Batesville’s Bison-tennial statue

March 25, 2024 / Roadtirementvintage / Leave a comment

Indiana’s Bicentennial was celebrated in 2016. As part of the celebration, fiberglass statues of bison were made available to each of Indiana’s counties. Local artists decorated them with themes and scenes of the local area and features. We have seen several of these during our travels around the state, and our trip to Batesville today was no different.

We found the familiar shape of one of 92 Indiana county’s bison statues in front of the Batesville City Admin and Police Department Building. “Braun” sure makes a striking appearance on this admin office lawn!

Lil’ Charlie’s Restaurant and Brewery

March 25, 2024April 3, 2024 / Roadtirementvintage / 9 Comments

Lil’ Charlie’s Restaurant and Brewery is located in downtown Batesville, Indiana. We stopped for lunch and found the food delicious. We tried a flight of beer and it was very good. Hard to pick a favorite, but Maj liked the Oktoberfest Marzan Man best. We’ll be going there again next time we’re in the area.

I loved these and the special sauce was yummy!

Batesville for lunch!

March 25, 2024 / Roadtirementvintage / 3 Comments

Our first time at Lil’ Charlie’s restaurant and brewery. So far so good. Review will follow next article

Eagles Nest Monument

March 24, 2024 / Roadtirementvintage / Leave a comment

The Eagles Nest monument on the National Road (US 40) was erected…

1916 era monument to National Road “modern imporvements” in Ohio

Rush County Courthouse in Indiana

March 24, 2024 / Roadtirementvintage / 13 Comments

This historic courthouse in Rushville, Indiana was built in 1896. Its architectural design is Richardson Romanesque style. It was designed by A.W. Rush and Sons.

The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Greenwood Indiana Civil War vets cemetery section

March 23, 2024 / Roadtirementvintage / 1 Comment

It was sunny and cold today, but still a nice day for a short trip. we found ourselves t a large city cemetery in Greenwood, Indiana. We saw short wall, behind which were a couple of cannons.

Old Glory in the breeze

Great ID Plaque

It became obvious that this was the location of the Civil War Veteran’s cemetery, complete with a prominent flagpole.

A beautiful, serene setting

An interesting touch for this section

Rest in Peace

Know that Veteran’s Sections in cemeteries should always be considered sacred ground.

Pioneer graves in Greenwood, Indiana Cemetery

March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 / Roadtirementvintage / 5 Comments

Pioneers who were first buried in the Presbyterian and Baptist Cemeteries were reburied in this plot. This info is from the plaque, photo below, that is onsite at the Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood, Indiana.

We found this as we were in the cemetery looking at interesting grave markers.

Very interesting and it is so nice knowing the graves were moved and not forgotten.

On The Border – Greenwood, IN

March 22, 2024 / Roadtirementvintage / 10 Comments

We love eating out. Mexican restaurants are one of our favorites. Last week we were in Greenwood, Indiana and found a Mexican restaurant we hadn’t been to called On The Border. It was a good decision to stop, as we enjoyed chimichangas, veggie quesadillas, chips with salsa.