| Illinois (Champaign County), Homer — Beginning of the Lincoln Circuit Trail Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial Circuit |
| | A National Historic trail of the Boy Scouts of America established in 1963 as part of the circuit traveled between Urbana and Danville, Il. By Abraham Lincoln on the Eighth Judicial District in 1847 - 1859.
The trail traverses 16 miles easterly from this point, deviating North from U. S. 150 through strip-mine pollywogs to campgrounds in Kickapoo State Park near the intersection of the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River system with Vermilion Co. 32.
Dedicated in 1979 to
Prof. H. W. . . . — Map (db m23955) |
| Illinois (Champaign County), Homer — On The Bloomington Road / The Clark Neighborhood Looking for Lincoln |
| |
On the Bloomington Road
The Fort Clark Road, later known as the Bloomington or State Road, was an important artery for commerce between Danville and Urbana. The road was first approved in 1826 by the Illinois Assembly. It was the first state road into western Vermilion County, which in 1833 became Champaign County. The map at left is the original 1820's survey map from the state line (right) to Big Grove (Urbana). The road was resurveyed by Moses Thomas in 1835, and Prathers Ford . . . — Map (db m23850) |
| Illinois (Champaign County), Mahomet — Champaign County's Lincoln Looking for Lincoln |
| | (Top Section)
Champaign County was always on Lincolns circuit. Abraham Lincoln spent nearly 20 years of his life practicing law on the 8th Judicial Circuit, traveling from one county seat to another. Even as the circuit shrank while population grew (from 8 counties in 1841 to 15 counties in 1845 to 8 in 1853 to 5 in 1857) the county seat of Urbana in Champaign County was always on Lincolns circuit. Each fall and spring, Lincoln traveled the dusty roads, on horseback or by carriage from . . . — Map (db m24340) |
| Illinois (Champaign County), Mahomet — Lincoln's Mahomet / Mahomet's Lincoln Looking for Lincoln |
| | Lincolns Mahomet
[ Upper Section ]
The village of Middletown-Mahomet was platted by Daniel Porter in 1832 on the west bank of the Sangamon River near its headwaters. The main street of the village was actually a new road, made necessary by the location of the county seat at Urbana. The state road was moved to the south of the old Fort Clark Road. This change made Newcoms Ford (on the northeast) obsolete and, thus, created a new ford near where the old railroad bridge stands . . . — Map (db m24374) |
| Illinois (Champaign County), Ogden — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Champaign / Vermilion Counties County Line Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — Map (db m10987) |
| Illinois (Champaign County), St. Joseph — Lincoln at Kelley's Tavern Looking for Lincoln |
| | Kelleys Tavern was originally called Strongs Inn after Cyrus Strong, who built a mud-mortar log cabin here in the 1830's. The inn at Strongs Ford was a stop on the Bloomington or State Road from Danville west to Urbana. Kelleys Inn was a stop for travelers on the westward migration - - and for local business. Joseph Kelley purchased the cabin from Strong in 1849, expanded it, and also provided a ferry across the Salt Fork. The four-room tavern standing at the spot was demolished in 1914. . . . — Map (db m23803) |
| Illinois (Champaign County), Tolono — Lincoln in Tolono Looking for Lincoln |
| | Abraham Lincoln traveled through Tolono by locomotive at least eighteen times. He whiled the time away for his train connections by playing horseshoes and visiting with the Tolono residents. While campaigning in Illinois, Lincoln would frequently play a game of chess with a telegrapher at the Marion house Hotel-Depot.
Tolono lies at the junction of the Great Western and Illinois Central Railroads. Tolono is privileged to have at this site an historical stone marker to honor Abraham . . . — Map (db m23816) |
| Illinois (Champaign County), Urbana — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Urbana, Illinois County-Seat Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — Map (db m12194) |
| Illinois (Christian County), Mount Auburn — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Macon / Christian Counties County Line Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — Map (db m12200) |
| Illinois (Christian County), Taylorville — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Taylorville, Illinois County-Seat Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — Map (db m12204) |
| Illinois (Christian County), Taylorville — Christian County Coal Miners Taylorville, Illinois |
| | In Memory and Honor of
Christian County Coal Miners — Map (db m12399) |
| Illinois (Christian County), Taylorville — The Last Stop "Looking for Lincoln" |
| | “I had pleasant accommodations at Taylorville in company with Mr. Lincoln & Mr. Thorton,” Circuit Judge David Davis once wrote from here.
He found this town–the last county seat on his circuit route–to be “prettily laid out, & tastefully arranged with trees & shrubs.” But pigs rummaging underneath the floor boards of the courthouse sometimes disrupted the Judges courtroom. Once, it was so noisy that attorney Lincoln reportedly rose to his feet to . . . — Map (db m12208) |
| Illinois (Clark County), Marshall — James Jones 1921 - 77 The Handy Writers' Colony |
| | From Here to Eternity author James Jones co-founded The Handy Writers Colony (1949-1964) at the West edge of Marshall with his mentor Lowney Turner Handy and her husband, Harry. Jones wrote Some Came Running here before moving to New York and later to Paris and writing other books. Several other Colony writers completed and published novels during those years. The house Jones built at the edge of the Colony Grounds in 1953 still stands.
