Andersonville National Historic Site
760 POW Rd, Andersonville, Georgia 31711
Explore the former Camp Sumter prison site, Andersonville National Cemetery, and the National Prisoner of War Museum at this moving southwest Georgia historic site.
Historic Fort D
920 Fort St, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701
Explore a surviving Union Civil War earthwork and learn how Fort D helped defend Cape Girardeau during the Battle of Cape Girardeau in 1863.
Daniel S. Major House
Listed in Historical landmark, Ohio River Scenic Byway
22-18 Wolf Run Rd, Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025
Built between 1857 and 1860, the Daniel S. Major House is a National Register-listed Italianate residence in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, noted for its brick construction, polygonal bay windows, low hipped roof, and two-story service wing.
Columbine Bed & Breakfast
1707 S 3rd St, Louisville, KY 40208, Louisville, Kentucky 40208
Elegant quarters in a stately Greek Revival B&B with a welcoming porch and garden.
Colonel Harland Sanders Indiana State Marker
Listed in Historical landmark
414 Colonels Way, Henryville, Indiana 47126
A roadside Indiana historical marker in Henryville honoring Colonel Harland Sanders, who was born nearby and later built the Kentucky Fried Chicken legacy.
1937 Ohio River Flood High-Water Mark
199 West Water Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
This high-water marker shows the level reached by the historic 1937 Ohio River Flood in downtown Mount Vernon. It offers a powerful reminder of one of the region's greatest natural disasters and the resilience of the community that rebuilt after the waters receded.
Posey County War Memorial Coliseum
232 Walnut Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
A Mount Vernon civic landmark built in the mid-1920s to honor military veterans and later used as an emergency shelter during the 1937 flood.
Mount Vernon Marker for the Lynching of Five Black Men
Listed in African American history, Historical landmark, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
308 Walnut Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
A Mount Vernon historical marker commemorating the lynching of five Black men and inviting quiet reflection on Indiana’s history of racial violence.
Post Office in Mount Vernon
308 Walnut Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
The local United States Post Office serving Mount Vernon.
Old Opera house
108 West 2nd Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
Built by the Masons in 1879 and remodeled as a theater in 1880, Mount Vernon’s Old Opera House recalls the town’s early performance days. Public events ended in 1914, but traces of its stage reportedly remain on the second floor.
Andersonville National Historic Site
760 POW Rd, Andersonville, Georgia 31711
Explore the former Camp Sumter prison site, Andersonville National Cemetery, and the National Prisoner of War Museum at this moving southwest Georgia historic site.
Historic Fort D
920 Fort St, Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63701
Explore a surviving Union Civil War earthwork and learn how Fort D helped defend Cape Girardeau during the Battle of Cape Girardeau in 1863.
Daniel S. Major House
Listed in Historical landmark, Ohio River Scenic Byway
22-18 Wolf Run Rd, Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025
Built between 1857 and 1860, the Daniel S. Major House is a National Register-listed Italianate residence in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, noted for its brick construction, polygonal bay windows, low hipped roof, and two-story service wing.
Columbine Bed & Breakfast
1707 S 3rd St, Louisville, KY 40208, Louisville, Kentucky 40208
Elegant quarters in a stately Greek Revival B&B with a welcoming porch and garden.
Colonel Harland Sanders Indiana State Marker
Listed in Historical landmark
414 Colonels Way, Henryville, Indiana 47126
A roadside Indiana historical marker in Henryville honoring Colonel Harland Sanders, who was born nearby and later built the Kentucky Fried Chicken legacy.
1937 Ohio River Flood High-Water Mark
199 West Water Street, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
This high-water marker shows the level reached by the historic 1937 Ohio River Flood in downtown Mount Vernon. It offers a powerful reminder of one of the region's greatest natural disasters and the resilience of the community that rebuilt after the waters receded.
Posey County War Memorial Coliseum
232 Walnut Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
A Mount Vernon civic landmark built in the mid-1920s to honor military veterans and later used as an emergency shelter during the 1937 flood.
Mount Vernon Marker for the Lynching of Five Black Men
Listed in African American history, Historical landmark, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
308 Walnut Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
A Mount Vernon historical marker commemorating the lynching of five Black men and inviting quiet reflection on Indiana’s history of racial violence.
Post Office in Mount Vernon
308 Walnut Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
The local United States Post Office serving Mount Vernon.
Old Opera house
108 West 2nd Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
Built by the Masons in 1879 and remodeled as a theater in 1880, Mount Vernon’s Old Opera House recalls the town’s early performance days. Public events ended in 1914, but traces of its stage reportedly remain on the second floor.
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