. The estimated cost of this right of way is from $7,000 to $10,000 and it is proposed to raise the amount by subscription. A consideraable portion of this subscription has already been secured, and a committee appointed for that purpose will make an effort to raise the remainder during the present week...


1883 - Oct 6 - The Vandalia railroad company commenced laying iron at Marmount a day or two ago, and-withln a short time the tract will be completed from Maxinkuckee lake to the Nickle Plate railroad, a distance of about three miles,- Logansport Pharos Tribune

1898 - Section 28
J G, J. Green 55.60A
H. J. Murry 26.09
T. Houghton 86.64
N. Walley 40A
J. Farrar 24.70A, 13.30A
T. Redden J Bozart 25.40A, 13.30A


1900


1908- Section 28
Jas. Green 68.96A
J. H. Murry 26.08
T. Houghton 86.64
Nicolas Walley 40A
J. Farrar 38A
Geo. Buzart 26.60A, 13.80A


>Farrar' Point or Dinner Point - range is todays cottages of 290 - 348 South Shore Dr.


An ad found on 21 May 1947 reads:
    For Sale - Restricted building area, first time offered for sale: Farrar Point, located directly across lake from Culver Military Academy, approx. 5 acres with 350 ft. lake frontage, excellent beach, large trees. Suitable for hotel site or small lake estate. This it the only point left on Lake Maxinkuckee bor building site. Shown by appointment only. Phone 248 or 218-R


1922 - April 26 - Commissioners Sale
    Being a part of the Southeast quarter (SE 14/) of section twenty-eight (28), township thrity-two (32) north, rainge one (1) east, being described as follows:
      Beginning at a corner No. 5 on the west line of said quarter section, one thousand and seventy (1070) feet north of the southwest corner of said quarter section; thence north on the west line of said quarter section line, twelve hundred and six and seventy-five hundreths (1206.75) feet to a stake on the southwest shore of Lake Maxkinkuckee; thence in a southeasterly direction along the shore of said lake as it meanders to the east line of said southeast quarter section; thence south on the east line of said quarter section three hundred and thirty-three (333) feet to a corner marked "6"; thence north seventy-one (71) degrees thirty (30) minutes west twenty-rihgt hundred and fifteen and fifty hundredths (2815.50) feet to the place of beginning, consisting of forty (40) acres more or less
    Said real estate fronts on the southern end of Lake Maxinkuckee, the the north part thereof being about two miles south of the south corporation line of Culver, and this property is known as the Col Farrar cottage grounds, and comprises a little more than one-half mile of lake front, with good beach, which is all avaiable for platting into lake resort lots.


1922 - june 21 - The 40 acres at the south end of the lake known as the Col. Farrar property was sold last week to S. E. Medbourn.

1919 - Medbourm Addition
Samuel E. Medbourn
Sam'l Medbourn Addition Lots 1-8
    1919, Feb 19 - Sam Medbourn has bought of John. W. Cromley 400 feet of lake frontage extending back 200 feet, at the south end of the lake adjoining the property on which his summer cottage stands. This frontage will be platted into lots


1922 - Section 28
Jas. L. Barnes
Jas. Bardsley
WM. O'Keefe's Add. 55.6A
Anna Busart 26.08A
John H. Murrary's Sub
Chloe V. Livingston 86.64A.
John & Eliiz Walley 40A
Geo. Busart 26.60A
Ada F & Wm. C. Daughtery 38A.
Samuel E. Medbourn
Sam'l Medbourn Addition Lots 1-8


1925 - Jul 8 - Attention to Cottagers
    Having heard that only the support of 15 East Side cottagers was obtainred by the the 2 rural carriers in their offer to deliver mail twice a day I beg leave to again call the attention of the cottagers to this matter

    I feel sure it has been overlooked. The benefit derived would be greatly enjoyed by all the summer colony. The charge demanded is only a fair one. Will all the readers of the Citizen whom this effects kindly give it their early attention and if interested leave a note in their mail boxes.

    Mrs. John Kittle - 156 E. Shore Road. - Citizen


1952 - Aug. 27 Oliver Shilling. Mr. Shilling has completed plans for the new subdivision. Located on the east side of the road, the properties of the subdivision will have access to the Lake along permanent easement

NOTE The subdivision spans the cottages /Houses of 339-545 & 394-550 S SHORE DR and also the Oak Cresent Dr. address which have varied over the years,


1976 - The Pennsylvania Railroad track was abandoned and lot owners on South Street and the west side of the lake purchased the right-of-way between their property and the lake.

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