| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Civil War Memorial - Carroll County Indiana — In Memory of Her Soldiers and Sailors |
| | [Bronze Plaque - East Side]:
Erected by Carroll County Indiana
In Memory of her Soldiers and Sailors
[ Battles Listed on Upper Shaft ]:
South Side -- Shiloh / Stone River
East Side -- Antietam / Gettysburg
North Side -- Vicksburg / Champions Hill
West Side -- Wilderness / Cedar Creek — Map (db m20798) |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Delphi |
| | Named and platted in 1828 by Gen. Samuel Milroy, on 100 acres donated by Wm. Wilson for the seat of Carroll Co., named for Charles Carroll, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. Henry Robinson was the first settler. Transportation provided by Wabash & Erie Canal in 1840, Wabash RR in 1856, Monon in 1882. City first chartered in 1866. Products now include furniture, lime, plumbing fixtures and truck bodies. — Map (db m1154) |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — New Purchase Boundary — (Treaty of St. Mary’s) |
| | In October 1818, Purchasing Commissioners Lewis Cass, Benjamin Parke and Governor Johnathan Jennings acquired Indian claims on the land shown on this marker. About one-third of modern Indiana was involved in this transaction. — Map (db m1152) |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Samuel Milroy — Child of the American Revolution |
| | [front of marker]
Samuel Milroy was born 1780 in Pennsylvania and is a "Child of the American Revolution". His father served as a Patriot in the war for Independence. In 1826, at the age of 46, Samuel moved to Carroll County and built a cabin, which was located on this site. In 1827, he presented the petition to the Legislature to form the County. He also laid out the streets and public square of Delphi in 1828. Milroy was a friend of President Jackson, a Brigadier-General serving on . . . — Map (db m7538) |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Site of Cabin Home Gen. Samuel Milroy |
| | Site of Cabin Home Gen. Samuel Milroy 1826 On the banks o' Deer Crick — Map (db m7539) |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Spanish American War Veterans Gave Their Cannon |
| | In appreciation
of the
Spanish American War Veterans
who gave their cannon from
this Site for World War II
Harry Bohannon Post
No. 75 American Legion
installs and dedicates this field
piece in their honor. — Map (db m20803) |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Wabash and Erie Canal |
| | Constructed 1832-1853, canal was nation's longest, connecting Lake Erie at Toledo with Ohio River at Evansville. Key portion in Carroll County included Deer Creek Lake Dam, constructed 1838-1840 (1 mile west). Various canal structures are still in evidence. — Map (db m7540) |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Pyrmont — Pyrmont / 1812 Hopkins’ Expedition |
| | Pyrmont. John Wagner built a dam, race and sqw mill about a mile South in 1833 and added a grist mill. He sold to John Fisher who sold to John Fetterhoff who built a large frame mill. Joel Wagoner, James Allen, Elias Morkert, J. J. Cripe, Wm. Gardner, Bert Smoker were later operators. It burned December 7, 1929. Fetterhoff’s Mill Post Office established 1851, was changed to Pyrmont in 1866.
1812 Hopkins’ Expedition. On November 22nd 60 mounted scouts were ambushed and 18 killed . . . — Map (db m1153) |
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