The Ben Franklin III, launched in 1989, was designed and constructed in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Designed as a freighter, the vessel is 75’ long and has a beam (or width) of 12’. Constructed of wood and fiberglass, it holds approximately 75 . . . — — Map (db m164451) HM
Theodore N. Thorpe, wife and
seven blacksmith sons settled
in Metamora, in 1858, attaching
a cottage to the rear of the
blacksmith shop, to live in.
He and his family left
Pennsylvania to go to the
California gold fields, but
never got any . . . — — Map (db m159970) HM
This is the point on the line
established by the Treaty of
Greenville, August 8, 1795,
between General Anthony Wayne
and the Indian tribes of the
Northwest Territory. This treaty
opened southern Ohio and eastern
Indiana to white settlement. — — Map (db m79692) HM
Two story frame of Federal style. Built by Jonathan Banes in 1848.
First known as the firm of Jenks Banes & Calvin Jones.
Harry & Alvin Blacklidge 1852-57
Mahlon & Milton Gordon 1857-92 Wm. N. Gordon started banking business in west . . . — — Map (db m44796) HM
Christian Thorpe built this
home in 1888 for his wife Sophia.
Having left the Smithy he
opened a hardware
and implement store, with Nick
Williams as a partner. They
next opened an embalming and
funeral parlor, the result of
taking a . . . — — Map (db m160192) HM
An aqueduct is a bridge carrying one body of water over another. The Duck Creek Aqueduct was originally built in 1843 to convey the canal over Duck Creek 16 feet below. Flood waters in 1847 destroyed the aqueduct, which was soon replaced by the . . . — — Map (db m55560) HM
WN. Gordon chartered as a
private bank the Farmers Bank
in 1910 operating out of Gordon
Hall. Henry Lennard was a
partner and cashier in 1923. This
free standing building was built
to house the Farmers Bank. the
original safe still stands . . . — — Map (db m159963) HM
Gordon's, or Millville Lock #24, was one of the 56 locks on the Whitewater Canal constructed to accommodate a 491-foot drop in elevation along its course.
The water level could be raised or lowered eight feet. Mitered gates at both ends of the . . . — — Map (db m66863) HM
This building was built crooked and is evidenced by the correction on the laying up of the brick on the upper portion of the left wall. Fire destroyed the original building. The store was built by Joe W. Jackson and housed his grocery business in . . . — — Map (db m164199) HM
Alfred Blacklidge was the original owner of this building. The original building burned in 1885. In the early 1900's. Blacklidge was extending credit to surrounding sharecroppers, when bad times came, forcing many of the farmers to default on their . . . — — Map (db m44904) HM
This house was built in 1845 by Jonathan Banes and his wife Marie Mount Banes. Banes was a construction contractor for the Canal in 1837. He also worked on the construction of the brick grist mill. Marie was the daughter of Metamora's founder. . . . — — Map (db m159966) HM
Built in 1838 by Ezekial Tyner to house his store room and counting room where he acted as agent for canal trade, housing his family in the addition to the rear. He then purchased the land from David Mount in 1841. Thomas Tague acquired the property . . . — — Map (db m44902) HM
Organized July 18, 1841. The oldest Christian Congregation in Franklin Co. This Church was organized as a result of a revival meeting held by Rev. Alexander Campbell, founder of the Campbellites. Services were held for a time in the upper story of . . . — — Map (db m2404) HM
In 1845, Jonathan Banes built a three-story frame cotton mill, known as Metamora Cotton Factory, on this site. Banes, a former contractor on the canal, converted the cotton factory to a flouring mill in 1856, and sold the mill to John Curry in . . . — — Map (db m44903) HM
This stone building, constructed in the 1840's, was owned and used by a number of families prominent in early history of Metamora. These included Martindale, Watkins, Allison and Wiley. The ground floor was a general merchandising establishment, . . . — — Map (db m44865) HM
The Whitewater Canal Trail follows
a 2.6 mile "water level route" so it is
basically level. It has a solid surface
made of crushed stone, and it is
suitable for walking or bicycling. The
route travels along farm fields and
through a . . . — — Map (db m163370) HM
Erected 1853. Built of brick, it is the only three story building in Metamora. Ground floor was a general merchandising establishment operated by 3 generations of the Gordon Family: Milton, Noble and Donald. Metamora Post Office once located in . . . — — Map (db m159965) HM
Built for Gilbert C. Van Camp about 1854,
by 1861 it was the business property of
Jesse and Ezekiel Washburn, the second
floor of this building was the workshop
of Joseph Staub, a harness and saddle
maker who in the 1880's advertised boots
and . . . — — Map (db m159962) HM
Landmark building of the canal era.
Drug store 1840 to 1916. Hardware store
1923 to 1961. Front half constructed in
1840s, as canal boats floated by. Back half
built in late 1860s, after civil war. Built
of rock from nearby duck creek. Bears . . . — — Map (db m159964) HM
Known for flocks that darkened the sky, the passenger pigeon was once the most abundant North American bird. A population in the billions as late as 1860 was nearly zero by 1900. Communication and transportation advancements enabled market . . . — — Map (db m163368) HM
These four large draft animals supply the
"horsepower” for the state's canal boat. Bill and
Red are Belgian sorrel geldings from Milroy,
Indiana. Tony and Jerry are both Belgian blond
geldings. Tony is from Hagerstown, Indiana,
while . . . — — Map (db m163366) HM
Erected in 1870's on lot #10, Eads Plat in Brookville, Ind., This Building housed Horses,
Carriages and Feed until the Automobile, then used as a garage. In the Spring of 1977 it was dismantled by removing handwhittled pins which held the frame . . . — — Map (db m159967) HM
Lucy Martindale's brothers
bought this 1/3 of lot 29 and
built her confectionery in 1907
she operated it until her death
in 1930 when the property
reverted back to her brothers
in more recent years this
building was the home and
machine shop . . . — — Map (db m159968) HM
This building was built in the 1850's. Mr. Van Camp housed his drug store here, which had the front blown out by a gasoline explosion in 1851. His Mother and himself perished in this tragedy. The building on either side of this were all part of one . . . — — Map (db m44868) HM
Water Wheel
This 12-foot breast water wheel is operational
and provides the power used to operate the grist mill.
From here an underground shaft enters the mill
basement, where the gears and pulleys power the
mill machinery on the first . . . — — Map (db m163367) HM
Important waterway of pioneer commerce. Built 1836 - 47 from Lawrenceburg to Hagerstown, with branch to Cincinnati. Used until 1860. Fifteen-mile section restored by state. — — Map (db m44708) HM
The Whitewater Canal was one of several projects begun by the Indiana Improvement Act of 1836, which was designed to improve transportation and develop commerce state-wide. Constructed to link southeastern and central Indiana, the canal was . . . — — Map (db m59608) HM
The Whitewater Canal was one of several projects begun by the Indiana Improvement Act of 1836, which was designed to improve transportation and develop commerce state-wide. Constructed to link southeastern and central Indiana, the canal was . . . — — Map (db m66862) HM
The Whitewater Canal was one of several projects begun by the Indiana Improvement Act of 1836, which was designed to improve transportation and develop commerce state-wide. Constructed to link southeastern and central Indiana, the canal was . . . — — Map (db m163363) HM
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