The house and Colony Grounds are . . . — Map (db m23336) |
| Illinois (Coles County), Charleston — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Charleston, Illinois County-Seat Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — Map (db m10938) |
| Illinois (Coles County), Charleston — Coles County - - Civil War Memorial |
| | (Upper Portion):Tribute of Coles County
in Honor of her Sons who fought for
The Union 1775 - - 1781 1812 - - 1815
1846 - - 1848 1861 - - 1865 1898 - - 1898 (Lower Portion):A house divided against its self cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. — Map (db m11122) |
| Illinois (Coles County), Charleston — Coles County War Memorial |
| | This Memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the Armed Forces in all wars for the United States of America. — Map (db m11000) |
| Illinois (Coles County), Mattoon — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Shelby / Coles Counties County Line Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — Map (db m10989) |
| Illinois (Coles County), Mattoon — Site of The Village of Richmond Founded August 27, 1836 |
| | On this spot stood the Clapboard Inn, General Store, and Post Office of the early settlers, including the Lincoln family.
The survey of the Village shows thirty-seven lots. Main Street, sixty feet wide, ran immediately with the State Road and was crossed by Mulberry, Sycamore, and Cottenwood streets.
The State Road extended from Paris via Charleston to Shelbyville, and on to Vandalia, Illinois, the Old State Capitol.
A conch shell blown at a distance announced the arrival of the . . . — Map (db m10991) |
| Illinois (Crawford County), Palestine — Auntie Gogin's Store |
| | On this block Mary Ann (Elwell) Gogin operated a General Merchandise Store in the late nineteenth century.
One of the first women in Illinois to own and manage her own store. Mrs. Gogin was affectionately known as "Auntie" to the residents of Palestine. — Map (db m23315) |
| Illinois (Crawford County), Palestine — Cullom Homestead |
| | Here stood the home of Edward N. Cullom who with Joseph Kitchell platted the Village of Palestine in 1818.
They donated to the county the land including the Public Square for the County Seat. Early court sessions were held in the Cullom home. — Map (db m23311) |
| Illinois (Crawford County), Palestine — Dubois Tavern |
| | Here stood the Dubois Tavern. Jesse K. Dubois, a close friend of Abraham Lincoln, was an official in the United States Land Office in Palestine from 1849-1853 and later became the Auditor of Public Accounts for Illinois. His son, Fred T. Dubois, became a Senator from Idaho. — Map (db m23309) |
| Illinois (Crawford County), Palestine — Fort Foot |
| | About 1813 the William Eaton family and other restless pioneers considered Fort LaMotte too crowded and therefore constructed a new stockade on a site several hundred yards North of here. A family trait of the Eatons, large feet, led to the name "Fort Foot". — Map (db m23319) |
| Illinois (Crawford County), Palestine — Fort LaMotte |
| | About 1812 the settlers in this area built Fort LaMotte for protection from hostile indians.
The pioneers farmed the adjoining land but stayed within easy reach of the protective walls.
After the War of 1812 the Indian threat diminished and the inhabitants of the Fort became the nucleus of Palestine. — Map (db m23308) |
| Illinois (Crawford County), Palestine — Gov. Augustus C. French |
| | On this site stood the home of Augustus C. French (1808-1864) when he was elected the ninth Governor of Illinois.
The early settlers in Illinois came mostly from Southern States so that French, a native of New Hampshire, was the first "Yankee" to be elected Governor. — Map (db m23318) |
| Illinois (Crawford County), Palestine — Houston - Dickson Store |
| | Two early residents of Palestine, John Houston and Francis Dickson, purchased this lot as the site for a combination dwelling and store about 1818.
By 1820 their stock of merchandise provided nearby settlers with goods which they previously had to bring from Indiana. — Map (db m23313) |
| Illinois (Crawford County), Palestine — Kitchell Grist Mill |
| | In this area Joseph Kitchell who settled here in 1817 erected a Grist Mill and Distillery which eliminated the trip to Shakertown, Indiana where the farmers had previously taken their grain.
Horses were used for power, grain was taken in pay, converted to whiskey and sold to the settlers. — Map (db m23307) |
| Illinois (Crawford County), Palestine — Palestine, Illinois |
| | This area reminded Frenchman John LaMotte of the land of milk and honey, Palestine. While a member of the LaSalle exploring party, he became separated from the group, traveled down the Wabash River, and first gazed upon the region in 1678. Other French settlers came during the 18th Century. Then, by 1812, the Westward moving Americans began constructing Fort LaMotte. As the palisade filled with settlers, those desiring more room moved a few miles to the Northwest and established Fort Foot. . . . — Map (db m23328) |
| Illinois (Crawford County), Palestine — Rousch Brothers - - Aviation Pioneers |
| | Usher - October13, 1891 - - April 4, 1941. Built his first airplane in 1909. From 1913-1927 he learned to fly, barnstormed, and did stunt flying. Pilot and instructor for Interstate Airline and American Airways 1928-1930 and American Airlines 1930-1939. In 1931 he helped organize air line pilots association and was secretary from 1934-1939. He was Captain on American Airlines 1930-1931. From 1939-1941 he was a pilot with TACA in Central America.
