Historical Marker – Eldorado
Listed in Historical place
1301 State St, Eldorado, IL 62930, Eldorado, Illinois 62930
The City of Daffodils, it was founded in 1857 by Judge Samuel Elder and Joseph Read. Originally named Elder-Reado, legend has it that the name was changed by railroad sign painters who thought the spelling incorrect. The junction of the...
Cohen Memorial Home
Listed in Historical place, Tourist attraction
523 Harrison St, Chester, IL 62233, Chester, Illinois 62233
The Cohen Memorial Home is part of the historic fabric of Chester, Illinois, a Mississippi River town filled with old architecture, river history, and small-town character. For travelers exploring Chester and Randolph County, it adds another local stop tied to...
Jasper City Mill
164 Third Ave, Jasper, IN 47546, Jasper, Indiana 47546
The first mill was constructed in 1815 by Andrew Evans, and in 1820 the Enlow family began operating it. During the 1870’s flour was shipped by flatboat down the Patoka River to the Wabash and Ohio Rivers and as far...
Downtown Lawrenceburg Historic District
Listed in Historical place, Ohio River Scenic Byway
20 E William St, Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025
Downtown Lawrenceburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Lawrenceburg, Indiana. The district encompasses 257 contributing buildings and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Lawrenceburg. The district developed between about 1815...
Pioneer Village
Listed in Historical place, Pioneer History
3333 IN-60, Mitchell, Indiana 47446
In the early 1800s Spring Mill Village was a bustling hub of commerce. Stagecoaches traveling between New Albany and Terre Haute, Indiana used to stop here overnight. However, by the 1850s railroad lines had been built through the nearby town...
Historical Marker – Eldorado
Listed in Historical place
1301 State St, Eldorado, IL 62930, Eldorado, Illinois 62930
The City of Daffodils, it was founded in 1857 by Judge Samuel Elder and Joseph Read. Originally named Elder-Reado, legend has it that the name was changed by railroad sign painters who thought the spelling incorrect. The junction of the...
Cohen Memorial Home
Listed in Historical place, Tourist attraction
523 Harrison St, Chester, IL 62233, Chester, Illinois 62233
The Cohen Memorial Home is part of the historic fabric of Chester, Illinois, a Mississippi River town filled with old architecture, river history, and small-town character. For travelers exploring Chester and Randolph County, it adds another local stop tied to...
Jasper City Mill
164 Third Ave, Jasper, IN 47546, Jasper, Indiana 47546
The first mill was constructed in 1815 by Andrew Evans, and in 1820 the Enlow family began operating it. During the 1870’s flour was shipped by flatboat down the Patoka River to the Wabash and Ohio Rivers and as far...
Downtown Lawrenceburg Historic District
Listed in Historical place, Ohio River Scenic Byway
20 E William St, Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025
Downtown Lawrenceburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Lawrenceburg, Indiana. The district encompasses 257 contributing buildings and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Lawrenceburg. The district developed between about 1815...
Pioneer Village
Listed in Historical place, Pioneer History
3333 IN-60, Mitchell, Indiana 47446
In the early 1800s Spring Mill Village was a bustling hub of commerce. Stagecoaches traveling between New Albany and Terre Haute, Indiana used to stop here overnight. However, by the 1850s railroad lines had been built through the nearby town...
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