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2 unusual facts about Vermillion County


Hegeler

Hegeler, Vermillion County, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Vermillion County

Indian removals in Indiana

He purchased all their land in Indiana, which was most of present-day Vermillion County, for blankets, weapons, hatchets, and trinkets totaling $3,000 in value, and an annual annuity of $2,000 in silver for ten years.


J. A. Britton

According to a Historic American Engineering Record record, Britton was born in 1839 near Rockville, Indiana, and built approximately 40 bridges in three Indiana counties: Parke, Putnam, and Vermillion.


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