Here the old depot bell is displayed on the Lanier home's lawn. It was just one resting place for the bell before it was given to the Jefferson County Historical Society where it now resides.
The bell was cast in 1849 at the Garrett Foundry in Cincinnati and placed in the cupola of the freight depot in the same year. The bell tolled upon the arrival and departure of trains. In the early 1900s the bell was diverted to Richmond, Indiana...
From the Madison Courier: "Jefferson County's contribution of scrap aluminum, collected in a drive to aid the national defense program, was taken today to a district depot at Seymour. Madison's donations, together with collections from out thru the...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Aimee Romero to Open "Music at the Fountain" Series; Lawn & Garden Project Teaches Safety; Deadline Nearing FOr Filing; Greentown Farmers Market; Greentown Donates for Bomb Dog