Saw Mill on original plat map of Morristown

This building no longer exists but it would have been a very important part of an up and coming town so close to the railroad. Wood was needed for the bustling construction on both sides of the railroad tracks. The tracks follow a one time Indian trail; from the quiet valley came a bustling business and a popular train stop. Morristown was the original name but there was already a Morristown, Indiana and there was a fear that the names would create confusion for both travelers and mail delivery. The name was changed to Henryville, to honor Col. Henry Ferguson who had donated the land in which the town was platted.

The photo taken from “Plat Map of Morristown, 1850.” This Place We Call Home: a History of Clark County, Indiana, by Carl E. Kramer and Mary Kagin. Kramer, Indiana University Press, 2007, pg. 151