Unbound: A Collection of Indiana Stories

Law and Disorder: Indiana Territory History

Season 6 Episode 2

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2026 marks the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America and on this episode of Unbound, Casey and Regan are looking back to the early days of the newly minted Territory and then State of Indiana. First, Regan looks at the life of Charles Grier and the African American community that grew in and around Gibson County. Then, Casey looks at the changes to the judicial system in the transition from the Northwest Territory to the Indiana Territory.

200 Years of Freedom: Charles Grier and the History of African American Settlement in Gibson County, Indiana

Further Information:

Lyle Station School

Mouth of Fox River

N.W. Territory Map

Indiana Legislature First Meeting Space

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