The Shelbyville Republican Monday, September 30, 1935
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TOWN VANISHES INTO HISTORY
Gellettsburgh, Once Important, Is Lost in Antiquity
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Little as it is known today, Morristown had a formidable rival back in the early days in a town called Gellettsburgh, which was located one-half mile west on the Brookville road and covered both sides of Big Blue River.
In a report compiled by William R. Norris for the Brant and Fuller History of Shelby County, it is said that at one time Gellettsburgh was a flourishing village with stores, wagon shops, blacksmiths shops, taverns and other establishments of any well known town on one of the heavily traveled pioneer thoroughfares.
The founder of the town who had it surveyed and platted was Augustus Eitelgeorge. He also was reported to have made an addition to the original plat.
The name of Morristown caused a fairly quick death of the now extinct town when the C.H. and D. railroad was laid through the town.
Submitted by Barb Huff
Map courtesy of Melinda Moore Weaver
Gellertsburgh
(original plat in record book C)
The above is a true plan of the Town of Gellertsburg situated in the S. E. Corner of the West half of the N. E. Quarter of Section 11 in Township 14 of Range No. 7 East commencing 29 feet North of the S.E. Corner. January 17th 1833. John Hendricks, C.S.S.C.
Recorded the 20th day of February 1833. Wm. H. Sleeth, Recorder Shelby County Indiana.
Gellertsburgh
Variation 6 degrees, 100 feet per inch.
Main Street bears North 73 degrees west; all of the cross streets and alleys bear North 17 degrees E. The regular lots are 50 feet in front of the Main Street by 191 feet back. The sizes are marked on the lines in feet and inches. From the West side of lots 1 & 14 to the east side of West Water Street is 189 feet & 6 inches the dotted lines are intended to represent the backs exclusive of low bottom.
Transcribed by Melinda Moore Weaver
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