Description: |
Perrysville was laid out in 1825 on a bluff overlooking the Wabash River. It once served as an important port for flat boats on the Wabash on their way to New Orleans. It declined with the era of the railroad when it bypassed the community. |
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Origin: | 1910-05-23 |
Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/P0391/id/1189 |
Collection: |
Postcards of Indiana the Jay Small Collection |
Copyright: |
Use must be accompanied with the attribution: Indiana Historical Society. |
Geography: |
Indiana Vermillion Perrysville |
Subjects: |
Vermillion County (Ind.) Cities & towns Mills Rivers Dams |
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