Perry County Old Courthouse Museum (est. 1896) (Cannelton, Indiana)

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www.perrycountyindiana.org/attractions/pccourthouse.cfm
812-547-3190

Built in 1896, it is made of pressed yellow brick with trim of Bedford limestone. The courthouse was built to replace the first courthouse at Cannelton, which was in a house remodeled for the hasty move of the county seat from Rome in 1859. The building cost $30,000 which was raised by Cannelton citizens and given to the county.

The museum is open on Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment, by calling the above number or 547-5568. Bus tours are encouraged.

Exhibits currently open and under development include:

Early Perry County Farm life
Coal- Clay - Cotton Textile Industries
Native American Artifacts
Civil War and Other War Memorabilia
Perry County Fossils and Minerals
Blacksmith Shop - Carpenter's Shop - Stone Mason's exhibit
"The Victorian Parlor" of 1870
Oral History and Genealogy Repository
Media Center - Reference Books on River History and Steamboats
Military References - Early Perry County Maps
Antique Photograph Collection