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This monument is a memorial to all veterans of Jackson County and dedicated to those who made the supreme sacrifice in the defense of these United States of America.
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In Memory of Col. John Ketcham
1782 - 1865
Fearless pioneer, Ranger, surveyor, public servant who dedicated this public square for seat of government of Jackson County, Ind. when Brownstown was founded April 8, 1816.
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Side 'One'
On April 15, 1860 at the Seymour railroad depot, a shipping box was damaged while being transferred; McClure was discovered inside and immediately identified himself as a fugitive slave from Nashville, Tennessee. The box had been . . . — — Map (db m46663) HM
On June 11, 1813, Col. Joseph Bartholomew, with Lieut. Col. John Tipton and Maj. David Owens as aides, and 137 mounted men of the Indiana Territorial Militia moved northward along this trail from Vallonia (Jackson county) through Tiptonia (now . . . — — Map (db m74073) HM
In memory of our
Revolutionary Veterans
Jackson County Indiana
In Memory of Those Who Served
Thomas Alexander • Samuel Applegate • Christian Branaman • Francis Burrell • William Chambers • Michael Downing • Lt. James Guffey • Charles . . . — — Map (db m242688) WM
Waverly Cottage, also known as the Shone-Charley House, was constructed in 1895 by Joe Shone in the Queen Anne/Eastlake Style. Shone was born in England in 1865, and arrived in Medford in 1895 with a wife and two children. Designed by architect W. . . . — — Map (db m129549) HM
This historical plaque is located on the former site of the Detroit, Hillsdale and Indiana Railroad depot, built in 1870 when Manchester's second railroad was constructed. Railroads were essential to commerce and growth in 19th century towns, and . . . — — Map (db m209791) HM
White pine trees were growing here when Columbus made his voyage to America. In 1819 the first attempts to saw lumber were unsuccessful, but in 1839 Jacob Spaulding founded Black River Falls by erecting the first permanent sawmill and settlement on . . . — — Map (db m250404) HM
Shieldstown Covered Bridge was built in 1876 and named for the family-owned mill in the immediately adjacent village of Shields.
It cost $13,600 and is an example of early 19th century wooden truss technology. It is a rare variant of the Burr . . . — — Map (db m251121) HM
10 O'Clock Indian
Treaty Line
Est. 1809 Inset.
Grouseland Treaty
Line Est. 1805 at
A Buried Stone (illegible)6 feet, N 4(illegible)
From This (illegible)
Indiana Centen-
ary Marker
Erected by the . . . — — Map (db m74057) 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.
