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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4U8_veedersburg-vanburen-township-war-memorial_Veedersburg-IN.html
1919 - 1991American LegionVeedersburg Post 288In Memory of those fromVeedersburg & Vanburen Twp.who served, and those whogave their lives in theservice of their Country.(Left Side):World War ILozan R. Bantz · Robert Edwards · Charles…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y3_millcreek-township_Veedersburg-IN.html
John Gilmore entered first land in Township — 1826. Alanson Savage built steam saw mill produced timbers for "Plank Road" — 1840. Rev. Jones organized Methodist Church — 1852. Early Families: Furrs, Booes, Glasscocks. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PC_troy-township-layton-station_Veedersburg-IN.html
Peter and James Layton, half brothers, came from New York, 1853. Here was the train stop for the residents of the area of the Plank Road ½ mile south. There a blacksmith shop, grocery, the stage stop, "Halfway House" were located.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NU_national-corn-husking-contest_Newtown-IN.html
Richland TownshipSite of National Corn Husking Contest in 1935.4 Blocks West - - -Cobb Farms and L.K. Mitchell and Family Hosts. Lawrence Pitzer of Fountain County Represented Indiana and later became National Champion in 1939. (lower tablet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NT_van-buren-township-bonebrake-corner_Veedersburg-IN.html
Church: Established by United Brothers in 1828. Building erected 1847 - Used until 1900. Cemetery 1837 to present time. The last resting place of pioneers and soldiers who served our country in seven wars.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N8_esther-test-wallace_Covington-IN.html
1807-1834. The 1st wife of Governor David Wallace and Mother of General Lew Wallace, soldier, author of Ben Hur, statesman & diplomat, is here buried. She influenced the lives of two important Hoosiers.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LI_atticas-carnegie-library_Attica-IN.html
Ladies Library Association of Attica, created 1885, deeded its library building to city; city library opened 1902 with a collection of 1,500 books. Funds from Andrew Carnegie made it possible to build a new library here on land originally owned by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LE_ravine-park_Attica-IN.html
American Indians frequented this area, rich in natural resources. The ravine provided water from natural springs, marl for lime, and clay for bricks for nineteenth-century residents of Attica, platted 1825. City became owner of ravine 1906 when lo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KN_attica-covington-canal-skirmish_Attica-IN.html
In fall 1846, residents of Covington and Attica skirmished at Lock 35 over lack of water to Covington. Heavy rains eventually resolved the problem. Competition among canal towns over water control was often intense. First boat reached Attica 1846 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JB_boyhood-home-of-daniel-w-voorhees_Veedersburg-IN.html
"Tall Sycamore of the Wabash" — 1827-1897 — Famous orator - Representative in Congress, 1861-66, 1869-73; U.S. Senator, 1877-1897; chief promoter of the building of the Library of Congress.
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