Town of North Manchester history

James was born in 1859 in Allen County and spent his boyhood years there.

King only owned the mill two years and then sold it to Isaac Thorn who operated it until 1872.

Isaac Shock and Charles M. Rudy had an interest in the mill for several years and they sold to Samuel Hamilton in 1884.

Morris Illinois, graduated from Indiana state normal in 1895, later attended Indiana university and spent about two years at Manchester college.

In April, 1901, the company purchased the Hardwood Lumber Company in Wabash.

Chaise Lounge from Sheller Hotel circa 1905

In 1920, a stock company was organized and incorporated.

A bequest from Simon Peabody, the brother of James, made an addition possible in 1934 which doubled the size and included an infirmary and a hospital.

Commissioned by Thomas Peabody and designed by well-known architect Charles R. Weatherhogg, the Tower has served as a significant local landmark since 1937.

The North House, a mirror image of the first building, was completed in 1938 to provide room for the increasing number of

The first van, purchased in 1972, increased capacity for transportation to stores, medical appointments and other trips.

EDITOR’S NOTE: In anticipation of North Manchester’s Sesquicentennial Celebration during 1986, the News-Journal, in cooperation with the North Manchester Historical Society, is presenting vignettes from the community’s past.

In 1987, a central nurses station was built in the Health Center by Don and Billie Grubb Strauss as a memorial to their parents.

In 1994, the last of 35 units was filled with new residents of the Village of Peabody.

The Eden Way of Peabody is an alternative care concept implemented in December, 1995.

Pictured in the middle of above photo is Tom Hoback, Board of Trustees Chair of the IHS. On the left is Nancy J. Reed, Director of the Center for History, and on the right is Bill Eberly, NMHS President (2009).

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