On West Broadway Street (State Road 64) west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
Soldiers & Patriots of the
American Revolution
buried in Gibson County Indiana
( Row One )
Robert Archer, S. C. • Thomas Bell, S. C. • Nicholas Boren, Penn. • David Bucklin, R. I. • Robert Cashbott, Penn. • Charles Cross, Va. • . . . — — Map (db m47895) WM
On West Broadway Street (State Road 64) at North Hart Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Street.
Erected 1914
Centennial Year
by
General John Gibson
Chapter Daughters
of the
American Revolution
in Honor of
Judge William Prince
after whom Princeton
was Named — — Map (db m47873) HM
On West Broadway Street (Indiana Route 65) at North West Street, on the left when traveling east on West Broadway Street.
Gibson County was formed in 1813 from the southwestern portion of the Indiana Territory. Once the wheels of county government began turning, the push to locate a county seat was imminent. The settlement of Patoka had been selected for the seat, but . . . — — Map (db m190591) HM
On West State Street just west of North West Street, on the right when traveling east.
WHEREAS, the citizens of the City/County of Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, USA and Tahara-cho, Japan do mutually agree to establish a Friendship city/county affiliation to deepen the friendship and confidence between our countries and to . . . — — Map (db m190737) HM
On West Broadway Street (Indiana Route 65) at North West Street, on the left when traveling east on West Broadway Street.
The Princeton you see today is not as it always was. Over billions of years, natural processes have drastically affected the climate, flora & fauna, & even the geographic location of what is now Princeton. Between 420 & 359 million years ago, during . . . — — Map (db m190585) HM
On Garfield Avenue at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Garfield Avenue.
After devastating parts of Missouri and Illinois, the Tri-State Tornado crossed the Wabash River and entered southern Indiana on its 219-mile path. The tornado destroyed the town of Griffin and caused massive damage to Owensville before hitting . . . — — Map (db m285508) HM
On North West Street north of West Broadway Street ( Route 64), on the left when traveling north.
By 1862, the Union Army’s need for new recruits could no longer be met by volunteers; in March 1863, U.S. Congress passed the Enrollment Act authorizing a national draft. Drafted or enrolled men of means could hire substitutes to serve in their . . . — — Map (db m238485) HM
On West Broadway Street (Indiana Route 65) at North West Street, on the left when traveling east on West Broadway Street.
Shaped by the last retreating glacier around 10,000 years ago, the Patoka River meanders through sand, gravel & silt deposits left by glacial outwash. The river corridor is home to over 380 species of wildlife, including nesting bald eagles, the . . . — — Map (db m190735) HM
On West Broadway Street (State Road 64) west of North Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
(( Center Panel ))
Erected by the Service Mother
( Across Both Side Panels )
In Commemoration of the Valor and
Sacrifice of our Heroes in World Wars I and II
(( Left Panel ))
( Row One )
Charles T. Alvis . . . — — Map (db m48101) WM
On West Broadway Street (Indiana Route 65) at North West Street, on the left when traveling east on West Broadway Street.
During the Carboniferous Period between 359 & 299 million years ago, Princeton had a much warmer climate than it does today, & the landscape was covered by giant plants. The buried remains of these plants were transformed into coal over millions of . . . — — Map (db m190598) HM
On West Broadway Street (Indiana Route 65) at North West Street, on the left when traveling east on West Broadway Street.
Immigration to the Princeton area began to explode after the Northwest Territory was formed in 1787. Young settlers came seeking a place to start their own homestead. They often arrived by way of the Red Bank Trail & Patoka Trace, traveling either . . . — — Map (db m190587) HM
On West Brumfield Avenue at North West Street, on the right when traveling west on West Brumfield Avenue.
The Brownlee Addition Historic District is located along West Spruce and
West Walnut Streets between North West Street and Brownlee Avenue. Most
of this district was originally owned by Robert W. Evans. On April 15, 1828
Judge Samuel Hall, who . . . — — Map (db m226445) 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.
