Henryville Hotel, 109 Railroad St.

Owned by the Sauers Family, this photograph shows the hotel back behind unnamed individuals with a cow. The building faced east and was located along the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks on what is now Railroad Street between Main Street and County Road 160. It was taken down in 2017 due to damage from the 2012 tornado.

However, on October 1, 1904, the hotel had a special guest. It was the day of the Pigeon Roost Monument dedication to the memory of the victims of the only Indian massacre in the state. Preparations were made for the day, especially here in Henryville. "The Governor of Indiana, Winfield T. Durbin, and his party had arrived by train in Henryville before six that morning. There they attended a squirrel breakfast at the hotel as guests of Sec. W. H. Freeman of the State Forestry Board. From there they set out in wagons for the monument grounds."

Chesser, Mike. “A Day of Dedication of the Settlers of Pigeon Roost and the Monument Honoring Their Pilgrimage.” Scott County Visitors Commission, www.inscottcounty.com/.