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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM271X_veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Greensburg-IN.html
(Currently no transcription - work on the memorial and its surroundings are in progress as of spring, 2018)
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EL5_westport-covered-bridge_Westport-IN.html
A Single Span Burr Arch BridgeBuilt by A.M. Kennedy & Sons in 1880Clear Span 111 ft. 6 in. Overall Length 130 ft.Entered on theNational Register of Historic PlacesJune 25, 1982
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUAS_decatur-county-all-wars-memorial_Greensburg-IN.html
Note: When this Memorial was documented and photographed (Sunday: 7-17-2011), it was being yet constructed (and/or reconstructed.) There were skids of building material setting about in the parking lot, ground opened, concrete just finished, and o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU7P_the-naegel-building_Greensburg-IN.html
In 1893 Robert Naegel built this two-story structure featuring an elaborate metal facade that reflects a combination of Italianate and Queen Anne architecture. The Capital Finance Corporation was located here for nearly 40 years, beginning in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU7L_decatur-county-civil-war-memorial_Greensburg-IN.html
( Front Plaque )
In Honor of the Civil War Soldiers of Decatur County.
"This monument cannot disclose.Nor can the skill of mortal make a record of the countless woes they suffered for their Country's sake."
( Obverse Plaque )
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU3U_spanish-american-war-veterans_Greensburg-IN.html
( Front Plaque )
( Bronze "Crest" of the "Spanish War Veterans 1898 - 1902" )
( Obverse Plaque )
( Likeness of the Original Memorial )
Original Spanish American War Memorial
On 24 August 1921, the surviving Veterans of the Spanish A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU32_colonel-thomas-hendricks-elizabeth-trimble-hendricks_Greensburg-IN.html
1822 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1922 Colonel Thomas HendricksVeteran of the War of 1812Founded this Town in 1821He built the first cabin and donated one hundred acres of ground to the new town
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On June 14, 1822 El…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU2Q_decatur-county-court-house_Greensburg-IN.html
Site of the original court house built in 1827 and occupied until 1854. Present building completed in 1860. Large tooth aspen tree appeared in 1870 on the roof of the 115 foot clock tower. In July, 1863, it became a temporary armory while troops b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU2N_donnell-v-state-1852_Greensburg-IN.html
Side one:
Luther Donnell was convicted in Decatur Circuit Court (1849) of aiding fugitive slaves, Caroline and her four children, to escape to Canada. In Donnell v. State, Indiana Supreme Court reversed the conviction, claiming that under U.S. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU2F_civil-war-general-john-t-wilder_Greensburg-IN.html
Side oneWilder (1830-1917), resident of Greensburg circa 1858-1869, built this home 1865-1866. He was millwright and inventor; provided major employment in the area. Enlisted in Civil War; appointed lieutenant colonel of Seventeenth Indiana Volunt…