On East Main Street (U.S. 421) at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
Dedicate this copy of the
Statue of Liberty as a Pledge
of everlasting Fidelity and . . . — — Map (db m46219) HM
Near Michigan Road just south of East State Street, on the left when traveling south.
A Pennsylvanian who came to Indiana and established himself on the river site where in 1810 he laid out a town for the county seat of Jefferson County and named it Madison in honor of the then president. He was the first territorial representative . . . — — Map (db m195500) HM
Near Jefferson Street south of East Main Street (Ohio Scenic River Byway) (U.S. 421), on the left when traveling south.
This bell, which once hung in the Courthouse cupola, survived the Courthouse fire of May 20, 2009 thanks to the efforts of 18 area volunteer fire departments. According to the inscriptions of its exterior, the bell was cast by the G.W. Coffin & . . . — — Map (db m181496) HM
On Cragmont Street north of Presbyterian Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Madison 1839. Family home on West Main Street. Attended Hanover College 1856-1858 to pursue practice of law. Attended Kentucky Military Institute in Frankfort. Organized Madison City Greys 1858, which became part of Sixth Regiment Indiana . . . — — Map (db m206804) HM
On Ohio River Scenic Byway (State Road 56) at South Eagle Hollow Road, on the right when traveling west on Ohio River Scenic Byway.
Harris, a free African American, came to Madison, 1839, as the fight over slavery along the Ohio River became more violent. He worked as a teamster, farmer, and Baptist minister. His family owned land in Eagle Hollow and Madison. Harris's activities . . . — — Map (db m206771) HM
On West Vaughn Drive just east of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The completion of Madison's railroad connection to Indianapolis in 1847, the first in the state, heralded the peak of Madison's golden years as a manufacturing city, shipping port, and busy river town. Since the early 1800s, Madison had continued . . . — — Map (db m180813) HM
On West 1st Street just west of Vine Street, on the left when traveling west.
One of Madison’s most prominent citizens was James Franklin Doughty Lanier. He was a pioneer and respected banker/financier. Lanier hired the talented architect Francis Costigan to design his magnificent mansion on the Ohio River, where it shines . . . — — Map (db m180800) HM
On West Main Street at McIntire Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Built 1836-1841 as part of Indiana's 1836 Internal Improvement Act. Measures 7,012 feet long and elevates 413 feet to achieve a 5.89 percent grade; 500, 000 tons of rock and earth were moved in construction. Still considered to be the steepest . . . — — Map (db m206805) HM
On Jackson Street (State Road 7) east of North Pike Street, on the left when traveling east.
During the Civil War, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan led a raid into southern Indiana, July 8-13, 1863. On July 11, he demanded the surrender of Vernon. Colonel Hugh T. Williams, Indiana Legion, replied that Morgan "must take it by hard . . . — — Map (db m48965) HM
On North Pike Street north of Jackson Street, on the left when traveling north.
During the Civil War, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan led a raid into southern Indiana, July 8-13, 1863. On July 11, he demanded the surrender of Vernon. Colonel Hugh T. Williams, Indiana Legion,replied that Morgan must take it by hard . . . — — Map (db m242138) HM
On Harlan Street south of East Fairground Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Born 1802 in Virginia; admitted to the bar 1823. Moved to Jefferson County, Indiana 1829. Established law office in Versailles, Ripley County 1833. Served four terms in Indiana General Assembly. Elected as Whig to U.S. Congress 1841. Lost as Free . . . — — Map (db m45841) HM
On Jefferson Street (U.S. 421) at 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Street.
Free blacks settled in Madison as early as 1820. The growing black community began businesses and organized churches and schools in this area, later called Georgetown. Risking their own freedom, some free black residents here actively aided slaves . . . — — Map (db m206726) HM
On South Buckeye Street (U.S. 421) at Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on South Buckeye Street.
William D. Willson (1840-1917) came to Osgood in 1856, served as Indiana state legislator 1868 and joint representative 1872. The Willson Dairy, located south edge of Osgood, had the distinction of being the largest in the United States owned by . . . — — Map (db m187673) HM
On West Main Street (State Road 256) at South Rogers Road, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
Born near Kent, Jefferson County, Dr. Wiley graduated from Hanover College (1867), received his medical degree from Indiana Medical College (1871), and taught at Butler and Purdue universities. As Chief Chemist for the U.S. Department of . . . — — Map (db m206812) HM
On Ohio Route 164 south of Local Road 263, on the left when traveling north.
The bronze tablet on this marker (#13) reads:
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 26, 1863: Burned a County bridge and proceeded northward via Nebo (now Bergholz) pursued by Gen. James M. Shackleford . . . — — Map (db m37759) HM
Near County Route 49 0.1 miles west of Route 164, on the left when traveling west.
