Posey County Courthouse Square
300 Main Street Mt. Vernon, IN 47620, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620
See Mount Vernon’s historic Posey County Courthouse, a red-brick 1874–76 landmark blending Italianate and Second Empire details.
Old Alexandrian Free Public Library
520 Main Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
Built in 1895 for Mount Vernon's Alexandrian Free Public Library, this historic building now serves as City Hall. The library, founded by Matilda Greathouse Alexander, is across the street.
Carpenter House
Listed in Historical place, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway
413 Carpenter St, Evansville, Indiana 47708
Carpenter House offers a quiet glimpse into Evansville, Indiana’s local history and built heritage. The Carpenter House as also known as a stop along the underground railroad.
Campground Church
Listed in Historical place, Native American Heritage Sites, Presbyterian church, Trail of Tears, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
50 Tunnel Ln, Anna, Illinois 62906
Campground Church is a quiet local landmark in the countryside around Anna, Illinois. For travelers exploring the Trail of Tears in Southern Illinois, the site offers a chance to pause and notice the small church and visit where the Indiana's camped during the winter that caused many deaths.
Indiana Landmarks Tours – West Baden Springs Hotel
Listed in Buffalo Trace Route, Historical landmark, Historical place, Hotel, Inn, Tourist attraction
8538 W Baden Ave, West Baden Springs, IN 47469, West Baden Springs, Indiana 47469
Explore the grand domed atrium and resort history of West Baden Springs Hotel on an Indiana Landmarks tour in southern Indiana.
Historic Hull House
Listed in Historical place, Inn
1515 Walnut St, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
A quiet Murphysboro stop for travelers interested in local architecture, neighborhood history, and the stories preserved in southern Illinois homes.
Cairo Historic District
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Historical place, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Trail of Tears, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
364-398 20th St, Cairo, Illinois 62914
Explore the historic streetscape of Cairo, Illinois, a strategic river town shaped by commerce, transportation, Civil War history, and its setting near the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
US Marine Hospital
Listed in Historical place, Tourist attraction
Northwestern Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40212, Louisville, Kentucky 40212
A rare surviving federal marine hospital tied to Louisville’s Ohio River history and the city’s 19th-century river trade.
Judge Joseph Holt House
6205 KY-144, Hardinsburg, Kentucky 40143
The Judge Joseph Holt House in Hardinsburg preserves the Kentucky home associated with Joseph Holt, a prominent Unionist who served in Lincoln’s administration and later became the Union army’s Judge Advocate General. It offers a thoughtful window into Kentucky’s divided Civil War history.
George Rogers Clark Homesite
Listed in Buffalo Trace Route, George Rogers Clark Sites, Historical place, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Revolutionary War
1021 Harrison Ave, Clarksville, Indiana 47129
A Clarksville landmark marking the later home of Revolutionary War leader George Rogers Clark, with a chance to reflect on the town’s early frontier history near the Falls of the Ohio.
Posey County Courthouse Square
300 Main Street Mt. Vernon, IN 47620, Mt. Vernon, Indiana 47620
See Mount Vernon’s historic Posey County Courthouse, a red-brick 1874–76 landmark blending Italianate and Second Empire details.
Old Alexandrian Free Public Library
520 Main Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
Built in 1895 for Mount Vernon's Alexandrian Free Public Library, this historic building now serves as City Hall. The library, founded by Matilda Greathouse Alexander, is across the street.
Carpenter House
Listed in Historical place, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway
413 Carpenter St, Evansville, Indiana 47708
Carpenter House offers a quiet glimpse into Evansville, Indiana’s local history and built heritage. The Carpenter House as also known as a stop along the underground railroad.
Campground Church
Listed in Historical place, Native American Heritage Sites, Presbyterian church, Trail of Tears, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
50 Tunnel Ln, Anna, Illinois 62906
Campground Church is a quiet local landmark in the countryside around Anna, Illinois. For travelers exploring the Trail of Tears in Southern Illinois, the site offers a chance to pause and notice the small church and visit where the Indiana's camped during the winter that caused many deaths.
Indiana Landmarks Tours – West Baden Springs Hotel
Listed in Buffalo Trace Route, Historical landmark, Historical place, Hotel, Inn, Tourist attraction
8538 W Baden Ave, West Baden Springs, IN 47469, West Baden Springs, Indiana 47469
Explore the grand domed atrium and resort history of West Baden Springs Hotel on an Indiana Landmarks tour in southern Indiana.
Historic Hull House
Listed in Historical place, Inn
1515 Walnut St, Murphysboro, IL 62966, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
A quiet Murphysboro stop for travelers interested in local architecture, neighborhood history, and the stories preserved in southern Illinois homes.
Cairo Historic District
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Historical place, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Trail of Tears, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
364-398 20th St, Cairo, Illinois 62914
Explore the historic streetscape of Cairo, Illinois, a strategic river town shaped by commerce, transportation, Civil War history, and its setting near the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
US Marine Hospital
Listed in Historical place, Tourist attraction
Northwestern Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40212, Louisville, Kentucky 40212
A rare surviving federal marine hospital tied to Louisville’s Ohio River history and the city’s 19th-century river trade.
Judge Joseph Holt House
6205 KY-144, Hardinsburg, Kentucky 40143
The Judge Joseph Holt House in Hardinsburg preserves the Kentucky home associated with Joseph Holt, a prominent Unionist who served in Lincoln’s administration and later became the Union army’s Judge Advocate General. It offers a thoughtful window into Kentucky’s divided Civil War history.
George Rogers Clark Homesite
Listed in Buffalo Trace Route, George Rogers Clark Sites, Historical place, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Pioneer History, Revolutionary War
1021 Harrison Ave, Clarksville, Indiana 47129
A Clarksville landmark marking the later home of Revolutionary War leader George Rogers Clark, with a chance to reflect on the town’s early frontier history near the Falls of the Ohio.
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