Seth Hinshaw, (1787-1865), well-known abolitionist, operated a station of the Underground Railroad on this site, prior to the Civil War. He also operated a store in which he refused to sell goods produced by slave labor. In 1843, Hinshaw helped . . . — — Map (db m63804) HM
Co-inventor of the airplane with his brother, Orville, he began studying flight, 1896; built first model airplane, 1899; began gliding, 1900; and achieved first successful powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, December 17, 1903. — — Map (db m4664) HM
This Tablet is Dedicated to the Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers of Henry County Captain Philip Hendrick Captain Nathaniel Leonard Captain James Stevenson Jacob Wimmer Caleb Dille Richard Conway Christopher Long Orr Scovelle Hugh Heally Aaron . . . — — Map (db m4669) HM
Knightstown—first town platted on National Road after survey, 1827—named after noted surveyor Jonathan Knight.
Home of American Communications Network founded, in 1966, to preserve and perpetuate the “Ideals that built . . . — — Map (db m139247) HM
( Center Panel ):
We Dedicate this memorial to all veterans of United States Military Service.
The many who have served in the past, those serving today and those who will serve tomorrow.
They assist in preserving the Peace and . . . — — Map (db m32217) WM
Dedicated to the Henry County Veterans of
W W I * W W II * Korea
and Vietnam
who served their Country
with honor
and all who gave their lives for freedom — — Map (db m31461) WM
Two-story hewn log structure
erected on this site 1824, by
George Barnard cost $247.00
Used until 1834, when
necessary to remove to
larger quarters — — Map (db m200356) HM
The Henry County Courthouse, designed by architect Isaac Hodgson, replaced a courthouse that had burned in 1864. Featuring a mansard roof and a 110-foot clock tower, it is pictured on the inside covers of Ross Lockridge, Jr.'s iconic novel Raintree . . . — — Map (db m200358) HM
( Center Section )
To honor the men and the women of Henry County who bravely fought in the Great Wars and to the heroes who gave their lives on Land, on the Sea and in the Sky that mankind might live in freedom. We humbly dedicate this . . . — — Map (db m32110) WM
This monument is dedicated to the men and women of Henry Co. Who have served their country with pride and dignity in the Armed Forces of the United Stats of America
* * * * * * * * *
We loaned our sons and daughters to Uncle Sam, the ones . . . — — Map (db m32075) WM
Erected by
Henry County Chapter
American War Mothers
in Honor of
The Boys from this County
who Served During
The World War
1917 - - 1918 — — Map (db m32074) WM
U. S.
In Memoriam
Wilbur Wright
Aeronaut and Pioneer
of Heavier than Air aviation
Born in Henry County Indiana
April 16th 1867
Died May 30th 1912 — — Map (db m32096) HM
