On County Road 550E at County Road 175S, on the left when traveling south on County Road 550E.
( At Top - - Canal Map & Points of Interest )
Here is a section of the Wabash & Erie Canal still visible in Gibson County. Construction of the approx. 460 mi. canal. The longest in North America. Began in 1832 & was completed in 1853. One . . . — — Map (db m47806) HM
Established 1840 A Historic Cemetery Listed In Indiana's Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of The Indiana Department of Natural Resources — — Map (db m63745) HM
On South Clay Street at West Oak Street, on the left when traveling north on South Clay Street.
Side 'One'
Born 1799 in North Carolina. Purchased land 1818 in Gibson County. Cockrum and Jacob Warrick Hargrove laid out the town of Oakland (now Oakland City) on January 15, 1856. Cockrum and his son William Monroe Cockrum, along with . . . — — Map (db m47807) HM
On West Broadway Street (State Road 64) at South Hart Street, on the left when traveling east on West Broadway Street.
( 1864 Monument )
Erected
by the Survivors of
the 58th Reg. Ind. Vol.
To the memory of
their deceased comrades
in arms
1864
Honor the Flag
( 1914 Bronze Plaque )
This monument was erected by the 58th . . . — — Map (db m48100) HM
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 Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Street.
Dedicated to All
Gibson County service
Men and Women that
served in Desert Storm
and Desert Shield in
support or in combat
from Aug. 1990 — Mar. 1991
( Obverse Side )
Erected by
Gibson Navy Mothers . . . — — Map (db m47874) WM
On West Broadway Street (State Road 64) west of North Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
( Center Panel )
“They have earned the undying esteem and respect of all thoughtful and freedom-loving Americans for their overriding devotion and sense of duty to our Nation.”
— President Ronald Reagan — . . . — — Map (db m48224) WM
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 (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 County Road 500W south of Road 100N, on the right when traveling south.
Side 'One'
Settled in late 1840s by Joshua and Sanford Lyles, former slaves from Tennessee. African Methodist Episcopal Church (since 1860) and schools (1865-1958) played important roles in sustaining the community. On land donated by Joshua . . . — — Map (db m47805) HM
On Road 500W at Road 100N, on the right when traveling south on Road 500W.
1886 --- Lyles Station, Indiana --- 1986
Dedicated to preserve the memory of Joshua Lyles
Lyles Station, Indiana, the States only remaining black-named community, was settled more than one hundred years ago by Joshua Lyles, a Freed . . . — — Map (db m47898) HM
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