Shoot your shot: A final lesson from Markleville High School

Read time: 8 min.

I spent a big chunk of 2021 researching the schoolhouses of Madison County. I started with Adams Township since my band practiced in a modular building there. Although I focused on one-room schoolhouses, I stopped to take photos of two consolidated schools there. I’m glad I did since I recently learned that most of the old Markleville High School has been torn down! I’m sad to see it go, but its destruction is a perfect example of why it’s important to shoot your shot before you miss out on an opportunity.

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Two flowing wells in Hancock County’s Brown Township

Read time: 4 min.

I’ll never forget the first time I came across a flowing well and I’ve been fascinated by them ever since. After finding eleven in Delaware County, I started branching out to other nearby places. I stumbled across one in Hancock County a couple years ago and visited another nearby just the other day.

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