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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VQ0_scott-county-home-historical_Scottsburg-IN.html
(Side 1) Indiana law in 1831 authorized counties to establish institutions to support and accommodate the poor, carrying out 1816 Constitution provision. First Scott County home built 1861 north of Lexington; closed 1879. County home moved here t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VPZ_lake-iola-interurban-site-historical_Scottsburg-IN.html
(Side 1) Indianapolis and Louisville Traction Company organized to build track between Seymour and Sellersburg as part of the interurban line which extended from Indianapolis to Louisville; track completed in 1907. First railway in the country to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VPW_northern-boundary-of-clarks-grant-historical_Scottsburg-IN.html
(Side 1) Northern Boundary of Clark's Grant near here. Land grant provided by Virginia 1781 to General George Rogers Clark and his men for American Revolutionary War service against British in Illinois country. Grant was 150,000 acres divided int…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VMQ_lightning-ellsworth-strikes-again-historical_Scottsburg-IN.html
In the late afternoon of July 10, 1863, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan's men reached Vienna and seized the Jeffersonville Railroad Station from the agent and telegraph operator. Morgan's telegraph specialist, Lieutenant George "Lightning" El…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VMO_morgans-great-raid-historical_Scottsburg-IN.html
July 8, 1863. Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and 2,000 cavalrymen crossed the Ohio River into Indiana. They were transported from Brandenburg, Kentucky, on two captured steamboats. For six days, the Raiders rode through Southern Indiana. Mor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VML_marshfield-train-robbery-historical_Scottsburg-IN.html
Side 1One of the earliest U.S. train robberies occurred May 22, 1868 at nearby Marshfield, a refueling and watering stop. Engine and express car were detached from Jeffersonville, Madison, and Indianapolis Railroad train and abandoned near Seymour…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VLO_scott-countys-carnegie-library-historical_Scottsburg-IN.html
Side AScott County Board of Commissioners appointed a library board 1917 in response to citizen petitions for a public library. Library board sought Carnegie grant for funding assistance. locally $7,500 was raised; Carnegie grant of $12,500 was ad…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEW6_scott-county-war-memorial_Scottsburg-IN.html
(Front Center Panel:)Dedicated to Scott County VeteransWho Honorably Served Their CountryIn Time Of War And ConflictGod - Duty - Honor - Country(Back Center Panel:)POW * * * MIA"You Are Not Forgotten"For those who havefought for it, freedom hasa t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMELC_william-hayden-english_Scottsburg-IN.html
FrontWm. H. English1822 - - 1896 BackWilliam Hayden English Born at Lexington, Scott Co. Ind. Aug. 27, 1822Died at Indianapolis Feb. 7, 1896 REPRESENTATIVE from Scott Co. in the Ind. Legislature.SECRETARY of the Indiana Constitutional Conven…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEKW_scott-county-courthouse_Scottsburg-IN.html
Side A: County formed by Indiana General Assembly 1820. First county seat located at Lexington; first courthouse built 1821. Several attempts made 1822-1870 to move county seat to more central location, creating animosity among citizens. Scottsbur…
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