Gibson County, Indiana

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Gibson County, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
Indiana's location in the U.S.
Seat	Princeton
Largest city	Princeton (10,270) Fort Branch (3,800) Oakland City (3,102)
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	526 sq mi (1,362 km²) 522 sq mi (1,342 km²) 4 sq mi (11 km²),
PopulationEst.  - (2008)  - Density	42,100 74/sq mi (31/km²)
Founded	April 1, 1813 from Knox County
Named for	John Gibson Secretary & Acting Governor of Indiana Territory on 2 occasions.
Congressional district	8th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
The east face of the current Gibson County Courthouse in Princeton, built in 1884.
Website	www.gibsoncountyin.org/
Footnotes: Notes on Gibson County, IN County 26 in Indiana's Alphanumeric System Seventh largest county in Indiana Eighth oldest county in Indiana 2010 Age: 197 y/o Oldest Indiana County observing Central Time. Bicentennial - April 1, 2013 250 Years - April 1, 2063

For the county in Tennessee, see Gibson County, TN.

Gibson County (County Number 26) is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 32,500. The 2005 Annual update puts it at 36,908. The county seat is Princeton.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Gibson County is the northern part of the Evansville, Indiana–Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area and nearly 90% of the county exists within the Ohio River Valley American Viticultural Area along with all of neighboring Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties and a portion of Pike County^[2]. Within the county is the intersection of two major highways, Interstate 64 and US 41, and within a day's drive from Nashville, Louisville, Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, and Indianapolis in addition to nearby Evansville. Soon, Gibson County will also be home to another major intersection, that of Interstate 64 and Interstate 69, linking the county and Evansville to Indianapolis. Despite being close to Evansville and experiencing a large growth of population in the central areas, Gibson County still remains a largely rural county with half of the ten townships having less than 2,000 people. Out of the county's 526 square miles of area, less than 7% of it is inside a town or city 10% is in a combination of town or city and adjacent subdivision. The western part of the county is occupied by spread-out flood-prone farms with spotty marshes along the Wabash and White Rivers and rolling hills around Owensville and two large forest tracts and two more marshland tracts on and near the property of Gibson Generating Station as well as the three river camps of Crawleyville, East Mount Carmel, and Skelton. The northern part is more hilly than the west with hills located closer to the White River and is most forested part of the county. The eastern part is the most hilly part of the county and is also dotted with strip pits and active coal mines. The southern part is more valley and marsh drained by the Pigeon Creek which flows south through Evansville.

Approximately 90% of Gibson County is part of the Ohio River Valley American Viticultural Area.^[3]

[edit] Government

The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The county council is the fiscal branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.^[4][5]

Board of Commissioners: The legislative and executive body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with executing the acts legislated by the council, the collection of revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.^[4][5]

Court: The county maintains a small claims court that can handle some civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is also elected to terms of four years. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court.^[5]

County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor and circuit court clerk. Each of these elected officers serve terms of four years and oversee different parts of the county government. Members elected to any county government position are required to declare a party affiliation and be a resident of the county.^[5]

Gibson County Elected Officials

^[6]

[edit] History

The first white settler of Gibson County was John Severns. He was a native of Wales and came with his parents to America several years before the Revolutionary War. He settled in Gibson County in 1789-90 on the south bank of the Patoka river at a place now known as Severns bridge. One of the first settlers of Gibson County was William Hargrove, who came from Kentucky by pack mule in 1803. Capt. William Hargrove commanded a company of militia from Gibson County at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.

The Rev. Joseph Milburn, along with his son, Robert Milburn, also arrived in 1803. They settled near Princeton, between the Patoka and White Rivers. The Milburns were from around Washington County, Kentucky. Rev. Milburn, a Baptist, established the first church, while his son, Robert, established the first distillery in Indiana.

In 1805, Jacob Warrick arrived, along with his father-in-law, Thomas Montgomery. They burned out the last Indian village in 1807, chasing the inhabitants into the Illinois Territory. Capt. Jacob Warrick was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.

