Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mount Vernon, Indiana
Mount Vernon is the county seat for Posey County
Mount Vernon is in Posey County
Posey County(15) ► ADJACENT TO POSEY COUNTY Gibson County(31) ► Vanderburgh County(47) ► Gallatin County, Illinois(19) ► White County, Illinois(21) ► Henderson County, Kentucky(50) ► Union County, Kentucky(17) ►
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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
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
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
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
Left Plaque
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, . . . — — Map (db m48215) HM
( 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