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Jennings County is, and has historically been, a staunchly Republican county and in the top 5 highest taxed counties in the state. Democratic presidential candidates have won Jennings County only thrice in the past 130 years. United States presidential election results for Jennings County, Indiana [ 13 ] Year. Republican.
Vernon Historic District. / 38.98278°N 85.61139°W / 38.98278; -85.61139. Vernon Historic District is a national historic district located in Vernon and Vernon Township, Jennings County, Indiana. It encompasses 42 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in Vernon. The district largely developed between about 1830 and 1900, and ...
Vernon was named after Mount Vernon. [6] The Vernon post office was established in 1817. [7]Vernon was the site of a near-battle on July 11, 1863, during Morgan's Raid. John Hunt Morgan demanded the surrender of the town, which was defended by 100 local militia in strong positions on hills and bluffs overlooking the Muscatatuck River and 178 Union troops under the command of Colonel Hugh Williams.
Combined with six counties that surround it, there are 51 of Indiana’s 98 covered bridges in this small area: Parke County (32), Putnam County (9), Fountain County (3), Vermillion County (3), Montgomery County (2), Owen County (1) and Vigo County (1). The majority, 54, are Burr Arch truss designs, while the next most common truss style is a ...
Location of Jennings County in Indiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Jennings County, Indiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
Grouseland Treaty Line (August 21, 1805) [2] 1966. State Road 7 southeast of Scipio. 39°3′48″N 85°41′54″W. / 39.06333°N 85.69833°W / 39.06333; -85.69833 ( Grouseland Treaty Line (August 21, 1805)) Early Settlement and Exploration, American Indian/Native American. Hannah Milhous Nixon [3] 1969.
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Vernon Township. / 38.95472°N 85.59861°W / 38.95472; -85.59861. Vernon Township is one of eleven townships in Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,858 (up from 2,809 at 2010 [ 1]) and it contained 1,193 housing units. [ 2]