On West High Street west of Mary Street, on the right when traveling west.
In God We Trust
In Grateful remembrance of the men of Dearborn County who gave their lives in the Vietnam War, erected by the Citizens of Dearborn County, Indiana.
Honor Roll, first column:
William Omer Burkett • Thomas Denning • . . . — — Map (db m22202) WM
On 5th Street west of Dewers Street, on the left when traveling west.
Hillforest
Following the Panic of 1837, Philadelphia Distiller Thomas Gaff and his brothers James and John sought new opportunity in southern Indiana, where in 1843 they established T. & J.W. Gaff & Co. Distillery in Aurora, Indiana. Soon . . . — — Map (db m201095) HM
On West High Street west of Mary Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dearborn County
Medal of Honor Citations
Civil War
Name - Awarded
Pvt. William Shepherd - May 3, 1865 •
Pvt. Frank Stolz - July 9, 1894 •
Pvt. David H. Helms - July 26, 1894 •
Pvt. Thomas A. Blasdel - August 11, 1894 •
Pvt. . . . — — Map (db m22171) HM
On West High Street west of Mary Street, on the right when traveling west.
KOREAN WAR
This plaque is dedicated
in grateful remembrance
of the men of Dearborn
County who served their
Country in the Korean War.
In God we trust — — Map (db m22173) WM
On West High Street south of Mary Street, on the right when traveling south.
Formed by proclamation of Indiana Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison March 7, 1803. Named in honor of Major General Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War.
The third county to be formed, it was originally much larger. Its present boundaries . . . — — Map (db m22103) HM
On South Walnut Street at Ohio River Levee, on the right when traveling south on South Walnut Street.
In Memory of our Vietnam Veterans Killed in Action
Vietnam War 1959 - 1975
Dedicated July 4, 2000
Lary Dale Fogle • U.S. Army PFC - - Killed in Action December 20, 1965 - Saigon, South Vietnam
Thomas George Denning • U.S.M.C. LCPL . . . — — Map (db m22037) HM
On S. State Street at Campbell Road, on the right when traveling south on S. State Street.
(Front Side)
The Whitewater Canal and the Cincinnati and Whitewater Canal joined in Harrison to provide better access to Cincinnati markets and Ohio River. Indiana Internal Improvement Act 1836 authorized Whitewater Canal; completed from . . . — — Map (db m66869) HM
On Riverview Drive south of East Laughery Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
Architect William Tinsley of Cincinnati was known throughout the Midwest for his outstanding landscape designs, including Fountain Square in Cincinnati. Riverview Cemetery on the banks of the Ohio is a splendid example of his work. It is reflective . . . — — Map (db m222258) HM
Near North Front Street north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Arrived in Rising Sun in 1815 serving as an Indian Agent, US Marshall for Indiana and a judge. From 1817 to 1843, Pepper succeeded in helping create Ohio County, with Rising Sun as its county seat, by separating it from Dearborn County. — — Map (db m222397) HM
On Main Street (Indiana Route 262) east of South Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling east.
At the time Rising Sun was established (1814) it was part of Dearborn County, Local citizen Colonel Abel C. Pepper, who oversaw the removal of the Native Americans from Indiana in 1837, was instrumental in creating Ohio County. After years of . . . — — Map (db m222311) HM
On South Mulberry Street south of Main Street ( Route 262), on the left when traveling south.
This courthouse was built through the determination of early Rising Sun citizens. They sent the intrepid settler Colonel Abel C. Pepper to Corydon, then the state capital, in 1817 to petition the state to form a new county out of Dearborn County . . . — — Map (db m222307) HM
On West High Street at Vine Street, on the right when traveling east on West High Street.
The Hamline Chapel United Methodist Church was organized in 1806. In 1847, the members of the congregation and Lawrenceburg citizens donated funds to construct this Classic Revival style chapel. The brick sanctuary and wooden steeple serve as a . . . — — Map (db m222802) HM
On West High Street at Front Street, on the right when traveling west on West High Street.
Built by James Angevine
in York Township around 1830.
The Angevines left New York City
and traveled to Indiana where they
purchased over 1,000 acres of
land in York Township.
James and Susan Angevine
raised 12 children in this cabin
until . . . — — Map (db m222831) HM
Near West High Street at Front Street, on the right when traveling west.
James and Susan Angevine moved to
York Township in Dearborn County
in 1818 from New York. This is
the second cabin they built on their
property (c.1820). The Angevines
raised their children in this cabin until
1830. The cabin was used as a . . . — — Map (db m222830) HM
On West High Street west of Mary Street, on the right when traveling west.
Honor Roll
In Grateful remembrance of the boys of Dearborn County who gave their lives in the World War 1917 - 1918.
Erected by the Citizens of Dearborn County, Indiana
Walter Ahrens • Henry Fred Amm • Elmer Andrews • Hobart S. . . . — — Map (db m22203) WM
On 2nd Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street.
Army Captain Samuel Colville Vance was a surveyor for the United States government living in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1802 he purchased all the land comprising the original town of "Lawrenceburgh." At that time the land was part of Hamilton County, . . . — — Map (db m66906) HM
On Hartford Pike at Old State Road 56, on the right when traveling north on Hartford Pike.
Who would think that a country road would hold so much history? Old State Highway 56 takes you past the historic Speakman-Tallentire house and to a famous bridge.
Elderly Stephen S. Speakman was in love with a young Kentucky belle who agreed . . . — — Map (db m66899) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
