Near N. Cataract Road at Owen Park Road. Reported missing.
Cataract Falls are the result of oceans and ice.
The limestone outcroppings that form Cataract Falls formed millions of years ago when this region was covered by a large shallow ocean.
Layers of calcium-rich materials fell to the ocean . . . — — Map (db m233823)
Near N. Cataract Road at Owen Park Road, on the right when traveling west.
(Side One)
An 1838 state law gave county commissioners power to build bridges for “public convenience” and to raise taxes to pay for them. Owen County Commissioners contracted 1875 for a “Smith’s High Double Wood . . . — — Map (db m74181) HM
The Cataract Covered Bridge is one of Owen County’s historic treasures. It is the only remaining covered bridge in the county. It is also only one of six Smith Truss covered bridges in the state, and one of the finest remaining examples of this . . . — — Map (db m74182) HM
Civil War training camp for the 59th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in 1861-62 was located one-half mile southwest of Gosport on White River. Named for former Indiana Congressman James Hughes. — — Map (db m552) HM
On State Road 67 at N. 7th Street, on the right when traveling south on State Road 67.
History
Northern boundary of the Indiana Territory established by the 1809 Treaty of Fort Wayne between Gov. W.H. Harrison and the Indian tribes, Miami Chief Little Turtle presiding. The line followed the shadow of an upright spear at . . . — — Map (db m69993) HM
Near West Wayne Street west of South Water Street.
( Stone Base - Side 1 )
Cannon Used in War for the Unity
1861 - - 1865
Loaned by War Dept. U. S. A.
( Stone Base - Side 2 )
Dedicated to the
Union Soldiers of Owen County
By:
Gettysburg Post No. 93 G. A. R.
-and- W. . . . — — Map (db m19373) WM
On South Main Street at East Franklin Street, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street.
(Front Plaque)
In Grateful Recognition
of the
Patriotic Service Rendered by
The Men and Women of Owen County
During the World War
1917 - 1918
(Back Plaque)
This tablet is erected
in memory of these men of . . . — — Map (db m19372) WM
On East Market St at South Main Street on East Market St.
Owen County formed by General Assembly, 1819. Spencer selected county seat, 1820. Neoclassical building designed by Jesse T. Johnson, Indianapolis and built by Christian Kanzler & Son, Evansville (1910-1911),was second courthouse on land donated by . . . — — Map (db m5088) HM
On South Main Street south of East Franklin Street, on the left when traveling south.
( Column One )
World War I
Harold Anthony • Oliver Blair • Earl Bonnewell • Edward Call • Guy Coleman • Claude Crouch • Forrest Douglas • Lewis Hauser • Leland McKeand Highet • William Edgar Holiday • Roy Hunsicker • Carl Kaiser . . . — — Map (db m19435) WM
On Bridal Trail, 0.2 miles north of Park Road, on the right when traveling north.
The early arrivals to McCormick's Creek worked hard to create a life for themselves and their children.
Although John McCormick first owned this land, it is believed that he never set foot on it. Upon his death, the land was . . . — — Map (db m161468) HM
On Bridal Trail, 0.3 miles north of Park Road, on the right when traveling north.
Before refrigeration, the Peden springhouse kept food cool using old-fashioned ingenuity and the local geology.
The Peden family raised
livestock, chickens, had a
vegetable garden and farmed
hundreds of acres. Keeping milk,
butter, . . . — — Map (db m161469) HM
Near West Wayne Street west of South Water Street.
Dedicated to the Memory of Those
Who Served Their Country
During the Wars of the United States
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Erected through the Efforts of
The Women's Relief Corps
of Spencer, Indiana
1939
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Panel and Design of . . . — — Map (db m19401) WM
On Harlin Street, on the right when traveling east.
For over 70 years, Gratz was a busy port town and the Kentucky River was its i
highway, Between 1848 and 1930, steamboats and packets plied the river, docking
at Clay's Lick Landing just north of town. Steamboats carried passengers to and
from . . . — — Map (db m205603) HM
On Harlin Street, on the right when traveling east.
Highway 22/Gratz Bridge
The Department of Highways built the Highway 22/Gratz Bridge
during a time of major road improvements in Kentucky. Automobiles
unit trucks were becoming increasingly common and the public
demanded better roads. By . . . — — Map (db m205602) HM
On Old Frankfort Pike south of County Route 3523, on the right when traveling south.
Samuel Sanders, a steamboat captain before and after the Civil War, braved the Kentucky River under occasional sniper fire from the Confederate army to bring supplies from Louisville to Monterey and up the Kentucky River to Shaker Landing.
Given . . . — — Map (db m22121) HM
On Old Frankfort Pike south of County Route 3523, on the right when traveling south.
3rd Corp. Henry Sparks (1753-1836) was Revolutionary War soldier from Virginia; served with Commander-in-Chief's Guard, "the flower and pick of American army." While with this bodyguard Sparks fought at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown. . . . — — Map (db m22123) HM
On U.S. 127 just north of State Route 607, on the right when traveling north.
Harry Clark Karsner (1914-1971).
Served Owen Court as a magistrate,
the director of First Farmers Bank,
Owen County Board of Education,
deacon Old Cedar Baptist Church,
and served as state Aeronautics
Commissioner. He flew his . . . — — Map (db m205233) HM
On Kentucky Route 36/227 at Two Mile Road, on the right when traveling west on State Route 36/227.
Old New Liberty
Settled before 1800, incorporated, 1827. Owen County formed, 1819.
"Church on the Twins", organized 1801, first in the County. Now the New Liberty Baptist Church.
One of the earliest log cabins, built 1806 by John . . . — — Map (db m175120) HM
On U.S. 127, 0.2 miles north of State Highway 3102, on the left when traveling north.
Governor A. B. Chandler threw switch at New Liberty Substation, January 29, 1938, to energize some 130 miles and brought electricity to 370 homes and businesses by December. Owen County R.E.C.C. now includes 9 counties. Charter members, 1937, were: . . . — — Map (db m88068) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 127) just south of Kentucky Route 3095, on the right when traveling north.
This Rev. War soldier entered U. S. service from Boone's Station, 1780. Served as garrison guard there and as Indian spy; under Geo. Rogers Clark on raids at Old Chillicothe and Piqua. Marched with Benj. Logan to reinforce troops at Blue Licks; . . . — — Map (db m175122) HM
On Worth Street at Taylor Street, on the right when traveling north on Worth Street.
First named Williamsburg for James
Williams, who came from Maryland,
set up trading post about 1805.
In 1847, legislature established
town of Monterey, named for battle
of Mexican War, on land owned by
George C. Branham. Steamboats, in
heyday . . . — — Map (db m205600) HM
On Bryan Street at Thomas Street, on the right when traveling west on Bryan Street.
Lee was born on May 11, 1888, in Owen County.
In 1904, he entered the US Naval Academy. He
earned a position on the Navy Rifle Team and
eventually the National Rifle Team. Lee
graduated in 1908 and served as an inspector of
ordnance. While . . . — — Map (db m136266) HM
