( Center Section - Front )
This monument is a memorial to all veterans of Jackson County and dedicated to those who made the supreme sacrifice in the defense of these United States of America.
( - “Seals”- U.S. Branches of . . . — — Map (db m50484) WM
In Memory of Col. John Ketcham
1782 - 1865
Fearless pioneer, Ranger, surveyor, public servant who dedicated this public square for seat of government of Jackson County, Ind. when Brownstown was founded April 8, 1816.
Time Capsule . . . — — Map (db m46756) HM
In memory of our
Revolutionary Veterans
Jackson County Indiana
In Memory of Those Who Served
Thomas Alexander Samuel Applegate Christian Branaman Francis Burrell William Chambers Michael Downing Lt. James Guffey Charles . . . — — Map (db m242688) WM
Shieldstown Covered Bridge was built in 1876 and named for the family-owned mill in the immediately adjacent village of Shields.
It cost $13,600 and is an example of early 19th century wooden truss technology. It is a rare variant of the Burr . . . — — Map (db m251121) HM
With the vision of universal freedom for all mankind this tree is dedicated to "All POW/MIAs of Jackson County" and all prisoners of war and missing in action — — Map (db m242687) WM
The Medora Bridge
The Medora Covered Bridge was built in 1875 by noted timber bridge builder J.J. Daniels. It was built to carry local traffic across the East Fork of the White River forty years before there was a state highway system. . . . — — Map (db m74047) HM
West Lee Wright laid out Medora 1853. Sample of local shale was made into brick excellent for building and paving 1904. Medora Shale Brick Company organized 1904. Construction began by 1910, one south of here along Baltimore & Ohio . . . — — Map (db m74168) HM
10 O'Clock Indian
Treaty Line
Est. 1809 Inset.
Grouseland Treaty
Line Est. 1805 at
A Buried Stone (illegible)6 feet, N 4(illegible)
From This (illegible)
Indiana Centen-
ary Marker
Erected by the . . . — — Map (db m74057) HM
Side 'One'
On April 15, 1860 at the Seymour railroad depot, a shipping box was damaged while being transferred; McClure was discovered inside and immediately identified himself as a fugitive slave from Nashville, Tennessee. The box had been . . . — — Map (db m46663) HM
In remembrance of those brave Tuskegee Airmen who served their country with courage, dedication and loyalty.
616th, 617th, 618th, & 619th Bomb Squadrons (M) of the 477th Bomb Group (M)
March 1945 to May 1945 — — Map (db m13627) WM
Activated December 1942 as U.S. Army Air Forces advanced training school for World War II twin engined pilots; graduated over 4000 by February
1945. Construction of 413 structures and four 5,500-foot runways supervised by U.S. Army Corps of . . . — — Map (db m13625) HM
Activated December 1942 as U.S. Army Air Forces advanced training school for World War II twin engined pilots; graduated over 4000 by February
1945. Construction of 413 structures and four 5,500-foot runways supervised by U.S. Army Corps of . . . — — Map (db m13626) HM
Despite fighting for democracy in WWII,
African Americans were denied their
rights at home. Here, Tuskegee Airmen
of the 477th Bombardment Group
protested discrimination by trying to
enter the white officers' club in
April 1945, resulting in . . . — — Map (db m250686) HM
800 feet northwest is the point which marks the junction of the Grouseland Treaty line of 1805 with the Fort Wayne Treaty line of 1809. These and other treaties permitted early white settlement of Indiana. — — Map (db m74056) HM
Built in 1876 by J.J. Daniels
Burr Arch
Length 331 Ft. + 12 Ft. overhang/ends.
Width 16 ft. height 12ft.6in.
Cut stone abutments and pier. — — Map (db m39335) HM
After the Civil War the Reno brothers returned home to Rockford, IN with a number of thieves and questionable characters. Soon the gang's far reaching crime sprees included train robbery, theft and murder. On the night of October 6, 1866, gang . . . — — Map (db m146503)
On June 11, 1813, Col. Joseph Bartholomew, with Lieut. Col. John Tipton and Maj. David Owens as aides, and 137 mounted men of the Indiana Territorial Militia moved northward along this trail from Vallonia (Jackson county) through Tiptonia (now . . . — — Map (db m74073) HM
Built here was the Driftwood Church, a log meeting house "free and open to all the different denominations of orderly Christians." Joining the Silver Creek Baptist Association in 1819, Driftwood reorganized in 1839 as a Christian Church under the . . . — — Map (db m74078) HM
Site in town of stockade built in 1812 on old Indian trail for protection of the settlers in this area. Garrisoned by Maj. John Tipton and his militia Rangers in 1813. Marker on the site. — — Map (db m167022) HM
Late in the afternoon, Ranger Robert
Sturgeon, returning to Fort Vallonia
where he was attached with Captain
Biggers' Rangers, was waylaid and shot
by Indians a few feet from this Half
Mile Branch. Indians, fearing others
were close behind, . . . — — Map (db m250687) HM
