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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Versailles, Indiana
Versailles is the county seat for Ripley County
Versailles is in Ripley County
1 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — Birthplace of James H. Tyson —  |
| Birthplace Of James H. Tyson September 14, 1856 — — Map (db m242125) HM | |||
| 2 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — C.C. Wheeler Post, No. 98, G.A.R. — |
| C.C.Wheeler Post, No.48, G.A.R. Dept. Of Indiana War Museum Memorial 1882 Given By Mrs.B.C.Wheeler 1880 — — Map (db m242129) WM | |||
| 3 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — Eleazer Wheelock Ripley — |
| When Ripley County was formed in 1818, its name was inspired by the popular War of 1812 hero Eleazer Wheelock Ripley. He was born April 15, 1782, in Hanover, New Hampshire. Ripley graduated from Dartmouth College (founded by his namesake . . . — — Map (db m100055) HM | |||
| 4 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — General John Morgan — Morgan's Raid — |
| Marched north along this road on Sunday, July 12, 1863 in His raid across southern Indiana — — Map (db m45885) HM | |||
| 5 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — Gordons Leap — |
| In 1846 three medical students - John B. Glass, Jonathan W. Gordon, and Bernard Mullen attempted to exhume and autopsy a recently deceased man that was buried here. Townsmen were alerted, Glass plummeted nearly 100 feet into a deep ravine just north . . . — — Map (db m100059) HM | |||
| 6 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — The Hanging Tree — |
| On September 14, 1897, a vigilante committee stormed the Ripley County Jail, shot and hung five men on the branches of an elm tree just north of here at the edge of the cemetery. These desperadoes were members of a gang that had robbed and . . . — — Map (db m100057) HM | |||
| 7 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — Hitching Post — |
| Hitching Post from Elmer & Josie Bronnenberg's Place Donated by Myrna Bronnenberg Hooton — — Map (db m242127) HM | |||
| 8 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — 18 — John Hunt Morgan's Code of Honor — John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail — |
| The Morgan Raiders arrived in Versailles at 1 p.m., Sunday, July 12, 1863, and proceeded to rob the county treasury and to obtain fresh horses. The Raiders also captured and paroled 300 local men, who had assembled in hopes of defending Versailles. . . . — — Map (db m100052) HM | |||
| 9 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — Johnson Watts — |
| A native of Kentucky, was a charter member of the Versailles Masonic Lodge and served as Grand Master of Masons in Indiana in 1846, the only Ripley County Mason to do so. Served in both houses of the Indiana General Assembly and Constitutional . . . — — Map (db m100054) HM | |||
| 10 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — 69.1963.1 — Morgan's Raid — July 8-13, 1863 — |
| General John Hunt Morgan, Confederate cavalry commander, occupied Versailles on Sunday afternoon, July 12. Having seized county treasury he moved North at 4:00 P.M. as Union forces began to close in upon him. — — Map (db m45874) HM | |||
| 11 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — Original Jacob Funkhouser Cabin — |
| Smith-Engel Cabin Built in the 1830's Laughery Twp., Ripley County A gift from: The Arnold Wehr Family in 1979 — — Map (db m242130) HM | |||
| 12 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — Ripley County Veterans Memorial — |
| Dedicated to the men and women of Ripley County who Served our Country in All Wars — — Map (db m45934) HM | |||
| 13 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — Ripley County Veterans Memorial — |
| ( Memorial - Front ) ( Across Base ) God - - - Duty - - - Honor - - - Country ( Two Up-rights ) - -“Seals”- - Army • Marine Corps. • Air Force - -“Seals”- - Navy • Coast Guard • . . . — — Map (db m46029) WM | |||
| 14 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — Site of Masonic Hall — 1847 - 1918 — Morgan's Raid — |
| Versailles Lodge No. 7 contracted with county, added to a brick building, occupied the second floor. Confederate raiders July 12, 1863 took officers’ jewels made from silver franc pieces. General Morgan, a Freemason, ordered property returned. — — Map (db m45928) HM | |||
| 15 ► Indiana, Ripley County, Versailles — 69.2004.2 — Stephen S. Harding — |
| Side One Born 1808 Ontario County, New York. Moved with family to Ripley County, 1820. Prominent abolitionist and orator, delivering powerful anti-slavery speeches throughout the area, often against public sentiment. Was active in . . . — — Map (db m45873) HM | |||