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 26, 1863: Burned a County bridge and proceeded northward via Nebo (now Bergholz) pursued by Gen. James M. Shackleford commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., . . . — — Map (db m37439) HM
On Ohio Route 150 0.1 miles west of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops on July 25, 1863, passed Updegraff's Mills then located here; proceeded northward via "Dry Fork Valley" and Smithfield; pursued by Gen. James M. Shackleford commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. . . . — — Map (db m37753) HM
On Dry Fork Road (County Highway 8) at State Route 150, on the right when traveling north on Dry Fork Road.
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via “Dry Fork Valley” present site of Bradley and Smithfield, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford commanding 14th Ill. Cav., 1st Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. . . . — — Map (db m37147) HM
On Ohio Route 43 at Mill Street, on the left when traveling east on Ohio Route 43.
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 26, 1863; proceeded northward via Circle Green and Nebo (now Bergholz) pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. . . . — — Map (db m37758) HM
On Green Street at East Main Street (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling east on Green Street.
General John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops entered Jefferson County here July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via Short Creek Valley, Smithfield and other Villages, pursued, under orders of Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, by Gen. James M. . . . — — Map (db m37146) HM
On Ohio Route 164 at County Road 55, on the left when traveling east on Ohio Route 164.
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 26, 1863; proceeded northward toward Salineville pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., 11th Mich. Bat'y, . . . — — Map (db m37760) HM
On County Highway 74 at Local Highway 166, on the left when traveling east on County Highway 74. Reported missing.
(Plaque missing; text from 1913 Steubenville Herald)
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 25, 1863; proceeded northward up Cross Creek valley, via Wintersville, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford . . . — — Map (db m36217) HM
On New Alexandria Road (Ohio Route 151) at Chappel Hill Road (Local Highway 184), on the right when traveling west on New Alexandria Road.
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via McIntire and Cross Creek Valleys and Wintersville, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. . . . — — Map (db m37752) HM
On Local Highway 166 0.5 miles north of County Highway 74, on the left when traveling north.
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 25, 1863; burned a bridge of the Steubenville and Indiana R.R. proceeded northward via Ekey Church, "Dry Fork Valley" and Wintersville, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, . . . — — Map (db m36222) HM
On East Main Street (Ohio Route 43) at Route 152, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 26, 1863: proceeded northward via Circle Green and Nebo (now Bergholz) pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. . . . — — Map (db m37757) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 152) 0.2 miles south of Route 151, on the left when traveling north.
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed through this village July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via New Alexandria, pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., 11th Mich. . . . — — Map (db m36213) HM
On Canton Road (Ohio Route 43) 0.2 miles north of U.S. 22, on the right when traveling south.
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here “Two Ridges Church” July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via Richmond pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., 11th . . . — — Map (db m37754) HM
On Main Street (Ohio Route 43) at Fernwood Road, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 25, 1863; proceeded northward via Richmond pursued by Gen. James M. Shackelford, commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. Cav., 11th Mich. Bat'y, 86th Ohio Mounted . . . — — Map (db m35779) HM
On Westport Road (Kentucky Route 524) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on Westport Road.
First called Liberty, located on 1780 grant to Elijah Craig. Ferry operated here by Levi Boyer early as 1800 formed a link in route to Illinois country. Town became a port to the west -- Westport. In the steamboat era, the town was a thriving port . . . — — Map (db m42974) HM
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Trace the history of Rose Island through time. As time marches on, so does the history of this former resort. As you explore the park, find the reclamation logo and look around to see how nature is slowly reclaiming the land.
1700
Indian . . . — — Map (db m303869) HM
On West 3rd Street at Mill Street, on the right when traveling west on West 3rd Street.
Madison was established upon a shelf of high ground Between the Ohio River and Crooked Creek. From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the Ohio River waters flow just south of this place all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico. From the Indiana hills just north . . . — — Map (db m289226) HM
On Mansfield Drive (U.S. 250) at North Main Street (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling east on Mansfield Drive. Reported permanently removed.
Col. Benjamin F. Kelley
Kelley, a railroad agent in Philadelphia and former resident of Wheeling, was called back to command the First Virginia (Union) Infantry--the first Union regiment raised in the South. He planned and led the attack on . . . — — Map (db m308160) HM
On Canyon Road at Clifty Hollow Road, on the right when traveling north on Canyon Road.
