Cannelton is a city in Troy Township, Perry County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,563 at the 2010 census.
September, 1846, upon the petition of the American Cannel Coal Company, the town of Cannelton was ordered vacated. Only four men besides the company owned lots. From the Cannelton coal a good gas is manufactured for the cotton factory.
The county has an abundance of fine building stone very easily quarried. Beds of homogeneous sandstone, twenty to forty feet thick without seams, face the river, inviting the hammer of the workman. The layer next above coal G, “top coal,” furnishes the best stone. From this was obtained the stone for the cotton factory and the Catholic Church at Cannelton. The stone is soft at first but hardens with time and exposure, and is a light brown. This stone has been shipped to various points in the surrounding States, and used with satisfaction in bridges, locks, buildings, etc.
A Couple Early Settlers of Cannelton
MILLARD F. BABBITT, a natives of Hawesville, Ky., was born October 27, 1857. Stephen B. Babbitt, his father, was a native of Warren County, Penn.; moved to Kentucky years ago, and during the late war served three years in the Twenty-seventh Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Martha M. Nichols was the name of our subject’s mother, and she was born in Hancock County, Ky. Millard F. Babbitt, when a child attended the county schools of his native State, but received the better part of his education at Cannelton, Ind., under the instruction of Professors Wetheroll and Meunier. When eighteen years old he began teaching school, and from that time to the summer of 1885 followed that profession, the last three years having had charge of the grammar department of the Cannelton schools. He is now engaged in the insurance business, and represents the Germania, North America and Hartford Fire Insurance Companies, and the New York and Equitable Life Companies. Mr. BAbbitt is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, the F. & A.M. and the I.O.O.F. Of the last-named fraternity he is the present Noble Grand.
“History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana – Troy Township & Cannelton” by Goodspeed Bros. & Co. – published in 1885
MARTIN V. BURNETT, a merchant of Cannelton, is a native of Breckinridge County, Ky., and was born August 31, 1827. His parents were Green B. and Nancy (Gibson) Burnett, who raised a family of eleven children. Our subject received but a limited education in the schools of his native State, and was reared to the life of a farmer until the age of twenty-two years. He then came to Cannelton, where he has ever since been engaged in a general merchandise trade with the exception of the first two years. On February 17, 1846, he was married to Ruth E. Stephens. Her death occurred two years later, and his second marriage was July 5, 1849, when Mary Wadkins became his wife. In early life he was a Democrat, but in 1856 voted for Fillmore. Since that time he has been identified with the Republican party. He was two years a member of the Town Board. Both Mr. and Mrs. Burnett are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and contribute their full share to the support of that and all other charitable institutions. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, and has attained the Royal Arch degree.
“History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana – Troy Township & Cannelton” by Goodspeed Bros. & Co. – published in 1885
WWI Parade On Washington St.
Washington St. Cannelton, Perry Co., Indiana
The Union Hotel in Cannelton, IN
The Union Hotel was built in 1872 and was operated by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Heck until 1905. It is widely known for its service to the public. It is a two and one half story brick located at the corner of Second and Taylor Sts. Mr. Heck accommodated the traveling public of the horse and buggy days with a livery barn adequate for their needs. At his death in 1905 the business and property became the estate of Mrs. O. O. Denny, the only heir. Mrs. Denny who married Mr. Denny in 1894 carried on the business until 1923 when they sold the hotel to Mr. and Mrs. J. Elmer Carr.
The Carrs came to Cannelton in 1919 and Mr. Carr served four years as County Recorder. With the former experience in the hotel business at Bristow they found the opportunity to meet their needs and opened the doors for business in October 1923.
By thrift, hard work and courtesy together with good meals, the Union Hotel moved forward. With the depression of 1929, rates were cut to meet the needs of its customers but there was always good business and the hotel never failed to meet its financial obligations, improvements and the education of the younger children, Mary, Avis and Paul Carr.
In 1937, after the Ohio Valley flood in January, Mrs. Carr decided to convert the building into apartments and retire from the hotel business. For the first time in the history of the city this building was damaged by the water. When the crest came 33 inches of water covered the first floor.
With new decorations outside and inside and other improvements then the Union Hotel deserves a new name and it is now known as Riverside Apartments. There are 15 apartments of one, two and three rooms each. Taken from Cannelton Telephone News
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Joe Aldridge
Application Notice
11 Nov. 1909
The subscriber hereby gives notice to the, citizens of the 2nd ward, city of Cannelton, troy tp., Perry co in, that he will apply to the Board of commissioners of said county at the December term, 1909 for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt and intoxicating liquors in less quantity than a quart at a time with privilege of allowing the same to be drank on the premises where sold.
My place of business where said liquors are to the sold and drank is locate in a front room northwest, on Washington street, the same being on, the ground floor three story brick building, situated on the following lots and part lots.
21 7-12 ft, in lot 41, part in-lot 22, 40 and 23 in block 15 in Cannelton, Perry county, Indiana.
The room is, 72 ft long 19
ft wide and 12 ft 8 inches high, has one large window, and four glass doors in front, two windows and one door in the rear.
(nov 11- St) Joseph Aldridge
Cannelton’s first, town marshal
26 june 1906
Mr. Tom Brashear, of Southwest Arkansas has been in this city and Hawesville for about two weeks among old friends and relatives. He was Cannelton’s first, town marshal serving during the civil war. At one time he was engaged in purchasing live stock here for Ohris Rauscher.
He left Cannelton about 40 years ago and this is his first visit back. He formerly farmed across in Hancock county on the place now owned by the Hagman Bros. Mr. Brashear is hale and hearty and gets about with the agil ity of a man not-over 40, but he is in his 89th year.