McCutchanville, Indiana
History of the Swopes and Information of the Area
"New" Swope Store
On east side of road.
Inside of old store.
Original Swope store was
on the west side of the road.
Horse Show at McCutchanville
Benefit Club Grounds
(Now known as McCutchanville Park)
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1948 Aerial View of
McCutchanville Church
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Swope Stones at Oak Hill Cemetery
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Civil War and WWI veterans at
Memorial Day Service at the
McCutchanville Cemetery.
1947 Paying for Fire Truck
Ralph H. Swope, Fire Chief, in center
Ray Barton, President of McCutchanville Benefit Club,
handing payment to
fire truck representative
Building new metal
Fire House about 1950
Paul Swope's Memories of
taking pictures of POWs at
Camp Breckenridge 1944
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502 Paratroopers in McCutchanville
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Article Harold Morgan found
about Troopers date being accosted.
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McCutchanville Service Men's
pictures in Ralph Swope's
McCutchanville store.
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Ralph Swope's radio receiver
at the store and people from
McCutchanville listened to the BBC.
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Letter Paul Swope received from
a trooper’s family when they saw the article on the 502.
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1948 Aerial view Intersection of
Petersburg and Whestone Roads
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Wives of Paratroopers
staying with area families
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You can find out more information
about the war at the
Evansville Wartime Museum
If you have pictures or information that you would like to share on this page, please contact Paul Swope.
swope9737@gmail.com