Stories by author "Vanderbugh County Historical Society": 2
Stories
St Joe Inn
St. Joseph Community 1820s -1840s
In the early 1820s, that area that became home to t he St. Joe Inn was known as the Henson Settlement after early white settler-colonizers David and Jesse Henson.The Inn dates back to 1836 and is located in the…
Dogtown Tavern
In the southwest corner of Vanderburgh County lies Union Township, a unique area of low lying river bottoms, sloughs and ridges. It is bordered on three sides by the Ohio River, which makes an 18-mile horseshoe around it. Historically, Union…