Fredon

Fredon Township, incorporated in 1904 became the last town in Sussex County and the only so named in the Country. Fredon, a name proposed for our nation in the early 1800's means a place of peace and freedom. The Route ...

Beverly World War II Memorial

World War II Memorial

The Citizens of Beverly Dedicate

This Memorial To

All Beverly Men and Women

Who Served in America's

Armed Forces in World War II

Thus Becoming "Veterans".

Beverly Honors With Heartfelt

Love and Deep Sense Of

Loss for All Their Comrades

In Arms Who Made the Supreme

Sacrifice ...

Switzerland County Courthouse

The first brick courthouse on this site was built in 1816. The present courthouse was completed in 1864 by John Haley at a cost of $26,135.40. The annex was added in 2005. The courthouse was listed on the Indiana Register ...

The Memorial Bell

The Memorial Bell

The Very Generous Gift Of

Mr. Robert Hagopian of Hamilton

To be Used at Beverly Memorial Day

And Veterans' Day Observances

In This Park to Honor All Those

Who Sacrificed Their Lives

For Our Great Country

May God Make His Face To Shine

Upon Them

11 Nov ...

Potter's Covered Bridge

[Obverse]:

First bridge spanning White River at Potter's Ford was commissioned 1860 and named after the landowner, William Potter. In 1870, Hamilton County Commissioners voted for construction of this "Howe Truss" bridge. It was finished 1871 and repaired 1937, 1959, 1961. ...

Fort Crévecoeur

Fort Crévecoeur Abandoned

(Front): In 1717, on this site, the French began erecting Fort Crévecoeur within Spanish domain. On February 8, 1718, Jean-Baptiste Lèmoyne de Bienville, acting Governor of Louisiana, dispatched his brother, Lèmoyne de Cháteagué to complete this Fort. By ...

Salmon Ruin

In the late 11th century, influence from Chaco Canyon, 45 miles south of here, began to be felt at this site and at nearby Aztec Ruins National Monument. The Chacoans abandoned this large and well-built masonry pueblo by 1150, and ...

Fort Harrison

Daniel Harrison settled about 1745 at the headwaters of Cook’s Creek where it is believed he built the stone portion of the present house. During the decades 1750-1770, when this area was the frontier of the colony, the house served ...

Lusscroft

Enos Brink farmed this foothills at the head of the West Branch of the Papakating Creek from 1835 to 1871. James Turner (1859-1939), of Montclair, retired executive of Arbuckle Brothers, a NY coffee and sugar company, built Lusscroft between 1919 ...

Dr. Samuel Fowler

(1779 - 1844)

Dr. Samuel Fowler, born in Newburgh, NY, and came first to Hamburg after medical studies in Philadelphia. He established mills, a blacksmith shop, tannery, and a furnace to process ores from mines owned in Franklin Furnace. He became ...