Historical Markers and War Memorials in Centerville, Indiana
Richmond is the county seat for Wayne County
Centerville is in Wayne County
Wayne County(103) ► ADJACENT TO WAYNE COUNTY Fayette County(23) ► Henry County(38) ► Randolph County(37) ► Union County(12) ► Darke County, Ohio(90) ► Preble County, Ohio(38) ►
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Webb Lodge No. 24, established
in 1823, leased the second floor
of this building owned by Israel
Abrahams, Centerville merchant,
and met alternately here and at
Richmond until 1827. Hiram Lodge
No. 42 also met here, 1846.
erected by
the . . . — — Map (db m139260) HM
(Side One)
A political leader defined by his moral convictions, Julian (1817-1899) advocated for abolition, equal rights and land reform, during a period marked by slavery, Civil War, monopolies, and discrimination against blacks, . . . — — Map (db m69282) HM
Honor Roll
erected in honor of the men of Center Twp.
Wayne Co., Ind. who answered their country’s call
to serve for God and humanity in the
World War 1917- 1918
by the War Mothers and Citizens of this Twp.
(94 names, 1 killed in action, 3 . . . — — Map (db m139262) WM
John Scott, 1793 (?)-1838
Pioneer Journalist,
Centerville editor and publisher
of Indiana Gazetteer
dedicated by Indiana East Chapter
SPJ, Sigma Delta Chi
October 22, 1978 — — Map (db m139136) HM
The Mansion House
Historic National Road Tavern
Built 1837
Presented to
The Wayne County, Indiana, Historical Society
January 1967 by
Lola C. Beckett
who also gave her extensive collection
of regional antiquities, gathered with . . . — — Map (db m139311) HM
Old Salisbury Court House
Wayne County’s first seat of justice
Built 1811 in Salisbury
Reconstructed in 1952 on this site
The only original log court house still
standing in Old Northwest Territory
Marker presented by
Weetomp Chapter . . . — — Map (db m139137) HM
Residence of Oliver P. Morton, Governor of Indiana during the crucial years of the American Civil War, 1861-65. U.S. Senator, 1867-77. Morton was the first native-born governor of Indiana. — — Map (db m264) HM
(Side One)
The National Road--along which you now stand—arrived here in Centerville in 1832. Centerville was an early "pike town". Regularly spaced about a day's journey apart by wagon, pike towns welcomed travelers and catered to . . . — — Map (db m69309) HM
Side A
Non-denominational academies called county seminaries opened across Indiana soon after statehood. Wayne County Seminary opened at present day Spruce and School Streets in 1829 and by 1835 offered elementary to collegiate level classes for . . . — — Map (db m120296) HM
