Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1902 — Milroy Park Purchased. [ARTICLE]

Milroy Park Purchased.

The Most Historic Spot in Northwest Indiana To Be A Public Park Forever. The City Council, at the regalar meeting Monday night, took action whipb praotioaliy Becurea to Rensselaer as a publio park, and a permanent lesson in patriotism, the old Milroy property jast across the river, at the junction of Washington street and McCoy Avenue. It is the property in which Major Gen. Robert EL Milroy, the Old Grey Eagle of oivil war times lived for many years, and which, was his home when, at the breaking oat of the war, he organized Indiana’s first volunteer company, uuder Lincoln’s first call for volunteers. It was shown to the counoil that the Ladies Literary Club, of Rensselaer had raised, by subscription $952 towards the pnrchese of the property. Farther that it could be bongbt for $1,900. The Council thereupon voted to pay S9OO of the price, provided the subscription be raised to SI,OOO, which can and will be very easily done. Bome money will aleo_be raised to improve and preserve the property. It is practically certain that the spot will be ultimately greatly improved, and probably be the site of a monument to Gen. Milroy, erected by the survivors of the 9th Indiana regiment of which he was the first colonel.