Description: |
Perry County has had four county seats. The first was at Troy, chosen in 1814. The second was Rome (originally named Washington and then Franklin) in 1819. Cannelton became the third in 1859. In 1994 a new county courthouse was opened in Tell City. |
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Origin: | Circa 1930 |
Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/P0391/id/1104 |
Collection: |
Postcards of Indiana the Jay Small Collection |
Copyright: |
Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society. |
Geography: |
Indiana Perry Cannelton |
Subjects: |
Perry County (Ind.) Courthouses Government facilities |
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