Charles - March 4, 1896 - January 21, . . . — Map (db m23331) |
| Illinois (Crawford County), Palestine — The Fife Opera House |
| | The Fife Opera House, located on the second floor of the Fife Hardware Store, was built by David Fife. It operated from 1901-1912.
It seated 700 people on red leather seats, had electric fans and was heated with a coal furnace. There were five sets of scenery, some of which are still visible today.
Such entertainments as local talent shows, stock theatrical companies, band concerts, a lyceum series, special speakers, and commencements drew crowds from Hutsonville, Robinson, Flat Rock and . . . — Map (db m23314) |
| Illinois (Crawford County), Palestine — United States Land Office |
| | A United States Land Office was located at this site in 1820 and operated until 1855. Settlers from as far as Chicago came here to file on homesteads.
Young Abraham Lincoln passing through Palestine in 1830 with his family in emigrant wagons noticed a crowd before this land office. — Map (db m23316) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Clinton, Illinois County-Seat Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — Map (db m10959) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — DeWitt County War Memorial DeWitt, Illinois |
| | In Memoriam
Dedicated to the men and women of DeWitt County who served in the Cause of Freedom. — Map (db m10961) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — Friends To The End Looking for Lincoln |
| | [ Top Section ]
During the twenty years Abraham Lincoln attended the DeWitt County Court on the Eighth Judicial Circuit, he and Clifton H. Moore, Clintons first resident attorney, developed a deep friendship as well as a mutual law practice.
The two men shared many similarities, each achieving his law degree through diligent independent study rather than university education. Both had abilities for surveying land. Lincoln used his skills in New Salem days; Moore used his . . . — Map (db m24298) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — Humorous Moments Looking for Lincoln |
| | Barnett Tavern, owned and operated by Alvin and Rebecca Barnett, stood at 200 South Center Street. The two-story home was a stopping-place for weary travelers, circuit lawyers, and judges journeying across the Illinois prairie. When in Clinton, Lincoln and his associates were often guests. Lincoln once jokingly commented on Mrs. Barnetts custard. Having overheard, she never served him custard again.
One day, a farm boy sat on the rascal bench outside the Barnett Tavern. On . . . — Map (db m24236) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — Lincoln and The Law Looking for Lincoln |
| | During his twenty years on the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Abraham Lincoln tried numerous cases in the DeWitt County courthouses, including a slander case involving William Dungey. Dungey, “a dark skinned man of Portuguese descent,” married Joseph Spencers sister. The brothers-in-law had a dispute that became so bitter that by 1855, Spencer was making a serious accusation: “Black Bill" Dungey, as Spencer was calling him, was a “negro.”
In . . . — Map (db m24237) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — Lincoln at Work and Play You Can't Fool the People Looking for Lincoln |
| |
[Top Section]
DeWitt County was part of the Eighth Judicial Circuit from its beginning, and so was Abraham Lincoln, who attended the first session of DeWitt Circuit Court in Clinton on October 24, 1839. Court sessions were held each spring and fall. For the locals, court week was like a carnival, and people came from miles around to pack the court and participate in the accompanying social activities. For twenty years, Lincoln was a part of the Clinton community, practicing . . . — Map (db m24321) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — Lincoln Speech July 27, 1858 |
| | "You can fool all the people part of the time and part of the people all the time, but you can not fool all the people all the time."
Spoken in an address in Clinton July 27, 1858 by
Abraham Lincoln
"I must stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong."
Abraham Lincoln — Map (db m11030) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — Lincoln's Friends and Foes Looking for Lincoln |
| | [ Top Section ]
This satirical February 1863 editorial illustration, titled “The Copperhead Party, “ depicts three Copperheads advancing on Columbia. Copperheads were Southern sympathizers who saw themselves as “Peace Democrats,” opposed to Lincoln and the forced preservation of the Union. Many Copperheads resided in DeWitt County, which is not surprising, considering so many DeWitt County settlers had deep Southern roots.
[ Middle Section ] . . . — Map (db m24235) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — Lincoln's Hat Looking for Lincoln |
| | A proper Presbyterian Church was under construction in the summer of 1859. A floor was laid, walls, roof, and belfry nearly completed, when “a halt due to lack of funds” occurred. In October 1859, money was urgently needed to complete construction. The view from the building site to the DeWitt County Courthouse on the public square was unobstructed.
Recognizing opportunity, the church ladies held a festival during court week to take maximum advantage of the generosity of . . . — Map (db m24247) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — On The Campaign Trail Looking for Lincoln |
| | [ Top Section ]
Clifton H. Moore, DeWitt Countys first resident attorney, built this stately brick home in 1857-58 on an eighty-acre tract of land purchased from Judge David Davis. The original house suffered damage from a windstorm and now lacks the west wing as pictured. In 1880, Moore purchased and moved into another large Clinton home known as “The Homestead.”
[ Middle Section ]
Lincoln and Douglas had numerous speaking engagements other than their scheduled . . . — Map (db m24301) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — War on the Horizon Looking for Lincoln |
| | [ Left Section ]
When Lincoln called for troops to defend the Union, the men and boys of DeWitt County heeded his urgent request. Some who volunteered were from families who had know and befriended Lincoln during his days as a prairie lawyer and politician, for Lincoln practiced both occupations here.
