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The Vevay post office has been in operation since 1816. [6] The community was incorporated as a town in 1836. [7] Vevay collected a reputation of being home to the first commercial winery in the United States; However, the first certified commercial winery was established in Nicholasville, Kentucky, in 1799 by Swiss immigrant John Dufour. [8]
Four fledgling settlements were considered as the seat of government (Vevay, Little York [present-day Florence], Troy [present-day Patriot], and Center Square). [5] Center Square was nearest the geographic center and was the presumed site, but Vevay carried the day. Several early settlers were originally from Switzerland.
111 State Road 129, west of Vevay 38°44′42″N 85°05′49″W / 38.745000°N 85.096944°W / 38.745000; -85.096944 ( Venoge Farmstead Craig Township
Belterra Casino Resort & Spa is a riverboat casino on the Ohio River in Switzerland County, Indiana near Florence, roughly halfway between Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Boyd Gaming .
The highway passes through residential properties before leaving Vevay. After leaving Vevay the route enters rural farmland, with some woodlands, as a two-lane highway. The road has an intersection with SR 101 and passes by the Markland Dam. The dam carries SR 101 across the Ohio River and into Kentucky. After passing the dam SR 156 passes ...
The Markland Locks and Dam is a concrete dam bridge and locks that span the Ohio River.It is 1395 feet (425.2 m) long, and connects Gallatin County, Kentucky, and Switzerland County, Indiana.
The Hoosier Theatre is a 225-seat historic theatre located at 209 Ferry Street in Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana. It was built in 1837 as a warehouse and store to serve the town's large Ohio River traffic. Over the years it has housed a saddlery, the local post office, a tavern, the offices of the Vevay Newspaper, and a theatre, which it ...
This bridge is the only vehicular crossing of the Ohio River for 26 miles (42 km) going upstream (the Markland Bridge near Vevay, Indiana) and 32 miles (51 km) downstream (the Lewis and Clark Bridge in northeast Louisville). [3] The bridge provides the shortest distance between Indianapolis, Indiana, and Lexington, Kentucky. [4]