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Other Points of Interest at Jackson County History Center

By Volunteers of Jackson County History Center
Stardust Drive-In Ticket Booth
Stardust Drive-In Ticket Booth The Stardust Drive-In Theatre in Seymour, Indiana, operated from 1949 to 1989. It was torn down in the 1990s, but the History Center was able to preserve the ticket booth and have it brought to their campus. Source: Image courtesy of photographer. Creator: Rebecca Shrum Date: February 2020

In addition to these locations, the Jackson County History Center has many other things to see.

There are two museums on the campus. The Ball Museum is housed in a building that was once the blacksmith shop of a man named James Bland. It is now set up to show scenes of home and community life from historical periods. The Heller Museum is designed to preserve delicate historical artifacts like documents and clothing. It has a large display of military uniforms as well as a collection of American Indian artifacts found in the county. Another resource on the campus is the Robertson Genealogy Library, where visitors can research the county and their own family history.

Around the campus, there are many other historical artifacts that have been preserved, like the ticket booth of the Stardust Drive-In Theatre and signs and information about events that have taken place in the county.

Images

Stardust Drive-In Ticket Booth
Stardust Drive-In Ticket Booth The Stardust Drive-In Theatre in Seymour, Indiana, operated from 1949 to 1989. It was torn down in the 1990s, but the History Center was able to preserve the ticket booth and have it brought to their campus. Source: Image courtesy of photographer. Creator: Rebecca Shrum Date: February 2020
Stardust Ticket Booth Plaque
Stardust Ticket Booth Plaque Saving and restoring the Stardust ticket booth was a way to remember an important part of community life in the area, even though the drive-in itself was torn down. Source: Image courtesy of the photographer Creator: Rebecca Shrum Date: February 2020
Miniature of Brownstown Feed Exchange
Miniature of Brownstown Feed Exchange The Ball Museum holds many miniature models of buildings from Jackson County's past. The Brownstown Feed Exchange was a fixture in the town for many years and served farmers from the surrounding area. It carried products from Wayne Feeds, which were produced in Wayne county in eastern Indiana. Source: Image courtesy of photographer. Creator: Rebecca Shrum Date: February 2020
Pontiac Promotional Print
Pontiac Promotional Print This image was commissioned by Pontiac Motors Division in the 1940s. It depicts the company's namesake, Pontiac, an Ottowa chief and military leader in the 1700s. Prints of the image were given to Pontiac dealerships as awards for sales or years of service. Source: Image courtesy of the photographer Creator: Rebecca Shrum Date: February, 2020
Pontiac Print Plaque
Pontiac Print Plaque Pontiac Motors Division distributed these prints to dealerships to recognize business milestones. According to the plaque, this one was given to Snyder Pontiac. The plaque also notes the artist of the original painting: Jerry Farnsworth. Source: Image courtesy of photographer. Creator: Rebecca Shrum Date: February 2020
World War II Display
World War II Display The Heller Museum also has a display of items from World War II (1939-1945). This includes a collection of memorabilia from a local veteran who served in the war. Source: Image courtesy of photographer Creator: Rebecca Shrum Date: January 2020
Sacred Concert
Sacred Concert This flyer advertised a 1953 fundraiser for St Luke A.M.E. church in Columbus, Indiana. Source: Image courtesy of photographer. Creator: Rebecca Shrum Date: February, 2020
"Mob Vengeance" Plaque
"Mob Vengeance" Plaque For many years, this plaque marked the burial site of John Tally and John Brooks, two white men who were lynched in 1867 after being indicted for robbing and murdering an elderly woman. Although Tally and Brooks were not related to the infamous Reno Gang, the gang's activity in the area at the time helped fuel public outcry over the event. The mob vengeance against the two men proved to be a precursor to what would happen to the Reno Gang in 1868. Source: Image courtesy of the photographer. Creator: Rebecca Shrum Date: February 2020

Location

105 N. Sugar Street, Brownstown, IN 47220

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Volunteers of Jackson County History Center, “Other Points of Interest at Jackson County History Center,” Discover Indiana, accessed October 22, 2026, https://discoverindianahistory.org.curatescape7.reclaim.hosting/items/show/466.

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