Newburgh
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Town Of Newburgh
Town History:
- Newburgh is the oldest town in Warrick County.
- The first Cumberland Presbyterian Church north of the Mason-Dixon line was organized here in 1826.
- In 1833 the area's earliest paved toll road, Plank Road, was built to transport crops from Boonville to the riverport in Newburgh.
- Warrick County's first newspaper, "The Chronicle," a Whig Party proponent, was published here in 1848.
- The first shaft in Indiana for deep vein coal mining was sunk here in 1850, by a pioneer of the industry, John Hutchinson.
- Newburgh Captured - July 18, 1862. The first town north of the Mason-Dixon Line to be captured by the Confederate forces during the War Between the States. Brig. General Adam R. Johnson, with a guerrilla band, crossed the Ohio River and confiscated supplies and ammunition without a shot being fired.
- Newburgh is the oldest town in Warrick County.
- The first Cumberland Presbyterian Church north of the Mason-Dixon line was organized here in 1826.
- In 1833 the area's earliest paved toll road, Plank Road, was built to transport crops from Boonville to the riverport in Newburgh.
- Warrick County's first newspaper, "The Chronicle," a Whig Party proponent, was published here in 1848.
- The first shaft in Indiana for deep vein coal mining was sunk here in 1850, by a pioneer of the industry, John Hutchinson.
- Newburgh Captured - July 18, 1862. The first town north of the Mason-Dixon Line to be captured by the Confederate forces during the War Between the States. Brig. General Adam R. Johnson, with a guerrilla band, crossed the Ohio River and confiscated supplies and ammunition without a shot being fired.