Lawrenceburg in Dearborn County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Captain Samuel C. Vance

1802 - 2002 Bicentennial Memorial to The Common Man

— " The Flatboat " - Mode of River travel in 1802 —

Captain Samuel C. Vance Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Wolf, July 6, 2009

1. Captain Samuel C. Vance Marker

Inscription.
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

Erected 2002.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 39° 5.512′ N, 84° 50.791′ W. Marker is in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, in Dearborn County. It can be reached from South Walnut Street south of New Street. Markers are on the left side - inside of the Bicentennial Memorial gate to the Ohio River on South Walnut Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lawrenceburg IN 47025, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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: Elijah Anderson (here, next to this marker); Abraham Lincoln (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Lawrenceburgh (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hunt House Hotel (about 400 feet away); Lorey Block (about 400 feet away); McCullough Drug Company (about 400 feet away); 29 East High Street (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrenceburg.

“The Flatboat” image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 19, 2022

2. “The Flatboat”

A mode of river travel in 1802.

Captain Samuel C. Vance Marker and Officers Killed in Action plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

3. Captain Samuel C. Vance Marker and Officers Killed in Action plaque

Bicentennial Memorial Gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Wolf, July 6, 2009

4. Bicentennial Memorial Gate

(Click for details.) The markers can be seen on the left side of the gateway in the photo. When the double-faced clock strikes the hour - - two carousels rotate on the upper level. One set, of the two carousels, are civilian oriented (fire - police - emergancy responders.) The other set are individuals of varied branches of the U.S. Military.

Long View - - Levee and Clock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

5. Long View - - Levee and Clock

South Ramp to Top of Levee Walk Clock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

6. South Ramp to Top of Levee Walk Clock

Time Listed when Clock Chimes. . . image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

7. Time Listed when Clock Chimes. . .

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

8. Long View - - Levee and Clock

Photo taken from the visitor parking lot.

Looking North - - Top of Levee Clock Walk-way. . . image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

9. Looking North - - Top of Levee Clock Walk-way. . .

Looking South - - Top of Levee Walk Clock. . . image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

10. Looking South - - Top of Levee Walk Clock. . .

U. S. Military - Emergency Responders image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Wolf, July 6, 2009

11. U. S. Military - Emergency Responders

Memorial dedicated to the "Common Man" who make up the Military -and- the Lawrenceburg community of Indiana.

A Statue - One of the U. S. Military - Grouping. . . image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

12. A Statue - One of the U. S. Military - Grouping. . .

US Marine Figure - Statue in the U. S. Military Grouping image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

13. US Marine Figure - Statue in the U. S. Military Grouping

USN Figure - Statue in the U. S. Military Grouping image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

14. USN Figure - Statue in the U. S. Military Grouping

US Army Figure - Statue in the U. S. Military Grouping image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

15. US Army Figure - Statue in the U. S. Military Grouping

USAF Figure - Statue in the U. S. Military Grouping image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

16. USAF Figure - Statue in the U. S. Military Grouping

Time Capsule "Plaque" - - Near Statues. . . image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

17. Time Capsule "Plaque" - - Near Statues. . .

A nearby plaque honoring "Officers Killed in the Line of Duty" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Wolf, July 6, 2009

18. A nearby plaque honoring "Officers Killed in the Line of Duty"

Lawrenceburg Police
Marion F. Cunningham: September 20, 1938
Charles A. Liddle: August 27, 1942
James C. Ratliff: February 7, 1961

Dearborn County Deputy
Robert A. Grubbs: June 2, 1943

Civilian Emergency Responders image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Wolf, July 6, 2009

19. Civilian Emergency Responders

Full View - - Civil Responders Statues image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

20. Full View - - Civil Responders Statues

Plaque - - Bicentennial Committee image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

21. Plaque - - Bicentennial Committee

Construction "Plaque" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

22. Construction "Plaque"

Dedication Plaque . . . image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

23. Dedication Plaque . . .

View of Cincinnati - from Top of Levee Clock Walk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

24. View of Cincinnati - from Top of Levee Clock Walk

Levee "River Watch - Center" . . . image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009

25. Levee "River Watch - Center" . . .

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