Others, like German-born twenty-eight-year-old shoemaker Martin Mohrle, were foreign-born DeWitt County residents who answered the call just the same. Some lost their lives on the . . . — Map (db m24253) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Clinton — Warner's Memories / Lawyers and Book Lovers Looking for Lincoln |
| | Warner's Memories
[ Top Section ]
Lincoln traveled the Eighth Judicial Circuit six months a year, becoming close friends with his fellow lawyers, with whom he shared, not only courtroom, but also meals, an easy camaraderie, and often a room. “In my opinion, Lincoln was happy - - as happy as he could be, when on this Circuit - - and happy no other place. This was his place of enjoyment, “sad David Davis, the judge who presided over the circuit. Davis; also Lincolns . . . — Map (db m24325) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), DeWitt — The Law and Lodging / Whiskey Mayhem Looking for Lincoln |
| |
The Law and Lodging
[Top Section]
During his years traveling the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Abraham Lincoln was the overnight guest of many DeWitt County residents. As a frontier lawyer, he spent several months per year away from home while making his legal rounds. For travelers spending the night in various DeWitt County private homes, taverns, and hotels, the accommodations varied considerably. The structures ranged from the palatial Argo House to the rustic log . . . — Map (db m24371) |
| Illinois (Dewitt County), Kenney — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Logan / DeWitt Counties County Line Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — Map (db m12193) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Chrisman — One of The Original Milestones (# 93) |
| | One of the original Milestones which marked the trail from Vincennes to Chicago.
This stone was No. 93 which designated the number of miles from Vincennes. — Map (db m11651) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Chrisman — One of The Original Milestones (# 97) |
| | One of the original Milestones which marked the Trail from Vincennes to Chicago.
This stone was No. 97 which designated the number of miles from Vincennes. — Map (db m11658) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Chrisman — Pontiac Peace Treaty |
| | A few miles west of here on July 18, 1765, Pontiac, an Ottawa Chief, and George Croghan, British Representative, met in a formal peace council which ended the most threatening Indian uprising against the British in North America. Following the French and Indian War (1754 - 1763), many Indian tribes showed dissatisfaction with British rule. Indian leaders believed the land belonged to the Indians and that the French and British occupied it only by their consent, but the British had no intention . . . — Map (db m10997) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Kansas — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Edgar / Coles Counties County Line Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — Map (db m10988) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Paris — Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District Paris, Illinois County-Seat Marker |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — Map (db m10937) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Paris — American Revolution War Memorial - Edgar County Illinois |
| |
[First Plaque - Front of Boulder:]
1775 - D. A. R. (Crest) - 1783
To the Honor and Glory
of the Soldiers of the
- American Revolution -
who are buried in Edgar Co.
[Row One:]
Elijah Austin Hugh Barr James Benson Gurdin Burnham Elijah Clay John Conrey William Gannon, Sr. Ferrel Hester William Hurst William James
[Row Two:]
James Knight, Sr. William Meadows William Means Asa Moore Stephen Ogden George Redmon . . . — Map (db m23460) |
| Illinois (Edgar County), Paris — Millstones Long in the Service of Pioneers 110 years Working Millstones |
| |
[Plaque One:]
These Millstones long in the Service
of our Pioneers dedicated to their memory
by the Edgar County Historical Society
1817 - 1927
[Plaque Two:]
From the Lewis Jones Farm near Nevins
presented to
Edgar County by his son
William Shields Jones, M.D.
of Redmon
1861 - 1949 — Map (db m23457) |
| Indiana (Benton County), Fowler — Benton County Courthouse |
| | Benton County formed by General Assembly in 1840. Oxford first county seat; Fowler became second, 1874. Designed in Second Empire Style by Gorden P. Randall and built 1874 by Levi L. Leach. Located at geographical center of county on land donated by Moses Fowler family. — Map (db m21487) |
| Indiana (Benton County), Fowler — 04.1966.1 — New Purchase Boundary (Treaty of St. Mary's) |
| | In October 1818, Purchasing Commissioners Lewis Cass, Benjamin Parke and Governor Jonathan Jennings acquired Indian claims on the land shown on this marker. About one-third of modern Indiana, was involved in this transaction. — Map (db m21517) |
| Indiana (Benton County), Oxford — 04.1999.1 — Dan Patch |
| | [Marker Text, Side 1]:
Standard-bred colt (sire Joe Patchen, dam Zelica) foaled 1896 Oxford, Benton County; raised by Daniel A. Messner, Jr. on this farm. A natural pacer, trained for harness racing, a very popular sport in late 1800's and early 1900's. Dan Patch began his racing career at county fairs in 1900; he became famous in Grand Circuit racing and never loast a race.
[Marker Text, Side 2]:
In 1902, sold to M. E. Sturgis, New York, then to Marion W. Savage, owner . . . — Map (db m8546) |
| Indiana (Benton County), Oxford — Lest We Not Forget |
| | Those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice
Given in their memory
by
Town of Oxford — Map (db m8558) |
| Indiana (Boone County), Lebanon — Boone County (Indiana) Veterans |
| |
[ Center - Engraved in Stone: ]
In Memory of our
Boone County Veterans
who Bravely Served
in Our Wars.
