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001524112 245__ $$aLafayette Spring in Perry County, Indiana
001524112 260__ $$bUniversity of Southern Indiana$$ccirca 1990
001524112 269__ $$a1990
001524112 347__ $$a600-800 dpi
001524112 520__ $$aThe spring is located several miles east of what is now Cannelton, then Virgin Forest, near the Ohio River. Here a spring now issues from a cliff in the steep rock cliffs facing the river. It was here that Lafayette held an informal reception with pioneers of the area following the shipwreck of his steamboat, the Mechanic, May 9, 1826. Lafayette was on a farewell visit to the United States as guest of this government. He was enroute to Louisville with a group of distinguished persons. He had been honored by every state in the Union by patriots who wished to show their love and esteem for the great Lafayette. During a heavy rainstorm about midnight, the boat struck a rock formation which juts out of the river from the Indiana side (now know as Rock Island) and sank in a short time. No lives were lost but Lafayette's carriage and his desk containing $8,000 and valuable papers were lost. The old general fell into the river as he was being assisted into a lifeboat and would have drowned except for the deck hands. Bonfires were built and some clothing and food were dried out. As Lafayette talked with friends, the steamer Paragon, moving downstream, was sighted. The captain was told of the incident and he agreed to return to Louisville with Lafayette and his party.
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001524112 6531_ $$aRegional Natural Features
001524112 6531_ $$aNature and the Environment
001524112 6531_ $$aPhotographs
001524112 6531_ $$aRegional History
001524112 6531_ $$aRelated Materials -- 1951-2000
001524112 655__ $$aColor Slide
001524112 691__ $$aIndiana
001524112 7001_ $$aEric Braysmith
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001524112 980__ $$aSpecial & Regional History Collection
001524112 984__ $$aEric Braysmith Collection
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