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The History of Jennings County and Media

Explore the rich history of Jennings County from its founding in 1811, with key events like the establishment of Vernon City, the opening of schools and churches, and the growth of industries. Witness the county's transformation through the 19th century, marked by the development of railroad systems and significant population growth. Uncover fascinating details of local landmarks and communities in this captivating historical journey.

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The History of Jennings County and Media

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  1. The History of Jennings Countyand Media 1811 – 1853 Created by jgreen Updated 8/15

  2. 1811 • John Lattimore moves from the Carolina’s to the banks of Graham Creek & Jennings County is purchased from the Indian’s in the “Grouseland Purchase”

  3. 1813 • Jennings is the 1st COUNTY in the nation to legislate that the county library must be FREE!

  4. 1815 • The City of Vernon is created by John Vawter. Vawter purchased one square mile of land. It is named after Mount Vernon, home of George Washington.

  5. 1816 • The Vernon Baptist Church is constructed and re-constructed in 1871

  6. 1816 • The Vernon Cemetery is created

  7. 1817 • “The Commons” 1st Public Playground in Indiana is created in Vernon

  8. 1817 • Jennings County is created. It is named for Indiana’s first governor and we are the only Jennings County in the nation • Thanks to Governor Jennings, Indiana was established as an non slave state.

  9. 1817 • The 1st school is opened in Vernon and the most local Indians move west, and are seldom seen afterwards…

  10. 1818 • Geneva township (and town) is created and named after the capital of the country they came from. The City of Geneva is created at an Indian Village & Trading Post, but it no longer survives.

  11. 1818 • The Vawter Tavern is opened in Vernon. Breakfast & supper cost 25 cents and Dinner is 37 cents. An overnight stay is 12.5 cents

  12. 1820 • In the 1820 census, U.S. Marshall John Vawter counts 2,027 people in Jennings County. Over 700 are under the age of 10. • The Jennings County population would double in 10 years.

  13. 1820 • Most Muscatatuck river traffic begins to cease with the introduction of railroads and farming causes the river to become less deep…

  14. 1820 • The Vernon Visitor newspaper is established

  15. 1822 • Coffee Creek Church is constructed in wood and replaced in 1886 with the current structure

  16. 1823 • The (Adam) Kellar Mill is placed in operation near present Brewersville, it is destroyed during a flood in 1937

  17. 1824 • Tunnel Mill is created

  18. Tunnel Mill

  19. 1829 • The city of Paris, Indiana is created and it is one of the biggest cities in Southern Indiana for the next 10 years. The Railroad is built 10 miles to the east and the town begins to disappear…

  20. 1829 • Graham Creek Church is established…

  21. 1830’s • Cameras use a glass plate to record photographs. Exposure time can last as long as 5 minutes

  22. 1830 • The population of Jennings County is now 3,974, double from 1820. It would double again in just 10 years.

  23. 1832 • The Scipio Presbyterian Church is constructed, it is rebuilt in 1923

  24. 1837 • The Madison and Indianapolis Railroad (the nation’s first) constructs the overpass train passage in Vernon. • 1st elevated railroad and underpass west of the Allegheny Mountains...

  25. 1834 • 1st Baptist Church of North Vernon is organzied

  26. 1837 • The City of Zenas is created, it was originally known as Ely (on the 1839 state map)

  27. 1837 • The city of Brewersville is created. It had a drug store, several general stores, a saloon, wagon shop and blacksmith

  28. 1838 • The Madison to Vernon Railroad was constructed (north & south). A four-horse stagecoach travel to Indy from Vernon twice a week. Cheap transportation enables huge growth of factory goods and supplies.

  29. 1839 • The City of Scipio is created by William Clapp and is named after a famous Roman General, Scipio Africanus

  30. 1840 • The Madison to Vernon Railroad was extended to Indianapolis & the bi-weekly stage coach from Vernon ceases.

  31. 1840 • The population is now 8,829 people in Jennings County

  32. 1841 • Volney Palmer opens the first advertising agency in Philadelphia

  33. 1844 • 1st telegraph was send by Morse Code “What hath God Wrought” from Washington to Baltimore

  34. 1847 • Vinegar Mill is opened. Rock is shipped by rail to distant areas, including the Indianapolis Courthouse.

  35. 1848 • The Vernon Visitor changes its name to the Vernon Banner

  36. 1850 • St. Joe’s Church is built in Spencer Township

  37. 1850 • In the 1850 census, there are 12,095 people in the county, nearly 2,000 can not read or write.

  38. 1850’s • The Ohio & Mississippi Railroad is constructed through Jennings County (east & west)

  39. 1851 • Western Union begins delivering Telegrams, via transmitters (wire)

  40. 1852 • The 1st industry is built in North Vernon. A sawmill and furniture factory called Tripp Hicks and Company opens.

  41. 1853 • Railroad lines reach west to the Mississippi River • The RR line from Cincinnati is extended thru Tripton and (North Vernon) ranks 3rd in the state for RR traffic

  42. 1853 • North Vernon opens their first hotel and post office

  43. Credits • Google image search • Jennings County Historical Society • “Old Parris in 1890”

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