1920 Clifty Falls became Indiana's third state park. William A. Guthrie, James Watkinson Lilly, and Michael Christian Garber Jr. were all driving forces in the development of Clifty Falls as a State Park. The purchase price of the original . . . — — Map (db m303194) HM
On West Main Street (Ohio River Scenic Byway) (Indiana Route 56) at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street (Ohio River Scenic Byway).
Madison Farmer's Market [north side]Madison Farmer's Market is the oldest farmer's market in Indiana. Tracing its roots to 1809, the first two market houses were west of the Courthouse near the corner of Jefferson and Main . . . — — Map (db m180996) HM
Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Governor Ray studied law at the University of Cincinnati and established a practice in Brookville, Indiana.
Prior to being elected governor, he served one term as a state representative and two terms as a state . . . — — Map (db m76580) HM
Near Beechland Road (Kentucky Route 438) at Lincoln Park Road ( Route 528), on the left when traveling east.
Thomas Lincoln
Thomas Lincoln was born on January 7, 1778, in Rockingham County, Virginia, to Captain Abraham and Bathsheba Lincoln. He was the youngest of three sons and the fourth of five children. The Lincoln family migrated from . . . — — Map (db m46311) HM
On Ayres Avenue at Wheatfield Road, on the left when traveling south on Ayres Avenue.
(Front):11th. Pennsylvania Reserves 40th. Infantry 3d. Brigade 3d. Division 5th. Corps Mustered in May 9 - July 5. 1861 Mustered out June 13 1864 Recruited in Cambria, Indiana, Butler, Fayette Armstrong, Westmoreland, and Jefferson Counties. . . . — — Map (db m15765) HM WM
On Ayres Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
(Front):148th Penna Infantry 1st Brig. 1st Div. 2d Corps. (Left):The Regiment engaged the enemy on this position in the afternoon of July 2d 1863. Present at Gettysburg 468 officers and men. Killed and died of wounds 2 officers 25 . . . — — Map (db m15561) HM WM
The Scripture Rocks Heritage Park was dedicated June 2016 by the Jefferson County History Center as a public access site where visitors can explore 4.5 acres of a forested hillside near Port Barnett containing the largest rock art site known in . . . — — Map (db m195164) HM
A. Waterproof, Louisiana
Mile 381.0 AHP
This small community was moved four times due to floods and the towns caving banks. The original location is now said to lie in the Mississippi River. During its third washout, a newspaper reported . . . — — Map (db m115163) HM
On 4th Street north of Olive Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The boundaries of the future Thayer County were first defined in 1856, and the county was named Jefferson. In 1867 Jones County to the east was attached. The legislature in 1871 divided the single large county into two, naming the western county . . . — — Map (db m79885) HM
On West Main Street west of South 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Oldham was the 75th county created by the Kentucky Legislature. It was formed on January 15, 1824, from portions of Jefferson, Henry and Shelby Counties. The county is named for William Oldham, Revolutionary War patriot and early pioneer.
. . . — — Map (db m136163) HM
On Grandview Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
McIlvoy House
Dennis D. and Clemency McIlvoy came from Indiana to Black Hawk, Colorado in 1859. Clemency was one of the first women to reside in Black Hawk. In 1860, Dennis helped place the boundary markers for Jefferson County. The couple . . . — — Map (db m292587) HM
David King Wall, one of Golden’s early permanent settlers, arrived from South Bend, Indiana on April 30, 1859. He brought a great deal of garden seed and tools with him. King defied the common belief that growing a garden would be impossible due to . . . — — Map (db m50595) HM
On W Main Street 0.2 miles north of Place Montpellier, on the right when traveling west.
York was the first African American to cross the United States from coast to coast. Born a slave belonging to the Clark family, York was assigned as a boy to be William Clark’s servant. He moved with the Clarks from Virginia to Jefferson County . . . — — Map (db m251354) HM
Near Beechland Road (Kentucky Route 438) at Lincoln Park Road ( Route 528), on the left when traveling east.
President Abraham Lincoln’s great, great, great, great grandfather, Samuel Lincoln, left England in 1637, settling in Hingham, Massachusetts. The next four generations of Lincolns continued to move south and west — to New Jersey, then . . . — — Map (db m46301) HM
According to The Brookville Republican, Douglas Stahlman was committed to the local jail on August 20, 1915. The paper further states that "a commission was appointed to examine him which declared him insane, and he was sent to the county home." . . . — — Map (db m195997) HM
On East Union Street at Merchants Alley, on the right when traveling west on East Union Street.
The "Last Purchase” land became Pennsylvania counties. Jefferson County was officially designated in 1806. Rev.
David Barclay and his son-in-law John W. Jenks purchased the land about 1818. In 1821 David Barclay recorded the town site with the . . . — — Map (db m306147) 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.