Gibson County was organized in 1813 out of Knox County. The County was named for John Gibson, an officer in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.^[7] Gibson was Secretary of the Indiana Territory, serving as acting Governor on two occasions. Warrick County was organized out of Gibson County almost a month later, the two counties separated by Rector's Base Line. When organized on April 1, 1813, Gibson County occupied everything from the Paoli Base Line to the Wabash River and from the White River to the Ohio River. Rector's Base Line separated the southern half of the county to form Warrick County which was organized on April 30, 1813. Warrick, Orange, Perry, Spencer, Posey, Pike, Dubois, Crawford, and Vanderburgh Counties and part of Lawrence County all came from the roughly 2,000-square-mile (5,200 km²) area occupied the original Gibson County.

Indiana Map of Counties on April 1, 1813.

In 2005, a serious flood of a Wabash River tributary endangered the small settlement of East Mount Carmel.

When the county was organized, Patoka was initially intended to be the county seat. However, Patoka's low-lying location along the Patoka River gave rise to a malaria epidemic; to avoid this, the commissioners chose to establish a new town, eventually known as Princeton on higher ground approximately four miles south. However, although Princeton contends that it was the only county seat, some contend that county records indicate that Owensville was a temporary county seat since Princeton was not even laid out until late 1814, at least a year after Gibson County's organization.

[edit] Recent Disasters

[edit] Late 2004 Snowstorm

In the Holiday Season of 2004, a crippling snowstorm struck. The event was well forecast, but was not forecast to be as heavy. The storm dumped over twice the usual annual snowfall in only three days. The total accumulations from this storm were averaging 20 inches in Gibson County with snow drifts reaching over 4 feet (1.2 m) in spots and some spots of Gibson County receiving as much as 32 inches (0.81 m).^[8] This resulted in a very chaotic situation as towns were literally cut off form one another and even basic public services were unable to function. The snowstorm was so intense that Interstate 64 was closed down. The Indiana National Guard was dispatched and many local farmers who knew the area and had vehicles that were not hampered by the snow were also recruited to assist in emergency services for the stranded motorists. This snow storm was so intense that it apparently snowed in Galveston, Texas.

[edit] Flood of Early January 2005

The snowstorm ended just about as fast as it started. By the end of December, 2004, temperatures were above 50 to 60 degrees and the snow that fell began to melt very quickly. The White River at Hazleton got as high as 31 feet (almost high enough to overtake US 41)^[9], while the Wabash River at Mount Carmel, Illinois got as high as 33.95 feet (10.35 m).^[10] Extreme flooding occurred throughout the county and hundreds of local high school students from many counties assisted the Indiana National Guard in shoring up levees and sandbagging towns. Hazleton was evacuated because its levee was showing signs of fatigue. The effort given by those who participated was enough to for all of the levees to hold. By the end of January, 2005 the rivers had receded enough to allow people to return to their homes. Overall, over 100 homes were lost in the flood, considered the second-worst flood in the area's history after the Flood of 1913.^[10]

[edit] April 2008 Earthquake

The 2008 Illinois earthquake was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the state of Illinois, measuring a magnitude of 5.2. It occurred at 4:37:00am CDT (9:37:00 UTC) on April 18 within the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone at a depth of 11.6 km. It was centered near West Salem, Illinois and Mount Carmel, Illinois, specifically 38.450°N, 87.890°W. Because of its proximity, Gibson County was impacted in less than 1 second after the initial quake.

[edit] List of Impacts form the Earthquake

• In Princeton, Indiana, a woman was cut when a crystal figurine was knocked from a shelf in her home.^[11]

• Unit 4 at Duke Energy's Gibson Generating Station automatically shut down after the earthquake due to its vibration sensors.^[12]

• A coal mine was also evacuated after the earthquake, but miners returned to work shortly afterwards.^[13]

• The county's 9-1-1 system was briefly knocked offline due to a flood of calls resulting from the earthquake, but after about 15 minutes service was restored.^[13]

[edit] Flood of June 2008

Another major flood occurred in June, 2008. Four elements made this flood very much different from the 2008 Flood. First, unlike the previous flood, this was caused by intense rainfall as opposed to intense snowfall. Secondly the source of the 2008 flood was entirely upstream rather in the area ^[14]. Third and one of the major difference between the 2008 and 2005 floods is that both the Wabash and White Rivers were severely flooded, whereas the 2005 flood was predominately from the White River. The fourth was that unlike the 2005 flood, nearly all of Gibson County's levees held the flood back while many levees upstream were failing, this was due once again to the Indiana National Guard^[15].

