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

Dover

The Final Insult

— John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail —

Dover Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 18, 2015

1. Dover Marker

Inscription. On July 13, 1863, General Morgan's raiders looted a tavern in this Community. The Irish-born and agitated proprietor, James Murtaugh, protested, but without any luck. The tavern was an Inn with a dance hall on the second floor, which could be reached with a hand-operated elevator. The building is still standing, the second building north of this intersection on the east side of SR 1.

Despite their exhaustion, the Raiders' mischievous spirit was evident. Long bolts of stolen cloth unfurled from behind their saddles as they rode out of town.

Just 4/10 of a mile south of this point (on SR 1), is the Huber-Briggs Cemetery where a young man named Glardon is laid to rest. His funeral occurred as Morgan's men passed along the road east of Dover (now North Dearborn Road). The two fine horses used to pull the hearse became the property of Morgan's Raiders.

Erected by Historic Hoosier Hills RC&D, Inc. (Marker Number 22.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail in Indiana series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1800.

Location. 39° 14.464′ N, 84° 56.846′ W. Marker is in Dover, Indiana, in Dearborn County. It is at

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the intersection of U.S. 1 and North Dearborn Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 1. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guilford IN 47022, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General John Morgan (here, next to this marker); St. John The Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named General John Morgan (approx. 2.7 miles away); Raiders Steal the Priest’s Horses (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named General John Morgan (approx. 2.9 miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Church Original Cemetery Grounds (approx. 3.6 miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); St. Leon Pole Raising (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

More about this marker. This marker is number 22 of 24 markers in the "John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail".

Dover, IN Tavern image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 18, 2015

2. Dover, IN Tavern

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,049 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2015, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.