Erected by The American Legion
Brown - Dolson Post 113
Lebanon, Ind.
[ Left Bronze Plaque: ]
World War I
Bunnie R. Airhart John L. Brindle Clarence E. Brown Herdis Brown Arthur R. Caldwell Omer J. Coffman Raymond W. Combs Grace Copeland Joseph R. Gregg Leon L. Hardesty E. E. Harshbarger Mason B. Hittle Loring . . . — Map (db m21359) |
| Indiana (Boone County), Lebanon — Revolutionary War Memorial Soldiers Buried in Boone County Indiana |
| |
In Memory
of Revolutionary Soldiers
Buried in
Boone County Indiana
Arthur Andrews 1753 - - 1834
John Ferguson 1759 - - 1839
William Gipson 1753 - - 1835
James Hill 1745 - - 1854
Henry Johns 1757 - - 1833
John Leap 1735 - - 1843
William Pauley 1762 - - 1838
Elias Plew 1762 - - 1843
Jesse Robertson 1758 - - 1846
John Roberts 1760 - - 1840
Abraham Utter 1763 - - 1851
Joseph Wheatley 1761 - - 1844
[ Plates added to Plaque: ]
John Aldbridge 1762 - - . . . — Map (db m21353) |
| Indiana (Boone County), Thorntown — 06.1961.1 — Indian Cemetery Eel River Tribe of Miamis |
| | Ka-wi-a-ki-un-gi Village "Place of Thorns" (Thorntown) was center of 64, 000 acre Thorntown Indian Reserve. Granted to Eel River Miamis in 1818, ceded to U.S. in 1828. — Map (db m21352) |
| Indiana (Boone County), Zionsville — Lincoln's Stop in Zionsville, Indiana |
| | Abraham Lincoln enroute to Washington as President Elect on February ll, 1861 addressed the Citizens of Zionsville at the Railroad Depot which stood on this site. — Map (db m8326) |
| Indiana (Boone County), Zionsville — Town of Zionsville Founded in 1852 |
| | In the beautiful Eagle Creek valley of southeastern Boone County, a new town was planned on land owned by Elijah and Mary "Polly" Cross.
Convinced by Lebanon businessman William Zion, a director of the Lafayette & Indianapolis Railroad, the Crosses determined to locate it along the planned railway. When his wife declined his proposal to name the town Marysville in her honor, Cross asked Zion, who had joined him as proprietor of the town, to lend his name.
The site was surveyed and . . . — Map (db m8328) |
| 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 — 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 (Clay County), Brazil — Civil War Cannons Rededicated - Restoration Brazil - Clay County, Indiana |
| | These Civil War Cannons
were Rededicated after
Restoration by the
American Legion Post #2
Brazil, Indiana
on May 30th, 1998 by
Commander Thomas W. Owen — Map (db m18910) |
| Indiana (Clay County), Brazil — 11.2001.1 — Clay County (Indiana) Courthouse |
| | [Side one:]
County formed by Indiana General Assembly 1825; named for national statesman Henry Clay. First county seat at Bowling Green; had three courthouses: first built 1827 was two-story log structure; second and third built 1839-1840 and 1852-1853 were two-story brick. County seat moved to Brazil 1877 after fourth courthouse completed there in 1876.
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[Side two:]
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This fifth . . . — Map (db m18883) |
| Indiana (Clay County), Brazil — Memorial Building Clay County (Indiana) Honor Roll |
| | MEMORIAL BUILDING
Erected and Dedicated
1945
Clay County Post No. 2
American Legion
Honor Roll Committee
David W. Henry, Chairman
Leo J. Murphy, Leo E. Dubois,
Victor P. George, Claude Reese,
Albert R. Morgan — Map (db m18894) |
| Indiana (Clay County), Brazil — Vietnam War Memorial Clay County / Brazil, Indiana |
| |
[On Stone Bench]
To Keep forever living the freedom for which they served
we dedicate this symbol to those men and women who served in vietnam.
[Left - Bronze Plaque]
Dedicated to the memory of these men who gave their lives in Vietnam:
LT. CHARLES BRENT ROSS
Sept. 11, 1969
HT2 GARY LEE BOYCE
Jan. 1, 1973
SGT. MAX WAYNE BATCHELOR
Oct. 4, 1967
SP4 DOM E. LEE
March 14, 1968
SP4 ZETTIE ZEB J. C. DULIN
April 27, 1970
[Right - Bronze . . . — Map (db m18912) |
| Indiana (Clinton County), Frankfort — Clinton County (Indiana) War Memorial |
| | [ Center Panel ]
Clinton County
War Memorial
All Gave Some.
Some Gave All.
