On Main Street (State Road 56) west of Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west.
From where you now stand you are sampling some of the building styles found in Switzerland County. On Main Street to your left are three two-story homes. The farthest from you is a dwelling built in the Italianate style. This design style was . . . — — Map (db m46130) HM
On West Main Street west of Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west.
Top
Martha A. Graham
( Drawing of the River Paddle-wheeler. )
Lower Section
Designed in the Greek Classic style by David Dubach, Architect, and built by John Haley c. 1864, with restoration completed c. 1992. It is . . . — — Map (db m46132) HM
On Main Cross Street at West Pike Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Cross Street.
The brick privy was built in 1852 by Brooks R. Wooley. Originally located directly behind the courthouse, it was moved to make room for the courthouse annex in 2004. It was considered one of the most luxurious restrooms in the area with six stalls. — — Map (db m45800) HM
On West Main Street (State Road 56) west of Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west.
The first brick courthouse on this site was built in 1816. The present courthouse was completed in 1864 by John Haley at a cost of $26,135.40. The annex was added in 2005. The courthouse was listed on the Indiana Register of Historic Sites and . . . — — Map (db m45995) HM
On West Main Street (State Road 56) west of Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west.
( Center Panel )
( -“Seal”- ) United States Great Seal
Dedicated to these Switzerland
County men who, in answering
the call of duty, paid the
price of Freedom
( - “Seals” - )
Army, . . . — — Map (db m46086) WM
On West Main Street (State Road 56) west of Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west.
A. D. - - - - § - §-§ - § - - - - 1926
In memory of
the Sons and Daughters
of
Switzerland County
who served in
1917 - - The World War - - 1918
Names on record in Civil Order Book No. 19,
Page . . . — — Map (db m45987) HM
On West Main Street west of Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west.
A stop on the underground
railroad bringing slaves
to freedom
1862 - 1864
commemorated 1976
Vevay, Indiana
This memorial placed in honor of the
descendants of the Rayls and Pickett
families in the Bicentennial . . . — — Map (db m45896) HM
On Indiana 129 0.2 miles east of Detour Road, on the right when traveling east.
French-speaking Swiss immigrant Jean
Jacques Dufour came to the United States
in 1796 to establish a commercial
vineyard. In 1802. he received a 2,500-acre land grant from Congress to cultivate
grapes in this region. Swiss immigrants
joined him . . . — — Map (db m289221) HM
On Indiana Route 250 at Allensville Road, on the right when traveling west on Indiana Route 250. Reported missing.
Billings (1838-1913) lived in Allensville as a child. A Civil War surgeon, he established field hospitals at battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. He transferred to Surgeon-General’s Office and developed a comprehensive library, . . . — — Map (db m222935) HM
On East Main Street/Ohio River Scenic Byway (State Road 156) at East Market Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street/Ohio River Scenic Byway.
Groundbreaking research chemist Lella
Trafelet was born near Vevay. In 1938,
she earned her M.A. in Chemistry at
Indiana University before overseeing
laboratories at the U.S. Rubber Company,
Naugatuck Chemical Division in
Connecticut. In the . . . — — Map (db m289225) HM
On Ohio River Scenic Byway (Indiana Route 56) 0.6 miles west of Whiskey Hollow Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1802, French-speaking Swiss immigrants settled the area that became Switzerland County. Encouraged by their success in viticulture, more Swiss families followed, including Frederick and Harriet Thiebaud, who purchased land here in 1818. After . . . — — Map (db m223352) HM
On East Main Street/Ohio River Scenic Byway (Indiana Route 156) near East Market Street, on the right when traveling east.
Switzerland County established itself early as an agricultural and trade center for the area served by the Ohio River. While some produced the products, others set about finding ways to deliver those products to the customers. One such entrepreneur . . . — — Map (db m223176) HM
On West Main Street at Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
This five foot-tall fiberglass Bison sculpture was created in 2016 to honor the state's 200th birthday as part of the "Bison-tennial" Public Art Project In partnership with the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, and sponsored by the . . . — — Map (db m242094) HM
On West Moss Avenue at North Douglas Street, on the right when traveling east on West Moss Avenue.
Tobias Bradley, a Mississippi River produce merchant,
married Lydia Moss of Switzerland County, Indiana in
1837. Ten years later they came to Peoria. This house
constructed in 1856 became the home of Lydia and
Tobias Bradley in 1858. After . . . — — Map (db m220298) HM
On East High Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling west on East High Street.
is a contributing property in the
Warsaw Historic District
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m222990) HM
Near North Prospect Road south of East Forrest Hill Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Captain Zeally Moss is buried in the
Bradley family circle, with his daughter
Lydia Moss Bradley in the Mt. Prospect
area at the southeast corner of the
cemetery. He was born in Loudoun County,
Virginia. on March 6, 1755, the son of
Nathaniel . . . — — Map (db m220299) HM WM
On Indiana 129 0.2 miles east of Detour Road, on the right when traveling east.
This house is one of the few remaining examples of the French colonial architecture that once
characterized the first settlement of Switzerland County. The style was common throughout the
Mississippi Valley. The house was built in 1828 and is a . . . — — Map (db m289222) HM
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