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Historical Markers in Griffin
Mount Vernon is the county seat for Posey County
Griffin is in Posey County
Posey County (19) ►
ADJACENT TO POSEY COUNTY Gibson County (35) ►
Vanderburgh County (53) ►
Gallatin County, Illinois (21) ►
White County, Illinois (27) ►
Henderson County, Kentucky (50) ►
Union County, Kentucky (17) ►
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1 ► Indiana, Posey County, Griffin — Griffin Oil Discovery —  |
| On December 14, 1938, at 8:20 p.m. oil was struck north of here at Fitzpatrick and Hayes #1 Cooper well. A gusher, it produced an estimated 1,000 barrels a day and began an oil boom in Griffin and the surrounding area. By 1941, 120 oil wells in . . . — — Map (db m289754) HM | |||
| 2 ► Indiana, Posey County, Griffin — Tri-State Tornado — |
| At 4:00 p.m. on March 18, 1925, a tornado arrived in Indiana after devastating parts of Missouri and Illinois. The town of Griffin was destroyed the Owensville area and Princeton suffered heavy losses. Hundreds were injured; 26 were killed. . . . — — Map (db m289755) HM | |||