“I gravitated towards Barefoot Boy out of the rest [of James Whitcomb Riley’s poems]
because it resonated with me.
I could relate with the boy because I was always a kid who didn’t have a care in the world,
always the first to jump out of my . . . — — Map (db m210259) HM
The use of the rooster as a Democratic party symbol originated in Greenfield in the 1840 campaign. The rooster was later adopted by the state and national Democratic parties. — — Map (db m273) HM
Birthplace
James Whitcomb Riley
“The Hoosier Poet”
October 7, 1849–July 22, 1916
Editor, author, poet, lecturer and entertainer. One of the best known Hoosiers of all time, Riley first wrote under the name "Benj. F. Johnson of Boone" . . . — — Map (db m213261) HM
Hancock County created 1828. Named for first signer of Declaration of Independence. Agricultural County, near center of Hoosier State. First settled 1818 in Blue River Township. Greenfield chosen County Seat in 1829. “Green Fields” . . . — — Map (db m32230) HM
Information on the Move
Information always travels by the best available technology. In the 19th century, the National Road (Main Street) along which you now stand, represented the latest in state-of-the-art communications.
Today many of . . . — — Map (db m130948) HM
Will Vawter captured the character of
rural Hoosiers and the beauty of the
Indiana landscape in his art. Born in
1871, he lived in Greenfield by 1880,
and worked as an illustrator for local
newspapers by 1891. Vawter illustrated
works by many . . . — — Map (db m210244) HM
