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Area History |
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General Meredith
General Solomon Meredith of Cambridge City deserves special mention. General Meredith was born in North Carolina in 1810 and traveled by foot to Indiana, arriving at Cambridge City on May 5th, 1829. He served as sheriff of Wayne county (1834-1838), Representative in the State Legislature (1845-49), U. S. Marshal for Indiana (1859-63). In July 1861 he was appointed a Colonel of the 19th Regular Indiana Volunteer Infantry, known during the war as the "Iron Brigade." General Meredith was wounded at Gainesville in 1862 and at Gettysburg in 1863. He held many successful commands and was relieved of army service on May 28th, 1865 due to poor health. He had three sons who served in the Civil War. The Old Meredith home is located at 520 Meredith Street in Cambridge City, Indiana. Ira Lackey built the home in 1836 and sold it to General Meredith in 1851. For the next fifty years it was known as the Oakland Farm or the Meredith place. Mr. Meredith, active in political life, was host on many occasions to men of note and distinction. The members of the State Legislature were at one time guests at a party in his house. Mrs. Meredith was the daughter of Samuel Hannah of Centerville, who was Secretary of State, and was a most gracious hostess and the handsome double parlors of splendid colonial type were the scene of many social events. In the halls of this historic home there were hung the many army commissions from General Meredith and his three sons. These were signed by Lincoln, Stanton, McClellan, and Indiana's Gov. Morton, who was a frequent visitor in the Meredith home. The funeral of General Meredith in 1875 was one of the most imposing events in Cambridge City's history.
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Buckskin Ben
The former home of Buckskin Ben is located at 402 South Third Street and is a private home. Buckskin Ben was a famous show business personality who chose to make his home in Cambridge City. His trademark was the fact that he was always dressed from head to foot in buckskin clothes that he fashioned himself.
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Single G
The monument is located at the corner of Parkway Drive and Green Street at the edge of the Creitz Park Bowl. Single G was selected as the greatest pacer of the first half of the 20th Century. After a sickly beginning in 1910, the horse began his racing career in 1913. He was retired in 1925 and died in 1940. The monument was dedicated in his memory July 4, 1962.
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