At the turn-of-the-century…the world was at peace, rich men rode in private railroad cars and a shirt cost only 23 cents! Cary Nation took a hatchet to the saloons and women marched for suffrage (the right to vote). Even though the income tax had arrived, a married man making $20,000.00 dollars a year in 1913 found he owed Washington all of $160.00. 

The turn from the nineteenth to the twentieth century was marked as an age of science and progress. New ideas regarding physical education, the opening of the business world, a professional life for women, the love of travel and the complexity of “modern” living all started to emerge.

The buildings and demonstrations you see before you at Billie Creek Village date from the 1830’s Log Cabin to the 1913 Schoolhouse. Even though electricity was invented and people rode in cars by 1908, rural turn-of-the-century life mainly consisted of “do’ in chores” and the slow pace of everyday living.
The General Store was the centerpiece of any community in an early 1900 village. Hard to find household items including manufactured clothing were carried as well as food and other basic commodities of a small rural town.

The Billie Creek Village General Store offers items such as pottery, Covered Bridge items, brooms, quilts, afghans, baskets, jams, jellies, apple butter, fudge and a candy counter abound!
Travel back in time at historic Billie Creek Village. From one of the country's best Civil War Re-enactment to Steam Harvest Days to the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival, there are entertainment and educational opportunities year-round.

Billie Creek Village is open every weekend for viewing of historical buildings and covered bridges.  The General Store is open 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday and Noon to 4 pm on Sunday.

For more information on Billie Creek Village or their full schedule of special events, visit www.BillieCreek.org.