Excerpt taken from “History of Indiana from Its Exploration to 1922,” Volume 4 The cross currents of life very often carry a man far from his life’s work as he had planned it. No better illustration of this fact could be chosen than the career of the late Asa M. Fitch of Indianapolis. He began…
Morgan’s Raid of Confederate Soldiers through Southern Indiana During the Civil War, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan led a raid through southern Indiana July 8-13, 1863. He and his troops crossed the Ohio River at Brandenburg, Kentucky on two commandeered steamboats with over 2,000 cavalrymen and entered Indiana near Mauckport. Following the battle at Corydon,…
Three (3) Area Casinos for Fun, Entertainment and Overall Enjoyment! Scott County is 40 miles or less from three (3) Indiana Casinos… Belterra Casino & Resort in Vevay, Caesar’s Southern Indiana Casino in Elizabeth and the French Lick Casino in obviously French Lick, Indiana. Gambling can be a lot of fun when done for entertainment…
But what is this unique eclipse? WHAT IS The “RING OF FIRE” SOLAR ECLIPSE? It is when the moon passes between the earth and sun, but the image of the moon will not completely cover the sun during this annul solar eclipse the way it does during a total solar eclipse, according to our friends…
(2 of 2) A new railroad station for the growing community of Scottsburg was deemed necessary. Railroad records indicate that the station was erected in 1872 at a cost of $1,492. This depot would become Scottsburg’s link to the railroad and to the outside world serving as a point of entry for newcomers to the…