Greetings Adland members, Happy Spring to you! Time once again to feature one of our members who has a high standerd in the community in friendship and in business. This weeks feature is a woman of faith, a talkshow host and our friend Carla Carey, she hails from Seymour, Indiana.
Seymour is a city in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 18,101 at the 2000 census. Seymour is called the "Crossroads of America" because the North/South and East/West railroads cross in downtown.
Located one hour south of Indianapolis, one hour north of Louisville and one and one-half hours west of Cincinnati -- Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana is the place to live your future! Seymour has a population of approximately 20,000 residents and is served by Mayor Craig Luedeman, Clerk-Treasurer Fred Lewis and seven Councilmen.
Seymour is a thriving industrial, commercial, and residential community based on well-planned growth and progress. The quality of life is demonstrated by Seymour's "small town" yet bustling atmosphere, beautiful parks and open spaces, attractive landscaping and arterial streets, a low crime rate, quality schools and affordable housing. Because of the geographic location, a pro-business environment, and a proactive local government -- Seymour is expected to continue to grow.
This site is designed to inform you about the Seymour community and provide detailed information about Seymour City Government.
The North/South line, the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad, was built in the 1840s connecting Indianapolis to the Ohio River at Jeffersonville. It ran through the Shields farm at the area that is now Seymour.
In 1852 when the East/West railroad, the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, was going to be built, Capt. Meedy Shields who was the cousin of General John Tipton talked the surveyor, John Seymour, into putting it through his land. In return he named the town Seymour. All trains had to stop at a crossroad, making Seymour a bustling community.
Seymour is the birthplace of singer John Mellencamp, Miss America 2009, Katie Stam, and Robert Shields (diarist) whose personal diary earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Robert William Shields was a distant cousin of Seymour founder Meedy Shields. Also Seymour is the home of The Elms (band) and birthplace of its members.
Seymour was the site of the World's First Train Robbery, committed by the local Reno Gang, on October 6th, 1866 just east of town. Vigilantes from the town hunted down and eventually hung all but one of the Reno brothers in the gang.
The Freeman Field Mutiny occurred in 1945, in which African-American members of the 477th Bombardment Group attempted to integrate an all-white officers' club at Freeman Army Air Corps Base. The mutiny later led to the integration of United States Military.
WE LOVE YOU CARLA :)
HI EVERYONE! I am a 56 year old female in Indiana, proud mother and grandmother of one granddaughter and 2 grandsons. I was born and raised here in Indiana and lived here most of my life. I am Tutor and a Registered Home Health Aid. I love God and music and sing Gospel and play the guitar and keyboard. I am also a radio show co-hostess now at Blogtalk Radio so hope you'll come listen to the show! I am the leader of Adlandpro Prayer Cell.We have had lots of answers to prayers!! http://www.prayercellrequests.ning.com is my prayer cell group.
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