Versailles in Ripley County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Gordons Leap

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016

1. Gordons Leap Marker

Inscription. In 1846 three medical students - John B. Glass, Jonathan W. Gordon, and Bernard Mullen attempted to exhume and autopsy a recently deceased man that was buried here. Townsmen were alerted, Glass plummeted nearly 100 feet into a deep ravine just north of here into what is now the Versailles Lake. The doctors escaped and joined the Mexican War. Known as Gordon's Leap, but Glass lept!

Erected by Ripley Co. Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 39° 4.383′ N, 85° 14.9′ W. Marker is in Versailles, Indiana, in Ripley County. It is at the intersection of East 2nd North Street and North East Street, on the left when traveling east on East 2nd North Street. Marker is located in the Cliff Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Versailles IN 47042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Hanging Tree (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Birthplace of James H. Tyson (approx. 0.2 miles away); General John Morgan (approx. 0.2 miles away); Morgan's Raid (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eleazer Wheelock Ripley (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ripley County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stephen S. Harding (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Masonic Hall (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Versailles.

Also see . . . Gordon’s Leap: A Tale from the Heyday of the Resurrectionists.

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(Submitted on November 28, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016

2. Gordons Leap Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,151 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.