Lawrenceburg, IN and More

As we left Little Farm this morning, we noticed an historical marker directly across the road.

We read the plaque and looked at the small cemetery.

As we were preparing to leave, we noticed an older gentleman waving to us from a few hundred yards up the road, and motioning us to approach. We drove to his driveway where we met Bob and Mary, who have lived there for....well, forever. Bob grew up in the house next door, where his Grandson-in-Law now lives, and he and his wife invited us to share a cold drink and sit a spell. We were a bit reluctant, but soon found ourselves in conversation about the cemetery. Mary is related to several of the people interred there, which is interesting enough, but there's more to the story.

Robert Fulton is credited with developing a commercially successful steamboat called The North River Steamboat of Clermonts, which traveled from New York City to Albany and back again,  a round trip of 300 miles, in 62 hours. A cousin of Fulton, Samuel Fulton, moved from Cumberland County, PA, in 1798 to the area where Rising Sun now stands, then relocated to the location of this cemetery in 1811. The location of the farmhouse has long been lost, but remnants of the cemetery remain....slowly disappearing into the soil. Bob and Mary maintained the cemetery for years, but cannot do it anymore; they depend on neighbors and friends, along with their GIL for help. Mary's maiden name was Fulton....she is related to the famous inventor Robert Fulton!

We went on into Lawrenceburg where, we had been told, a thriving downtown awaited us. Well, maybe not on Saturday. Every store was closed except for a small bar on a side street. We walked along the levee that protects the town from flooding by the Ohio, and got back into the car. Lawrence burg does have one major claim to fame....it's the home of Seagrams Distillery, which has an understandably huge facility.

Many fine old home surround the distillery, most with the characteristic black coating that comes from the distilling process (a phenomenon we learned about in Kentucky two years ago).

One last stop along IN 56 on the way back to Little Farm to see this marker. I don't know the names or the story beyond what the sign says, but what an amazing thing to realize that along this creek 107 men lost their lives. What war were they fighting in 1781?

Oh, I forgot to mention: after Lawrenceburg downtown this afternoon, we drove ALL THE WAY to Ohio for a cup of coffee at Cindie's in Cleves, OH. Don't worry though...it was only a 16 minute drive! We wanted a bit of dependable wifi time in a small town coffee shop. Very cool. We were treated like family and invited back by the owner and her sister.
The next two days are catch-up days, with a bit of cleaning and chores to do. We've decided that another trip into Cincy isn't in the cards, and we've seen most of the local stuff, of we'll stay home and enjoy the "feels like 105" weather!