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Population (2000) - Total 1,784 Density 1,168.9/sq mi County Ripley Township Johnson Area - 1.5 sq mi ZIP code 47042 Area code(s) 812 39°4'3"N, 85°15'18"W Median Income - $35,144 Median Family Income - $41,442 School District - South Ripley Newspapers - Versailles Republican Versailles is centrally located in Ripley County, at the intersection of two US Highways, US 421 and US 50. State Road 129 also connects the town to area to the north and south. Versailles is the county seat of Ripley County and its main industry is county government. The Indiana General Assembly passed an act on January 7, 1818 to appoint a commission to select a county seat for the newly created Ripley County. This commission consisted of three men, John DePauw from Washington County, Charles Beggs of Franklin County, and W. H. Eades of Jennings County. They selected a site on high cliffs overlooking Laughery Creek which was on one hundred acres owned by John Paul of Madison, Indiana. The town was laid out by Mr. John Ritchie, and was named after John DePauw's native city in France. The first court house was built in 1821 in the center of the town square. This building was replaced during the years 1860 - 1863. The Civil War slowed down construction. This building was the target of John Hunt Morgan's Civil War Raid in June, 1863. A militia had become organized to defend the town, but disbanded in the face of Morgan's far superior and better armed force. Morgan had about 2,000 troops and a cannon, which he threatened to use on the newly completed Court House if any of the natives resisted his troops. Morgan's troops confiscated the county treasury, food, possessions and livestock. The Court House is still in use, a clock tower added in 1932 and renovated in 1991. Versailles is the location of a United Parcel shipping hub and Versailles State Park. |
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