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Merom Founded, 1817 IN463 Print E-mail
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Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

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Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

A log courthouse here served as Sullivan's first county seat from 1819-1842. Merom was an important river port and a stop on the stage route ~ The Old Harrison Trail. Harrison's troops camped near here on their 1811 march to Tippecanoe.


Erected by the Merom Improvement Association 1989.

1997 3rd St. (IN-63), @ city hall, Merom, Sullivan County Indiana

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