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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUV5_grouseland-treaty-line_North-Vernon-IN.html
Territorial Governor, William Henry Harrison, in a treaty with Indians held at Vincennes, secured lands which for the first time opened the entire north bank of the Ohio River for settlement.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUV1_muscatatuck-park_North-Vernon-IN.html
Side one:Opened 1921 as Indiana's fourth state park for its natural beauty and recreation potential. Named Vinegar Mills State Park after stone-cutting mill in park. Renamed Muscatatuck State Park 1922. Stone shelters and stairways, fire tower, tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUUZ_morgans-raid_Dupont-IN.html
Confederate forces under Gen. John Hunt Morgan camped near Dupont the night of July 11. They destroyed railroad track, burned bridges, freight cars and a warehouse, and stole 2, 000 hams from Mayfield's pork house.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUUY_morgans-raid_Versailles-IN.html
General John Hunt Morgan, Confederate cavalry commander, occupied Versailles on Sunday afternoon, July 12. Having seized county treasury he moved North at 4:00 P.M. as Union forces began to close in upon him.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUUX_stephen-s-harding_Versailles-IN.html
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Born 1808 Ontario County, New York. Moved with family to Ripley County, 1820. Prominent abolitionist and orator, delivering powerful anti-slavery speeches throughout the area, often against public sentiment. Was active in Liberty Party…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUUV_ohio-and-mississippi-railroad_Osgood-IN.html
Side one:Chartered in Indiana 1848 by the General Assembly. The people of Ripley County voted March 1849 to provide local financial support for building the railroad. Surveys of the Eastern Division (Cincinnati to Vincennes) began 1852. The town o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUU6_james-harrison-cravens_Osgood-IN.html
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Born 1802 in Virginia; admitted to the bar 1823. Moved to Jefferson County, Indiana 1829. Established law office in Versailles, Ripley County 1833. Served four terms in Indiana General Assembly. Elected as Whig to U.S. Congress 1841. L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUU3_berrys-trace_Osgood-IN.html
This trail was cut about 1808, by John Berry (1777-1835). It began at Napoleon, ran west to Flat Rock and Blue Rivers, and thence northward into central Indiana. The Trace branched off the Brownstown-Brookville Road.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUTV_jennings-county-veterans-memorial_North-Vernon-IN.html
( Center Panel )
( - Official Seals - ) Army · Navy · Marines · Coast Guard · Air Force
Dedicated to All Veterans of All Wars
( Left Panel )Revolutionary War 1775 - - 1783
Mexican War 1846 - - 1848
Span…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUTG_new-survey-markers-set_Vernon-IN.html
Sept. 12, 1895 True North-South Meridian line established and stones set by Chas. Miles, County Surveyor. 1921 Courtyard fill buried stones until relocated by County Surveyor Bill McGrew July 12, 1981. New Markers donated and set by Our Heritage I…