1908 Plat Map list of Cottagers & Property Owners West Shore Town  

From One Township yesterdays:

The Assembly ground extended south from the present Davis Street. It was bounded on the east by the lake and the west by Main Street, at Davis Street. "Gould had the property," we were informed by U. S. Burkett. "Before him, Foote had it. Foote bought the Hawk place where Duddleson lives." M. G. Gould owned the Assembly ground, and before him, his father-in-law, old Elder Foote, a Baptist preacher. Later, a large portion of the land was platted by J. O. Ferrier. Streets were cut through, and were given Cuban or Spanish names. The Tabernacle or Auditorium was wrecked, torn down, and sold out, the same year that the Assembly hotel burned down, it is said. That was the year Ferrier platted the ground in building lots and lake front sites, forming the "Ferrier Addition." "He was the proprietor of a town addition of 89 lots, known by his name," says McDonald, referring to Ferrier. This addition was quite rapidly settled. It was accepted by the town board. It was nicely laid out, and the lots sold readily.

Cottages were built on the Assembly grounds. In '04 there was mention of the "Oakridge" cottage, also the "Greenwood" and the Kearn cottage. In the summer of that year, E. W. Butterfield, of Brooklyn, Indiana, built a five-room cottage on the lake front at the Assembly grounds.

CULVER - Culver Citizen - J. O. Ferrier's purchase of the old assembly grounds on the west shore less than two years ago has proved the wisdom of the buyer. He has sold enough lots to pay for the land and has 60 lots remaining which he says he can sell outright any day for $6,000. - Rochester Sentinel, Friday, January 15, 1909

Also known as Assembly Grounds, Maxinkuckee Park and Maxinkuckee Assembly.

Lot 74
Lot 75
Lot 76
Lot 77
Lot 78
Lot 79
Lot 80
Lot 82
Lot 83
Lot 84
Lot 85
Lot 86
Lot 87
Lot 88
Lot 89

Gideon Wolf was a veterinarian. He passed away, February 11, 1885, on the sixty-first anniversary of his birth. Hme married 1849 Margaret Burkett Wolf who survived him eighteen years. She was was born in Perry County, Ohio, October 5, 1827 Her death occurred May 23, 1903, at which time she was seventy-five.

They established their home, at the first, in Sandusky, Ohio. In this home were born three of their children. They removed to Rochester, Indiana, from Sandusky in 1853, and resided there nearly two years. Subsequently, they came to the vicinity of Leiters Ford to live. This was the old homestead and in it were born the majority of their children. They were the parents of nine children here named in the order of

Delilah Ellen Phillips
Katherine Edwards now living in Culver
Daniel Wolf

who is deceased, was a well-known school teacher of this part of the country. Ha was engaged in teaching a long time. Some thirty years ago he taught the Hibbard school
Susanna Hickman
Fernando Wolf
John Wolf now living in Culver
Samantha Benner,
Laura E. Gerard
Timothy Wolf now living in Culver

The old family home of the Wolfs in Culver was at the lake-side, very close to the water on what used to be known Wolf island. The "island" which today is an island no longer, as at the east end of Mill Street. The grove there used to be frequently the scene of picnics.

The Ice House with no chanel shown
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