Hickory Town

Site across the river of Zeisberger's "Middle Town," later called Hickory Town. Here his noted dispute with Wangomen took place in 1767. Here too ended Indian paths from the south, by which trade goods were obtained.

Marker is at the intersection ...

War in the Backcountry

A few weeks of peace followed the British capture of Charleston in May 1780 and their occupation of the South Carolina and Georgia backcountry. However, determined patriots like Francis Marion and Thomas Sumter soon organized partisan units and launched a ...

Hull's Trace

Logan County, On Top of Ohio

A trail over which General Hull's army marched to Detroit in 1812. At this point a company of scouts recruited by Capt. Wm. McColloch of Zanetown joined Hull's army.

Marker is at the intersection of North ...

Pioneer Plant

Burlington Industries

Burlington Mills was incorporated Nov. 1, 1923. The first plant of that company, later known as Burlington Industries, largest maker of textiles in the world, began operations on this site July 29, 1924.

Marker is at the intersection of Graham ...

Battles of Martin Creek and Morgan's Mill

Near this place, on February 8, 1864, Union and Confederate forces engaged in a 12 mile running battle that ranged from the old Morgan's Mill on Spring River up and across Martin's Creek along the old Indian trail that ran ...

Northeast Redoubt

This partially reconstructed redoubt was one of six small forts built by British forces during their occupation of Camden in 1780 - 1781. Manned by a detachment of infantry and supported by heavy artillery, these works served as the outer ...

Edward James McGanney

Born Oct. 31, 1891.

Killed in action in the

Argonne, France

Oct. 5th, 1918

He died that others

might live

Marker can be reached from Smartville Road, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Middletown Veterans Memorial

Honoring all Veterans

in times of peace and war

[Includes an Honor Roll of]

Area Veterans Who Died in the

Service of Their Country

Dedicated July 4, 2004

Courtesy hmdb.org

Prisoners of War

Captured Americans were confined in Camden throughout the British occupation. When the American army approached the town in August 1780, British troops locked the town’s patriot leaders in the jail (located on the southeast corner of Broad and King Streets) ...

Korean War Memorial - - Vigo County Indiana

[ Front ]

Korean War

Killed in Action

from

Vigo County

[ Obverse ]

Charles G. Abrell • Herbert D. Akers • William Bellinger • Joseph A. Bray • Norwood C. Cooper • John H. Cowger • William Cunningham • Charles E. Drake • William B. ...