A network of anti-slavery leaders involved families of Isaac Levi, a Revolutionary War veteran. He came to Claytown (Osgood) in 1832 from Vevay where he apparently was part of the Underground Railroad; his brother-in-law, John Ewing of Ohio joined . . . — — Map (db m45940) HM
In 1926, an inventive surveyor named Jasper S. Bilby, chief signalman of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, designed the nation’s first galvanized steel surveying towers. Bilby Towers bolted together easily and could be quickly dismantled for use . . . — — Map (db m207639) HM
Jasper Sherman Bilby, internationally known surveyor, moved to Ripley County by 1893. Joined U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1884. He performed geodetic surveys, accounting for the curvature of the earth, for commercial and infrastructure . . . — — Map (db m238558) HM
Crusher Lane received
its name from the
old rock crusher that
made the stone that
the quarry produced.
The rock crusher sat
at the bottom of the
quarry on the right
side of the north end
of the trail. — — Map (db m207641) HM
Born 1802 in Virginia; admitted to the bar 1823. Moved to Jefferson County, Indiana 1829. Established law office in Versailles, Ripley County 1833. Served four terms in Indiana General Assembly. Elected as Whig to U.S. Congress 1841. Lost as Free . . . — — Map (db m45841) HM
John Andrews, architect and craftsman, came to Claytown (Osgood) in 1854 with William McMurphy - stone and brick mason, John Lindsay - a sawyer, and Bluford Peyton - Laborer. Andrews built these three large homes and a mill as well as many of the . . . — — Map (db m45942) HM
Side one:
Chartered in Indiana 1848 by the General Assembly. The people of Ripley County voted March 1849 to provide local financial support for building the railroad. Surveys of the Eastern Division (Cincinnati to Vincennes) began 1852. . . . — — Map (db m45871) HM
United States Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS)
A geodetic survey is a survey of a large area of land that compensates for the curvature of the earth. Geodetic surveying began in the United States on February 10, 1807 with the creation of . . . — — Map (db m185062) HM
One of the main Underground Railroad routes came from Madison to the Ohio River north to Holton, Otter Village, and east to Osgood. It then followed the rail line east to Laughery switch, then turned north to Napoleon. So many fugitive slaves . . . — — Map (db m45938) HM
William Forsyth’s parents brought their Osgood home in 1961. His artistic talent was evident while in grade school here. In 1877, Forsyth enrolled in the Indiana School of Art, then studied in Germany with T.C. Steele. They returned to Indianapolis . . . — — Map (db m207374) HM
William D. Willson (1840-1917) came to Osgood in 1856, served as Indiana state legislator 1868 and joint representative 1872. The Willson Dairy, located south edge of Osgood, had the distinction of being the largest in the United States owned by . . . — — Map (db m187673) HM
