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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29JE_wayne-county-seminary_Centerville-IN.html
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Non-denominational academies called county seminaries opened across Indiana soon after statehood. Wayne County Seminary opened at present day Spruce and School Streets in 1829 and by 1835 offered elementary to collegiate level classes for …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B9X_historic-national-road-make-history-drive-it_Centerville-IN.html
(Side One)Historic National RoadThe Road That Built The Nation
Pike TownsThe National Road—along which you now stand—arrived here in Centerville in 1832. Centerville was an early "pike town". Regularly spaced about a day's journey a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B9B_george-washington-julian_Centerville-IN.html
(Side One)A political leader defined by his moral convictions, Julian (1817-1899) advocated for abolition, equal rights and land reform, during a period marked by slavery, Civil War, monopolies, and discrimination against blacks, immigrants, and w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13D_oliver-p-morton-home_Centerville-IN.html
Residence of Oliver P. Morton, Governor of Indiana during the crucial years of the American Civil War, 1861-65. U.S. Senator, 1867-77. Morton was the first native-born governor of Indiana.