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Early 1920's - Brice and Stanley Hayes and Frank Holhster (husband
of JoannaRebeccaHayes).Ba c!cgroond - Marquita Hayes Wallace, Ellen
Hayes, Joanna Rebecca Hayes Hollister (the 3 slsters of Stanley Hayes).
1924 Hayes bumping post on freight track , Richmond , IN
1888 - Stanley Hayes with the Northern Pacific surveying party near Cheney, Washington territory
First home of Stanley W, Hayes 1nRichmond
In his own words...
Stanley Wolcott Hayes
My mother never went to public schools but received her education entirely in an academy
that was largely,taught by women from ML Holyoke . Her constant injunction was that "you
must train the mind ." The older children had received their training some years before and l
think l had more exclusive and direct training from her than had any of the others.
he taught me to read and also the use of primary arithmetic and I was eight years old
before I started to school.
The railroad was prominent in my early life. After some experience as a night operator on
the Pennsylvania l got a job as an operator and agent at a small station just being opened up
on the extension of the narrow gage Connotton Valley Railroad to Coshocton .
While my pay was not large l was carefu l in my expenditures and saved money to get more
education . When I had a sum ahead I would go to Oberlin and spend a term there getting the
subjects that seemed most attractive . My last term there was in the fall of 1885 and I still have
the examination paper in trigonometry which the teacher gave me at the end of the term and
on which he had written that I stood at the head of the class of 25 students. l obtained a job
on the Pennsylvania RR at Columbus, Indiana , and later at Louisville whereas my biggest job
was to make a list of all the bridge structures on the line and show the dimensions so far as
possible . This included the main line from Louisville to Indi anapolis and branch lines from
Columbus LoCambridge City and Madison.
I applied to the orthern Pacific for work on an Engineering Corps and was appointed a
transitman of a party which had just been organized for work in the Coeur d 'Alene Mountains
of Idaho . My know ledge of the transit was on ly fragmentary but I soon achieved efficiency
and ran the transit satisfactorily until December l when we were transferred LoWashington to
run the line for a new branch of the orthern Pacific extending from Cheney to the Grand
Coulee.
This was rough work . The thermometer got as low as 40 degrees below zero . We slept in
tents either on the ground or on beds of tulies or in sleeping bags and were very comfortable .
There was much snow and in places it was from two to three feet deep . A warm wi.nd came in
February from the japan current and melted th e snow off quickly .
After graduation from Cornell in 1891, I was an Assistant Engineer on the Big Four until the
spring of 1893 when 1 was appointed Engineer Maintenance of Way at Cleveland. The
Indianapo lis division was added that fall and I remained here until January , 1900 , when I was
appointed Division Engineer on the Western Division of the ew York Central at Buffalo.
1897 Bike racing team at the Fairgrounds Track-located on Arboretum grounds
1925 Shipment of 130 H6 Hayes Derails to the N.C. & St. L. R. R.
 In September, 1901, I became associated with Westinghouse , Chur ch, Kerr & Co. of New
York. I located an interurban line across the jersey Meadows and und er Bergen Hi.IIand the
Hudson River to Times Squa re, ew York. I formed Hayes Track Appliance Company in
November , 1903, and gave all my lime lO it beginning wit h 1905 . The factory was first
located at Geneva, New York.
In the spr ing of 1911 the factory moved to Richm ond , Indi ana, where it has been since
that time.
The design of derails, bumpin g posts and wheel stops had never received th e atte nti on it
deserved and I provided the stud y and expe rim ent which result ed in th e issuance of over
sixty United States patents lO me.
The management of th e factory has been turned over lO my son s with th e indication that
there is a long and useful life to th e business .
I also became interested i.n trees and shrub s, and an arboretu m of some two hundr ed
eighty-five acres just east of Rich mond is devoted lO the study and grow th of all the one
hundred forty-seven var ieties native in this part of Indi ana and charitable Foundation has
been formed and incorporated whic h owns all of the land. -o

HISTORIC FAIR GROUNDS RACETRACK

In 1890, a mile long horse racing track was cons tru cted on th e present
Arboretum grounds, featuring parallel straig ht-aways with gracefu l, unique
curves sloping higher toward the outside rim . Robert Howard, the county
surveyor, designed and built the track . It was the first track of its kind in th e
United tates and is said to have been the "fastest track in the work because of
its expert engineering construction and of its soil which had the spongy, springy
quality that made a fast track. " Later, Robert went on to layout Ind y 500.

TRANSISTION TO CE TER OF SPORTS

ear the year 1900, young couples with picnic baskets rode th e Richmond
"trolley" lO the end of th e line for unday afternoo ns featuring horse races ,
bicycle races, and at least one race between a horse and an ostrich. American
know-how later introduced serious racing between th e new horseless carriages
traveling al fantastic speeds. (Why I even heard that one was going 18 miles per
hour . What! Impossible!)