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[16] of 2000, there were 32,500 people, 12,847 households, and 9,095 families residing in the county. The population density was 66 people per square mile (26/km²). There were 14,125 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile (11/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.46% White, 1.91% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 35.4% were of German, 21.9% American, 11.9% English and 10.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 12,847 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.20% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.80% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,515, and the median income for a family was $44,839. Males had a median income of $35,511 versus $21,284 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,169. About 6.60% of families and 8.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.40% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

While the housing markets around the area have been down as much 18% in 2007, Gibson County's home sales were up almost 11% in 2007. Areas that showed the most increases were in the southern part of the county, particularly around Haubstadt and Fort Branch. Owensville and Princeton also have recently seen increases in home sales and/or restorations, but on a somewhat smaller scale, despite the weak housing market.

[edit] Transportation

Indiana State Road 168 between Owensville and Fort Branch.

County roads

Gibson County has over 1,700 miles (2,700 km) of county roads, one of the largest amounts of county-maintained roads outside of an urban county. Like most Indiana counties, Gibson County uses the Indiana county road system to identify its roads. U.S. Route 41 (a north-south road) and State Road 64 (an east-west road) are near the meridian and division lines for the county, respectively.

Major highways

In addition to its county roads, Gibson County is intersected by these highways:

• Interstate 64
• Interstate 69*

Gibson County's Infrastructure

• Interstate 164
• U.S. Route 41
• Indiana State Road 56
• Indiana State Road 57
• Indiana State Road 64
• Indiana State Road 65
• Indiana State Road 68
• Indiana State Road 165
• Indiana State Road 168
• Indiana State Road 357

*Construction is currently underway - See below article.

Interstate 69 - A highway underway

A section of Interstate 69's construction groundbreaking occurred on July 16 at the Centre in Evansville. This project has its controversy, highlighted by a small group of protesters in attendance.

As of July 15, a section of Indiana State Road 68 has been temporarily closed to through traffic in order to install an interchange. This will be the first in a series of Gibson County Highways temporarily closed in order to construct interchanges as the highway expands northward, toward Pike County on its way to Indianapolis. Other temporary closures will include Indiana State Road 168 and Indiana State Road 64. Some self-proclaimed "environmentalists" have sworn to do everything possible to stop I-69 construction in Southern Indiana.^{[citation needed]} Especially active is a group called Roadblock Earth First which has been responsible for a number of incidents in Oakland City and at a Haubstadt asphalt yard given the contract for the first segment; however, on the other hand, there are many environmentalists^[who?] who are highly supportive of this project, as they see the value of constructing additional wetlands, other land improvements, and potential for better air quality due to the new road. Some supporters come from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife who see the advantages of having improved travel to the recently established Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge. One Representative has said they hope to locate a park facility near I-69 and Oakland City.^{[citation needed]} A portion of the first segment opened in late September 2009. It is about 1 mile long, stretching from the I-64/I-164/SR57 intersection to SR 68, which has reopened, but remains under construction to complete the interchange that will continue the road project northward. ^[17][18]

Railroads
Three railroad lines pass through the county: a north-south line operated by CSX Transportation, and an east-west line operated by Norfolk Southern Railway. They intersect in Princeton. Another north-south line operated by Indiana Southern Railroad intersects with the east-west line operated by Norfolk Southern Railway at Oakland City^[19]

[edit] Sports

Gibson County's association to baseball is far-reaching with known Major League Baseball players and announcers such as Gary Denbo, Dave Niehaus, Eric Campbell, and most notably MLB legend Gil Hodges the namesake of Gil Hodges Field, a little league field in Princeton.

Gibson County has recently made is mark on the High School scene with two softball titles by Gibson Southern and a double overtime Boys Basketball State Title by Princeton in 2009, completing a 29-0 Season. In addition there are three State Runner-Up Titles. All of these titles have been acquired since Gibson Southern's Softball Runner-Up Title in 2001.

