On Industrial Road north of County Road 550 S, on the right when traveling north.
Governor of Indiana, 1889 to death, November 23, 1891. Born and educated in Mt. Vernon, he attained distinction as a lawyer, judge, Civil War general, diplomat and congressman Buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery. — — Map (db m289756) HM
On Walnut Street at East 4th Street (State Road 62), on the right when traveling north on Walnut Street.
He served his fellow man with distinction as lawyer, Judge, Civil War General, Diplomat and Congressman.
Erected by the Posey County
Historical Society Inc. 1975 — — Map (db m48119) HM
On East 4th Street (State Road 62) at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on East 4th Street.
Mt. Vernon’s public square was laid out in 1816. The present court house, built in 1876 at a cost of $95,000, dominates the public square with its Italianate-style elegance. The brick and stone building is lavishly decorated with bracketed . . . — — Map (db m48216) HM
On East 3rd Street at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on East 3rd Street.
River commerce was central to the livelihood of nineteenth century towns along the Ohio. This is still true in the twenty-first century. The Port of Indiana Mount Vernon is the eighth largest inland port in the country based on trip to-miles. It . . . — — Map (db m48218) HM
On Main Street south of East 4th Street, on the left when traveling south.
In Memory of
Soldiers of the
American Revolution
1775 — 1783
Buried in Posey County
Lagroe Bennett • James Black • Cornelius Bradley • Charles Carson • David Gamble • Jonathan Jaquess, Jr. • Andrew McFadden • . . . — — Map (db m47871) WM
On Main Street south of East 4th Street (State Road 62), on the left when traveling south.
Posey County History
The first recorded white man to come to Posey County was Tom Jones in 1794. Posey County was named in honor of Thomas Posey. Governor of the Indiana Territory at the time it was created on Sept. 7, 1814. After several . . . — — Map (db m48215) HM
On Main Street south of East 4th Street (State Road 62), on the left when traveling south.
( Front Plaque )
To
The Soldiers and Sailors
of
Posey County
Dedicated July twenty third, 1908
( Obverse Plaque )
“A patriotism
which readily responds to its country’s call;
A deep . . . — — Map (db m48214) WM