1924 The Hayes home 1939 - Aerial view of the Arboretum

1938 - Joanne , Mabel and Stanley W. Hayes 1930's Hayes Garden

 Just thefacts...
The Arboretum's Future
The Arboretum staff continues to work diligently to collect and preserve at least one species
of every woody plant native to the Whitewater Valley Drainage Basin. As we work towards the
completion of this goal , we continue to improve and upgrade the interpretation found in our
Auto Tour Route
ative Woody Plant Preserve . We are creating an environment that will enable our visitor to
move at his or her own pace and to see and learn about these indigenous woody plants .
We are excited to share an upcoming display with our visitors . We will be creating a museum
about Stanley Hayes and Brice Hayes· railway inventions and history . In 1903 , Stanley Hayes
began a small factory in Geneva , New York, manufacturing his patented railroad safety
equipment. In 1911, Stanley moved his factory to Richmond , Indiana, and we will tell the story
of how that move led to the formation of Hayes Regional Arboretum .
Additionally, we are planning for a new display in the ature Center that will bring the forest
inside . It will be an interactive educational display about our forest and the wildlife that dwells
within its domain.
With your support , we will continue to be a premier provider of nature related services. ~

Summer Class Program Ch imney remains from summer cottage Spring at the Arboretum

Bnce E. Hayes Memorial Summer Colors at the Arboretum

A wonderful partnership Thank you

with the community! for 40 years of growth and
continued serviceto our community.
Thank You
from

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In s ur anc e & Financial Se rv ic es
AND SON 36 South 9th Street, Richmond, IN 47374
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 Hayes Regional Arboretum Mission Statement
The Hayes Regional Arboretum is open lo the general public for educational uses. Its
primary purposes are to exhibit all native woody plants of the Whitewater Valley
Drainage Basin of Indiana and Ohio; to promote the growth, proper care of and study
of native woody plants; encourage the beautification of Wayne County with native
plantings; conduct a program aimed at the prevention of p lant disease; provide
educational programs and instruction concerning plants , their preservation and
propagation ; lo conduct research on the native flora and fauna; and to promote
awareness and appreciation of Indiana 's natural heritage .

The 355-acre Arboretum is a repository for the native wild plants indigenous LO Wayne
County and the counties of the Whitewater Valley Drainage Basin. The Arboretum is
both an educational facility and a managed nature preserve. As an educational
institution , its goals are to provide the public with the best qua lity resource information
available in the area about natural history ; especially plants , their disease , care, proper
placement and growth. As a nature preserve, it serves as a permanent habitat for the
native flora and fauna of this region .

Sycamore log display

Summe r Class at the Research Pond Fall Hay Ride

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Proud supporters of
Congratulates
Hayes Regional Arboretum. Hayes Arboretum on celebrating 40 years
Western-Cullen-Hayes, Inc. of service in the Richmond community.
continues to pursue the legacy 966-2935
that Stanley W Hayes created Gateway Shopping Center,
nearly a century ago . Richmond, IN
Spec ialists Since 1903 in Side Track Secur ity Locally Owned & Operated
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 Not-For-Profit Organ iz ation
The Stanley W. Hayes Memberships
Researc h Foundation , Inc.
Officers & Directors Earlham Cemecary
1101 aLional Road West ,
SLephen H. Hayes Richmond , IN 47374
President/ Treasurer The Brian Bex Report Center
Edmund B. Hayes 100 . Woodpecker Road,
VicePresident Hagerstown , l 47346
Roben E. McC lur e Richmond Power &:li ght
Secretary 615 aLional Road Wes L,
William H. Reller Richm ond , I 47374
Asst. Secretary/ Asst. Treasurer Parent's Coalition for lite racy
PaLricia A Mayer 224 ouLh 5Lh SLreeL,
Director Richm ond , l 47374
Randall P Kirk Wernle Childr en's Home
Director P.O. Box 1386 ,
j. Brand o n Griffis Richmond, l 47375
Director Dunn Mental Hea lth
Ronald L. McDanie l P.O. Box 487 ,
Director Hage rsLown, IN 47346
Rodney j. WalLZ Bethany Theo logica l Semin ary
Director P.O . Box 90,
Richm ond , l 47374
Paul C. Mclure Native Woody Plant Preserve

A Special Thanks To Our

Corporate Members!

Dick Hill & Son

Heating & A/C, Inc.
693 Indiana Avenue
Richmond, IN 47374
Arboretum
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Olive
808 S. "A" Street
Richmond , IN 47374
Glenn
Miller
Firstar Bank
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800 East Main
Richmond , IN 47374
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Tom Raper, Inc.
l 2250 Williamsburg Pike
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.ll Richmond , IN 47374
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Lingle Real Estate

801 North "A" Street
U.S. Highway 40 Richmond , IN 47374

O Morton Arch 0 Woodland Chapel a, Mildred S. Hayes Memorial

Thornburg 's
8 Research Pond 0 Springhouse ® Old Richmond Fairground s
E) Oak-Tulip Experiment 0 Fern Garden II) Paul C. McC lure Native Woody Plant Preserve Quality Foods , Inc.
O Beech-Maple Forest 0 Hayes House 'Il Race Track
0 Research Area (!l) Bnce E. Hayes Memorial ® Nature Center 4677 E. Main Street
Fountain
Richmond , In 47374

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