1861, April 12 First guns are fired in Civil War at Union installation at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, over question of southern states' right to secede from the Union.

INDIANA - Franklin County - Historic Districts

Brookville Historic District *** (added 1975 - Franklin County - #75000018) Bounded by E and W fork of Whitewater River and IN 101, Brookville (3000 acres, 682 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Federal Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Metamora Historic District (added 1992 - Franklin County - #92001646) Also known as See Also:Whitewater Canal Historic District Roughly bounded by US 52, Columbia St., the Whitewater Canal, Duck Cr., Mount St. and Main St., Metamora (340 acres, 115 buildings, 10 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Italianate, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , State Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social Current Sub-function: Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Oldenburh Historic District ** (added 1983 - Franklin County - #83000031) Bounded roughly by Sycamore, church land woods, Indiana, and Water Sts., and Gehring Farm, Oldenburg (1030 acres, 106 buildings, 6 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) Area of Significance: Religion, Education, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry, Commerce Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion Current Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Whitewater Canal Historic District *** (added 1973 - Franklin County - #73000272) Also known as Whitewater Canal;Whitewater Canal State Museum From Laurel Feeder Dam to Brookville, Metamora (2340 acres, 1 building, 31 structures) Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Transportation, Industry, Commerce Period of Significance: 1825-1849 Owner: State Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Water Works, Water-Related Current Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Water Works

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