[edit] Gibson County State & Runner Up Titles

Gibson Southern

Princeton Community

Wood Memorial

[edit] Gibson County Toyota Teamwork Classic

Since 2000 Eight Gibson County schools and Oakland City University have hosted the Gibson County Toyota Teamwork Classic a 8-team playoff basketball classic tourney in December, sponsored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana.

[edit] The Alan Hopewell Class Invitational

Another even larger sports gathering is the Alan Hopewell Class Invitational. Started by Gibson Southern Coach and Washington, Indiana native Alan Hopewell in 1981 as the Gibson Southern Cross Country Class Invitational, it's name was changed in 2008 in his honor. Hopewell, who was very active in the invitational for 28 years until 2008 when he was battling cancer, had to let others run the invitational, Alan Hopwell died a week later in September, 2008. The 2009 Invitational featured 20 Cross Country Teams out of the expected 22 Teams and is the largest Cross Country meet in Southern Indiana, drawing cross-country teams from six of the ten Evansville Schools as well as teams from Illinois and for the first time, Kentucky.^[20][21]

[edit] 2009 Hopewell Class Invitational Participating Schools

(NS) - No Show

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 526 sq mi (1,360 km²). 516 sq mi (1,340 km²) of it is land and 10 sq mi (26 km²) of it (2.06%) is water.

[edit] Adjacent Counties

• Knox County - north
• Pike County - east
• Warrick County - southeast
• Vanderburgh County - south
• Posey County - southwest
• Edwards County - west at a single point
• White County, Illinois - west
• Wabash County, Illinois - northwest

	Wabash County, Illinois	Knox County	Pike County
	White County, Illinois		Pike County
		Gibson County
	Posey County	Vanderburgh County	Warrick County

[edit] Cities and towns

* Baldwin Heights exists within the city limits of Princeton. Northbrook Hills now exists within the city limits of Princeton.

The Townships of Gibson County

[edit] Townships

Gibson County consists of ten townships:

• Barton
• Center
• Columbia
• Johnson
• Montgomery
• Patoka
• Union
• Wabash
• Washington
• White River

2 of these, Wabash and Washington contain no incorporated towns.

[edit] National protected area

• Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area (western half)

[edit] Education

Gibson County's three school districts in their HS primary colors.
East Gibson in Green
North Gibson in Red
South Gibson in Maroon

[edit] Gibson County's three municipal school districts

East Gibson School Corporation - Oakland City:

• Waldo J. Wood Memorial Jr/Sr High School - Oakland City
  (Trojans)
• Oakland City Elementary School - Oakland City
  (Acorns)
• Francisco Elementary School - Francisco
  (Owls)
• Barton Township School - Mackey
  (Aces)

North Gibson School Corporation - Princeton:

• Princeton Community High School - Princeton
  (Tigers)
• Princeton Community Middle School - Princeton
  (Tigers)
• Lowell North Elementary School (formerly the "Early Learning Center") - Princeton
  (Tiger Cubs)
• Lowell South Elementary School - Princeton
  (Tiger Cubs)
• Brumfield Elementary School - Princeton
  (Tiger Cubs)

South Gibson School Corporation - Fort Branch:

The eastern wall of Gibson Southern High School, near Fort Branch, Indiana which services several nearby towns.

• Gibson Southern High School - Fort Branch
  (Titans)
• Fort Branch Community School (K-8) - Fort Branch
  (Twigs)
• Haubstadt Community School (K-8) - Haubstadt
  (Elites)
• Owensville Community School (K-8) - Owensville
  (Kickapoos)

[edit] Private Education

Gibson County's Private Education consists of four Catholic Schools run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville and one non-Catholic Christian school. Holy Cross and St. James field basketball teams. Enrollment and Grades are in the 1st parenthesis.^[22] Mascot (I/A) is in 2nd parenthesis.

• Bethel Christian School - Princeton (K-6:112)
• Holy Cross Catholic School - Fort Branch (K-5:111) (Crusaders)
• St. James Catholic School - St. James/Haubstadt (K-8:185) (Cougars)
• St. Joseph Catholic School - Princeton (K-5:185)
• St.s Peter & Paul Catholic School - Haubstadt (K-5:200)

[edit] Higher education

• Oakland City University - Oakland City, Private university
• Vincennes University Workforce Training Center - Princeton Branch - 2 blocks west of Gibson County Courthouse
• Ivy Tech Campus - 2 miles south of Princeton, soon to be within city limits in upcoming annexation.
• Vincennes University Center for Advanced Manufacturing - located near Fort Branch Community School at U.S. 41 and Coal Mine Road (CR 800 South). Groundbraking on October 23, 2009 with Construction starting on November 3, 2009.^[23]

[edit] Businesses

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana is Princeton's largest employer as well as the Largest employer in the Evansville Area.

