Here is the web site for the Jefferson Proving Ground. http://jpg.sbccom.army.mil/ Bev. > Surnames: Hamilton > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/4h.2ADI/1522 > > Message Board Post: > > My ancestor, William Hance Hamilton, bought land in 1818, in an area that became the Jefferson Proving Ground (E1/2SE, Sec 5, T6N, R10E). If I ever get to Indiana will it be possible to visit the area where he lived? It is just west of New Marion, I believe, close to the Jennings County line and the Graham Creek runs through it. > > Many thanks, > > Gail >