Dedicated to All
Clinton County
Veterans
[ Left - Large Panel ]
Civil War * 1861 - - 1865
[ Row One ]
Wm. H. Abbott Alfred R. Alexander Galen Alexander James Alexander James W. Alexander Samuel Alexander Ashbrook J. Allen John L. Benjamin A. J. Arthur George E. Armer Benjamin A. Ashba William Atwood Darlington Aughe Joel M. Bacon William Bailess . . . — Map (db m21436) |
| Indiana (Clinton County), Frankfort — Memory of Our Departed Shipmates Navy Club U. S. A. |
| | [ Top has Insignia of the "Navy Club U.S.A." ]
This memorial is erected to
revere, honor, and perpetuate
the memory of our departed Shipmates
Roy E. Boggess
Ship No. 11 — Map (db m21430) |
| Indiana (Clinton County), Frankfort — Revolutionary War Memorial Soldiers Buried in Clinton County Indiana |
| |
[Upper - Bronze Plaque:]
This Tablet Is Dedicated
To The Memory Of
The Revolution Soldiers
Buried in
Clinton County
Captain Harmon Aughe
John Applegate
William Carter
Thomas Harris
John Reed
Frederick Shaffer
Robert Wright
Matthias Young
[Lower - Etched in Stone]
1775 - - 1783 — Map (db m21438) |
| Indiana (Clinton County), Frankfort — To The Unknown Dead Civil War Memorial - Clinton County Indiana |
| | To The
Unknown Dead
1861 - - 1865
By The W. B. C. — Map (db m21397) |
| Indiana (Daviess County), Elnora — 14.2007.1 — Wabash and Erie Canal |
| |
[Side A:]
A canal from Terre Haute to Evansville authorized 1846. Maysville Division along White River was over 23 miles long from Newberry through Owl Prairie (now Elnora) to Maysville; part of it paralleled what is now S.R. 57. Contracts were let June 1849. Construction was delayed by cholera outbreaks among workers, many of whom were Irish immigrants.
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[Side B:]
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Navigation . . . — Map (db m23203) |
| Indiana (Daviess County), Washington — 14.1992.1 — Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Depot |
| | Mission Revival Style depot, built 1906, restored 1990; part of Washington Commercial Historic District. Link to city's trading and industrial history, with substantial railroad machine shops and car works. Indiana stop of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's funeral train, April 1, 1969. — Map (db m23214) |
| Indiana (Daviess County), Washington — Civil War Memorial - Daviess County Indiana |
| | [ Front - Center Panel ]
This memorial is the tribute of the people of Daviess County to the memory of her Brave Soldiers who endured the hardships and fought the battles of 1861 to 1865 that the Union might be preserved
[ Front Right Panel ]
Daviess County furnished 2,312 men for the Union Army from 1861 to 1865
[ Obverse - Center Panel ]
This panel is Dedicated
To the memory of the pioneers who blazed the way and cleared the fields:
To the . . . — Map (db m23352) |
| Indiana (Daviess County), Washington — 14.1999.1 — Fort Flora |
| | Built on this site by civilians to protect approximately ten families during War of 1812. Named for landowner David Flora. Ten such forts were built circa 1811-1813 in area that became Daviess County. Area was Knox County, part of Indiana Territory 1800-1816. Daviess County was carved out of Knox County 1817, following Indiana's statehood 1816. — Map (db m23211) |
| Indiana (Daviess County), Washington — 14.1999.2 — Homer E. Capehart / GOP Cornfield Conference |
| |
[Side A:]
Homer E. Capehart
Born into Indiana farming family 1897. Manufactured and pioneered sales of automatic phonographs, creating Capehart Corporation. Executive of Rudolph Wurlitzer Company 1933-1944. Organized 1938 Republican Party "Cornfield Conference" on Capehart farm land across the road. Became influential in party; served as U.S. senator 1945-1963. Died 1979.
[Side B:]
GOP Cornfield Conference
Republican Party rally organized by Homer E. . . . — Map (db m23206) |
| Indiana (Daviess County), Washington — 14.1989.1 — Mimi's House Robert C. Graham |
| | Residence of Robert C. Graham (1885-1967), pioneer glass, truck and auto manufacturer. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 by the U.S. Department of the Interior because of its history and Prairie Style architecture. — Map (db m23208) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Aurora — Aurora |
| | Aurora was laid out by Jesse L. Holman, trustee for the “Aurora Association for Internal Improvements” in 1819. Judge Holman was an early statesman, preacher, educator, and Federal Justice.
His son, U.S. Congressman William S. Holman served this district many years and was called “the Watchdog of the Treasury”. — Map (db m22105) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Aurora — Hillforest Thomas Gaff House A National Historic Landmark |
| | Originally called Forest Hill, Hillforest was completed in 1855 for local industrialist and steamboat owner Thomas Gaff and his family. Emigrants from Scotland in 1811, the six Gaff children moved with their mother to Aurora in the 1840s and became civic and professional leaders locally and in the Greater Cincinnati area. Thomas Gaff and his brothers participated in local politics and maintained diverse business interests including brewing, distilling, mining, banking, farming and milling. . . . — Map (db m22125) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Abraham Lincoln |
| | Abraham Lincoln made a famous pre-inaugural speech from his train platform near here Feb. 12, 1861, placing emphasis on the people's part in justice and good government. — Map (db m20600) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Captain Samuel C. Vance 1802 - 2002 Bicentennial Memorial to The Common Man " The Flatboat " - Mode of River travel in 1802 |
| | [ Plaque One ]
Captain Samuel C. Vance
Our Founder [ Plaque Two ]
In memory of Captain Vance and the pioneer families who endured the hardships of flatboat travel to reach this place in the wilderness.
