On December 14, 1938, at 8:20 p.m. oil was struck north of here at Fitzpatrick and Hayes #1 Cooper well. A gusher, it produced an estimated 1,000 barrels a day and began an oil boom in Griffin and the surrounding area. By 1941, 120 oil wells in . . . — — Map (db m289754) HM
At 4:00 p.m. on March 18, 1925, a tornado arrived in Indiana after devastating parts of Missouri and Illinois. The town of Griffin was destroyed the Owensville area and Princeton suffered heavy losses. Hundreds were injured; 26 were killed. . . . — — Map (db m289755) HM
Governor of Indiana, 1889 to death, November 23, 1891. Born and educated in Mt. Vernon, he attained distinction as a lawyer, judge, Civil War general, diplomat and congressman Buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery. — — Map (db m289756) HM
He served his fellow man with distinction as lawyer, Judge, Civil War General, Diplomat and Congressman.
Erected by the Posey County
Historical Society Inc. 1975 — — Map (db m48119) HM
Mt. Vernons public square was laid out in 1816. The present court house, built in 1876 at a cost of $95,000, dominates the public square with its Italianate-style elegance. The brick and stone building is lavishly decorated with bracketed . . . — — Map (db m48216) HM
River commerce was central to the livelihood of nineteenth century towns along the Ohio. This is still true in the twenty-first century. The Port of Indiana Mount Vernon is the eighth largest inland port in the country based on trip to-miles. It . . . — — Map (db m48218) HM
In Memory of
Soldiers of the
American Revolution
1775 — 1783
Buried in Posey County
Lagroe Bennett James Black Cornelius Bradley Charles Carson David Gamble Jonathan Jaquess, Jr. Andrew McFadden . . . — — Map (db m47871) WM
Posey County History
The first recorded white man to come to Posey County was Tom Jones in 1794. Posey County was named in honor of Thomas Posey. Governor of the Indiana Territory at the time it was created on Sept. 7, 1814. After several . . . — — Map (db m48215) HM
( Front Plaque )
To
The Soldiers and Sailors
of
Posey County
Dedicated July twenty third, 1908
( Obverse Plaque )
“A patriotism
which readily responds to its countrys call;
A deep . . . — — Map (db m48214) WM
Conducted field studies in the years 1837 through 1860 that established a framework, little altered in the ensuing years, for the regional geology of the Upper Mississippi Drainage Basin. Appointed Geologist for the State of Indiana in 1837, he . . . — — Map (db m96196) HM
What is utopia?
Sir Thomas More in 1516 defined it as a place of perfect political and social systems.
Throughout history, people have sought ways to live "in harmony..." So it was that the town of Harmonic, Pennsylvania was established in 1804 . . . — — Map (db m96074) HM
The gift of Laura E. & Carl A. Barrett to the People of New Harmony on the occasion of the observance of the Posey County Bicentennial Celebration. Dedicated July 4, 1975.
Restored by Historic New Harmony Inc.
"Dreaming . . . — — Map (db m96217) HM
Location of two attempts at communal living: The Harmonists under Reverend George Rapp, 1814-1825, and the Owenites under philanthropist Robert Owen, 1825-1826. New Harmony remained, an important cultural center for many, years thereafter. — — Map (db m47821) HM
William Maclure and other intellectuals came to New Harmony 1826 to join Robert Owen's utopian experiment. Maclure established the Workingmen's Institute 1838 to serve as model of self-education for laborers. Operated in various New Harmony sites . . . — — Map (db m47840) HM
The American Institute of Certified Planners
has designated
New Harmony, Indiana (1814-1827)
as a
National Planning Landmark
George Rapp's New Harmony was surveyed on August 8, 1814. Within ten years, the Harmonists created a . . . — — Map (db m96195) HM
