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Monday, September 27, 2010

Marker/Plaque/Monument Monday - James G. Jones

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Evansville's First Mayor...

James G. Jones was Evansville, Indiana's 1st. Mayor from 1847-1853. This plaque is placed on his grave at Oak Hill Cemetery. Click on the photo to get a larger image. James Jones was a lot more than just Evansville's Mayor! He served as Indiana Attorney General 1860-1861.

Below is Colonel Jones Civil War marker.


- Photos taken & submitted by JGWest

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The following link tells the story of James G Jones memorial ceremony and has his picture:
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~indiana42nd/Jonesded.htm