by Digital AIM Media | Feb 4, 2025
Seymour’s railroad ties provided historical in 1860. On April 14, Alexander McClure, a slave living in Nashville, TN, arranged for friends to place him in a box and ship him to “Hannah M. Johnson, in care of Levi Coffin,” in Cincinnati, Ohio. At Seymour, McClure’s box...
by Digital AIM Media | Feb 4, 2025
Jackson County Indiana is rich in railroad history. A number of rail lines crisscross through the area. Small rural communities grew in population and industry and welcomed those looking for work and those buying land and settling in the area. During the latter...
by Digital AIM Media | Feb 4, 2025
The JacksonCountyHistoryCenter for more than a decade has combined two former county organizations, the historical society and the genealogical society. The Ball, Heller and Livery Barn historical museums are open by...
by Digital AIM Media | Feb 4, 2025
Vallonia and Driftwood Township is rich in history and was the first settlement in Jackson County. The Fort Vallonia Museum, located on the grounds of the previous fort, built in 1810, helps preserve that history. The museum features everything from pictures,...
by Digital AIM Media | Feb 4, 2025
Freeman Field was activated on Dec. 1, 1942, and was used to train US Army Air Corps pilots to fly twin engine planes, in preparation for learning to fly the really big bombers they would fly in combat. The Freeman Field Army Airfield Museum is located on the grounds...