They lived in log cabins with dirt or puncheon floors, cat-in-clay chimneys, wooden hinged split wood doors, and greased paper windows. They persevered to give us this historic city. [ Plaque Three ]
"The Flatboat"
A mode of river travel 1802 — Map (db m20604) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Dearborn County |
| | Formed by proclamation of Indiana Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison March 7, 1803. Named in honor of Major General Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War.
The third county to be formed, it was originally much larger. Its present boundaries were established January 7, 1845. First courthouse built 1810, second built 1828, present limestone courthouse built 1870 - 1871. — Map (db m22103) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Dearborn County American Revolution War Memorial 1775 — 1783 |
| | In Honor of the Soldiers of
the American Revolution
buried in Dearborn County
Their names are recorded in the
County Auditor's Office
Book 29 - Page 250. — Map (db m22174) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Dearborn County Korean War Memorial |
| | KOREAN WAR
This plaque is dedicated
in grateful remembrance
of the men of Dearborn
County who served their
Country in the Korean War.
In God we trust — Map (db m22173) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Dearborn County World War I War Memorial |
| | Honor Roll
In Grateful remembrance of the boys of Dearborn County who gave their lives in the World War 1917 - 1918.
Erected by the Citizens of Dearborn County, Indiana
Walter Ahrens Henry Fred Amm Elmer Andrews Hobart S. Bailey Harry Bales Louis A. Bartels Raymond F. Beard Floyd Becker Charles H. Bildner John V. Bildner John R. Boyd Bernard H. Burke Harvey J. Clarke Millard Dennerline Edwin F. Engelking Edwin M. Fox William J. Haske Dewey H. . . . — Map (db m22203) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Dearborn County World War II War Memorial |
| | WORLD WAR II
For God and Country
This tablet is erected
in honor of the men who
answered their country's
call and gave their lives
for freedom — Map (db m22175) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Hunt House Hotel Federal Style 1819 |
| | 1812 Jacob Horner buys lot #157, builds log tavern on corner.
1817 Jesse Hunt leases Horners Tavern.
1818 Hunt purchases and removes log tavern.
1819 Hunt builds first 3-story brick building in Indiana, Benj. Stockman, brick mason. Livestock drovers enter tavern through cellar.
c.1825 Hunt buys lot #158; 3-story additions to east & south. Hunt House operates over 50 years.
c.1885 Known as Grand Hotel; remodeled after floods of 1882-83-84, pressed metal . . . — Map (db m22033) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Lawrenceburgh First in New Modes of Transportation |
| | 1802
Lawrenceburgh
First in New Modes of
Transportation
1802 - - Village of Lawrenceburgh founded in the Wilderness by Capt. Samuel C. Vance
Commerce and travel are via the Ohio River. Pioneers
constructed flatboats to carry goods to New Orleans
Markets. The “Kaintucks” walked back to the
Ohio Valley through hostile Indian Territory.
1832 - - George H. Dunn, Whig congressman from Lawrenceburg
convinced the state to charter Indianas . . . — Map (db m22029) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Medal of Honor Citations Civil War Dearborn County (Indiana) |
| | Dearborn County
Medal of Honor Citations
Civil War
Name Awarded
Pvt. William Shepherd - - May 3, 1865
Pvt. Frank Stolz - - July 9, 1894
Pvt. David H. Helms - - - July 26, 1894
Pvt. Thomas A. Blasdel - - - August 11, 1894
Pvt. John W. Conaway - - - - August 11, 1894
Pvt. William W. Chisman - - - August 15, 1894 — Map (db m22171) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — The Price of Freedom |
| | - - -[ Center Section ]- - -
[ Center - Memorial ]
+ + + THE PRICE OF FREEDOM + + +
Dedicated in Honor of All men and women
who have served in the Armed Forces and
Sacrificed Unselfishly for the Freedom of
the United States of America
[ Left - Memorial ]
Serving those who served
( Seals of ::)
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Vietnam Veterans of America
[ Right - Memorial ]
Serving those who served
( . . . — Map (db m22301) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Vietnam War Memorial Dearborn County Indiana |
| | In God We Trust
In Grateful remembrance of the men of Dearborn County who gave their lives in the Vietnam War, erected by the Citizens of Dearborn County, Indiana.
Honor Roll, first column:
William Omer Burkett Thomas Denning Larry Arthur Diefenbach Larry Fogle Harvey D. Gray David Hemphill Donald Ray Henry Clabe Herald, Jr. Neil Philip Farmer
Honor Roll, second column:
Ronald A. Hoff Kenneth Wayne Lozier Dale K. McLanahan Ronald W. . . . — Map (db m22202) |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Vietnam War Memorial - - Dearborn County Lawrenceburg Indiana |
| | In Memory of our Vietnam Veterans Killed in Action
Vietnam War 1959 - 1975
Dedicated July 4, 2000
Lary Dale Fogle U.S. Army PFC - - Killed in Action December 20, 1965 - Saigon, South Vietnam
Thomas George Denning U.S.M.C. LCPL Killed in Action March 2, 1967 - Quang Tri, South Vietnam Robert Joe Williamson U.S. Army Sgt. Killed in Action January 31, 1968 - Gia Dinh, South Vietnam
Ronald Alvin Hoff U.S. Army SP4 Killed in Action July 16, 1969 - Biuh Dinh, South Vietnam — Map (db m22037) |
| Indiana (Decatur County), Greensburg — Decatur County (Indiana) Bridge 140 Bridge Moved |
| | Built by the Pan-American Bridge Company of New Castle, Indiana, in 1915. This bridge originally carried County Road 700 South over Sand Creek, 2.5 miles East of Letts, Indiana. This bridge was disassembled, rehabilitated, and reconstructed at this location in 2006. Below is a Plaque that was mounted on the bridge when it was at its oribinal location.
