Historic Evansville

Kasson

AKA: Germantown

Approximate map of Kasson

Kasson Kasson was a town situated at the intersection of Big Cynthiana Rd and New Harmony Rd in German Township. Name? By the late 1800s, it had an ice house, a wagon and blacksmith shop, a saloon and a post office. The Five-Mile House, now razed, was located across from the Old Mill and provided lodging for those heading to and from Evansville on the first/last 5-mile leg of the trip (the exact distance to the Courthouse).

In 1879 Dr Edwin Walker, founder of what was eventually Welborn Hospital, helped procure a physician for the tiny community. Dr Carl Moutoux came from Louisville, Ky and built an elegant home in town. He also erected a mill to supplement his income. The Nunn Better Milling Co produced livestock feed and bird seed in addition to flour and corn meal.

Kasson School was built c1920 as German Township School No 8. After the township schoolhouses consolidated, the school served the surrounding area until Cynthia Heights was built. It was later apartments and a bridal shop, and is now a residence. fuhs farm white house c1845 herman house 4316 old cynthiana c1890 at edge of cythiana gas station serviced the town but has closed old mill and bockelman (now closed) served as restaurants 5-mile several old farmhouses and tudors help plant the towns in history

Routes

New Harmony Rd was the main route from Evansville to New Harmony. Harmony Way was originally part of this road which began near Hilltop. At some point around 1950, New Harmony Road was extended to St. Joseph Ave and everyting south of the split was renamed Harmony Way. This is why where Harmony Way and New Harmony Rd meet you have the funky Y intersection because the original route headed toward town.

When IN-66 was expanded c1970, it bypassed New Harmony Rd. The four-lane highway paralleled to the north all the way from just inside the county line to near Mesker Park Dr where it met up with the new Diamond Ave Expressway. The new highway bisected Big Cynthiana Rd splitting the old road through Kasson, and it also bisected Allens Ln. Resurrection Dr (named for its proximity to Resurrection Catholic Church) was built to connect the roads. The old section is now called Old Cynthiana Rd

Notable Buildings

Kasson School (German Twp No 8) Zoar? Five Mile House - harmony way (new harmony rd) around in 1954 five mills? http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=980801

Major Roads

New Harmony Road Big Cynthiana Rd Detory Rd Kasson Dr

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