Milroy Centennial Monument
Honoring Historian Charles Gerard & Neighboring Landowners
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Samuel Milroy was born 1780 in Pennsylvania and is a "Child of the American Revolution". His father served as a Patriot in the war for Independence. In 1826, at the age of 46, Samuel moved to Carroll County and built a cabin, which was located on this site. In 1827, he presented the petition to the Legislature to form the County. He also laid out the streets and public square of Delphi in 1828. Milroy was a friend of President Jackson, a Brigadier-General serving on the Board of Visitors of West Point and was an Indian Agent in his later years.
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ON THE BANKS OF THE DEER CREEK
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The old Monon rail land was donated by two farmers who loved the High Bridge, but it wasn’t viewable to the public and not close to a county or state highway. Thus, the trail accesses the pristine deep valley of Deer Creek two miles east of Canal Park proper.
The bridge was disassembled in Owen County at Freedom, Indiana. The Freedom Bridge passes over the new Hoosier Heartland Highway. It is a pedestrian bridge, reconnecting the Wabash & Erie Canal Association’s Monon High Bridge Trail.
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