Reconstructed by:
Force Construction Company, Inc.
Columbus, Indiana
Decatur County Commissioners:
Charles Buell
Jerome . . . — Map (db m22028) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — 216 — Carrollton |
| | First settled 1792, incorporated as Port William 1794. Carroll County formed and name of town changed to Carrollton by the Kentucky Legislature, 1838, both honoring "Charles Carroll of Carrollton" of Maryland, bold signer of the Declaration of Independence. — Map (db m22149) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — 2080 — Col. Percival Pierce Butler 1761 - 1821 |
| | [Marker Front:]
Col. Percival Butler was appointed Ky.'s first adjutant gen. in Gov. Isaac Shelby's first term. Born in Penn., he was with Washington at Valley Forge and Lafayette at Yorktown. Immigrated to Jessamine Co., Ky., then moved to Carrollton, 1796. Establishing office in his Carrollton home, Butler served as adjutant general until ca. 1817.
[Reverse Side:]
Col. Butler served on staff of Maj. Gen. Samuel Hopkins during War of 1812. Following military service, he . . . — Map (db m22097) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — General William Orlando Butler Soldier - Statesman - Lawyer |
| | Born in Kentucky
April 19, 1791 - August 6, 1880
Transylvania University 1812
War of 1812 - Aide De Camp to Andrew Jackson
River Raisin - Pensacola - New Orleans
Mexican War - Major General of the Volunteers
Commanded 1st Volunteer Division of the Army of Occupation
Hero of the Battle of Monterey - February 18, 1848
Last Commanding General of the American Army - Mexican War
Democratic Congressman from Kentucky - 1839 - 1843
Democratic Vice-President nominee under . . . — Map (db m22100) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — 634 — Home of Gen. Butler |
| | Gen. William O. Butler, born Kentucky 1791, died here, 1880. War of 1812: River Raisin, Pensacola, and New Orleans. Gen. Andrew Jackson's staff 1816-17. Cited for heroism in Mexican War 1846-48. Practiced law here. Congressman 1839-43. Defeated as candidate for Governor 1844, Vice President 1848 and US Senate 1851. A Kentucky Commissioner to Peace Conference in Feb. 1861. — Map (db m22131) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — Korea & Vietnam - - War Memorial of Carroll County Kentucky |
| | In memory of the men of Carroll County
who gave their lives serving their Country and
to all people who have served their Country.
+ + + KOREA + + +
Clyde M. Carter
William A. Day
Bobby R. Schirmer
George W. Willett
+ + + VIETNAM + + +
Michael E. Ball
Luther M. Chappel
Sylvester Davis
Paris D. Dusch
Ellwood McCarty
Nelson M. ONeal
Orval Skirvin — Map (db m22156) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — 1725 — The Masterson House |
| | Side A Oldest brick house still standing in county, this was home of Richard and Sarah Masterson. Bricks laid in Flemish bond. House was center of town's activities. Mastersons, leading Methodists, opened their home for services before church erected in 1810. Masterson was among early trustees of Port William, now Carrollton, which was incorporated in 1794. See over.
Side B The Masterson House - First court of Gallatin County held here May 14, 1799. Bishop Francis Asbury . . . — Map (db m22128) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — The Price of Freedom All Kentucky Veterans |
| |
[Center Panel:]
The Price of Freedom
In honor and memory of all
Kentucky Veterans who served
our Country in times of Peace
and War, and to those who paid
the Supreme Sacrifice so that
we might enjoy freedom.
Their spirit, devotion, and love of
Country will be forever Remembered.
God - Duty - Honor - Country
[Left Panel:]
Army
Est. June 14, 1775
Responsible for military land
operations. The Army is prepared
to use swift . . . — Map (db m22321) |
| Kentucky (Carroll County), Carrollton — World War I & World War I I Memorial - - Carroll County, Kentucky |
| | In Memory of the Men 0f CARROLL COUNTY
who gave their lives
Serving Their Country
+ + + World War I + + +
Otis Arvin Golden Bowie Frank L. Grimes Lester Williams Howard Guy Kirkland Walter Lewis Joseph B. Schirmer Chester Shirley Homer Joseph Slocum Earl E. Smith Millard Trinkle Jesse Harsin
+ + + World War II + + +
Norman J. Lewellyn Theodore Blackburn Riley Junior McIntire Paul Sutherland Laverne Craig Elizie McQuithy Blan Stout . . . — Map (db m22160) |
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