The Starke County Historical Society, in conjunction with Starke County: Celebrating USA 250th and WKVI, are helping Knox Five Star celebrate 50 years in their location at the Knox Mall with a photo-finding contest.
Photographs showing Starke County’s past are displayed around Five Star in Knox. Each week for the next several weeks, one of the photos will be highlighted on WKVI’s Facebook page in the Find the Photo contest.
The first person who contacts WKVI and provides the number to the matching photograph in Five Star will win a $25 gift certificate.
For the first week’s contest, the featured photo, which can be found online, is of Knox’s first high school. The Starke County Historical Society shared that the school was built in 1894 on South Main Street just south of Delaware Street. At the first graduation ceremony, held in 1896, only one student, Harry Hostetter, graduated. The school was used for more than 80 years, but ultimately demolished in 1976.
Follow WKVI on Facebook for more contest information, and keep an eye out for historical photos around Five Star as they celebrate 50 years in the Knox Mall.
