Main Street

Main Street was a very popular place for Upland residents, especially on Saturday night, when Upland area residents held a farmers' market all along the street to sell their wares, including homemade jellies, tanned leather items, farm produce, clothing, hand-carved items, and some farm animals. One extremely popular event was the tree sugar drawings, because tree sugar was an expensive commodity; residents picked up tickets at the merchants, and at the end of the evening the drawings were held, with winning tickets considered lucky. The bridge occupied a crucial place in Upland. There were three wooden bridges, the Main Street Bridge and two others going west, constructed in an arc to allow room for trains to go under and stop at the Upland Train Depot. As a highway went through Upland and traffic increased, it became necessary to replace the old wooden bridge, and the present concrete bridge was completed in December 1967 and was also constructed in an arc for the same reason.

Upland, Indiana · United States