We certainly hope you enjoy the photos presented here. I have to give complete credit and thanks to Austin, Indiana native Mike Barrett, who created The Austin Indiana History Website. His exhaustive research provided the photos and the terrific information that reveals the story behind each image. Our goal will be to add new photos as more are submitted and discovered.
We certainly hope you enjoy the photos presented here. I have to give complete credit and thanks to Austin, Indiana native Mike Barrett, who created The Austin Indiana History Website. His exhaustive research provided the photos and the terrific information that reveals the story behind each image. Our goal will be to add new photos as more are submitted and discovered.
Milestones
Read about how Austin was founded, about one of the men that built the town, how life was during the 1800s, and more.
Civil War
Read about the men who enlisted into the Union Army, about Aaron Cutshall, the rediscovering of unknown soldier graves, and view the list of Austin locals that served in the war.
WWII POW Camp
Read about Camp Austin and Johann Reitner, a former German POW, and his experience as a prisoner.