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Vernon 
This 1913 postcard shows an earlier view of the Jennings County Courthouse with the jail and sheriff's office and residence connected to the courthouse itself. Also, horse and buggy was still the mode of transportation at the time. County Number: 40 Seat: Vernon (February 1, 1817 - present) Built: 1857-61 Cost: $26,375 Architect: Isaac Hodgson (Indianapolis) Builder: Samuel Read (Vernon) Style: Italianate Population - Jennings County (2002): 28,192 Population - Vernon (2002): 322 Size: 377.2 square miles Date of Organization: February 1, 1817 Named for: Jonathan Jennings - 1st Governor of Indiana Dates visited: 10/5/2002; 8/16/2003; 9/4/2003 Courthouse address: 24 North Pike Street, Vernon, 47282 Go Back ||| Forward Home |