Duke Energy's Gibson Generating Station. Although it is the largest coal power plant in the USA, GGS is often still referred to by locals as PSI, in reference to its original and long time owner, Public Service Indiana.

Industry

• Gibson Generating Station (Coal), Owensville (across IN-64 from East Mount Carmel and across the Wabash River from Mount Carmel, Illinois).
• Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Princeton (located almost exactly halfway between Princeton and Fort Branch and largely in Union Township but addressed to Princeton.)
• Hansen Corporation, Princeton (located on the south side)
• TISA (Total Interior Systems of America), Princeton (located in the north end of the Industrial Park)
• Millennium Steel, Princeton (Located Immediately north of Toyota).
• Vuteq, Princeton (Located at north end of the Industrial Park).
• Gibson County Quality Assurance, Princeton (Located at the south end of the Industrial Park).
• Toyota Tsusha, Princeton (Located in the north end of the Industrial Park).
• Toyota Boshoku, Princeton (Located at north end of the Industrial Park).

Proposed Industry or Industry under construction
(None at this time.)

Broadcast media

• TV 06 W06BD - Operated by Princeton Community High School.
• FM 98.1 WRAY (FM) - Princeton - Country Music
• FM 101.5 WBGW - Fort Branch - Religious Music/Talk
• AM 1250 WRAY (AM) - Princeton - News/Talk

Newspapers

• Gibson County Today - Princeton
• Princeton Daily Clarion - Princeton
• Oakland City Journal - Oakland City
• South Gibson Star-Times - Owensville + Fort Branch
• South Gibson Bulletin - Owensville + Fort Branch

Websites

• Gibson County Now

[edit] Recreation

• Gibson County Fairgrounds - Princeton - site of Indiana's oldest county fair, started in 1852.^[24]
• Azalea Path Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (Located South of Mt Olympus on the Gibson/Pike County Line)
• Oakland City New Lake - Oakland City
• Lafayette Park - Princeton
• Gil Hodges Field - Princeton
• Camp Carson YMCA Campground - Princeton
• Haubstadt Old School Park and Old Gym - Haubstadt
• Tri-State Speedway - Haubstadt
• Weather Rock Campground - Warrenton
• Montgomery Park - Owensville
• REH Center (Old Owensville Gym) - Owensville
• Gibson Lake - Owensville
• Marlette Park - Fort Branch
• Old Gym - Fort Branch
• City Park of Fort Branch
• Gibson Southern High School Grounds - Fort Branch
• Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area - Francisco and Oakland City

[edit] External links

• Gibson County Indiana at the Open Directory Project

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana. http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofgibsonc00stor#page/n11/mode/2up. 
• Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8. 

	Wabash County, IL	Knox County	Pike County
	White County, IL		Pike County
		Gibson County
	Posey County	Vanderburgh County	Warrick County

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Articles Relating to Gibson County v • d • e Evansville Metropolitan Area Central City Evansville Municipalities with population over 10,000 in 2007 Henderson • Princeton Municipalities with population 1,000-10,000 in 2007 Boonville • Chandler • Darmstadt • Fort Branch • Haubstadt • Mt. Vernon • Newburgh • New Harmony • Oakland City • Owensville • Poseyville • Providence Indiana Counties Gibson • Posey • Vanderburgh • Warrick Kentucky Counties Henderson • Webster v • d • e The Region of Southwestern Indiana Central Time Counties 26 Gibson ♦ 62 Perry ♦ 65 Posey ♦ 74 Spencer ♦ 82 Vanderburgh ♦ 87 Warrick Eastern Time Counties 14 Daviess ♦ 19 Dubois ♦ 42 Knox ♦ 51 Martin ♦ 63 Pike County Seats Boonville (87) ♦ Evansville (82) ♦ Jasper (19) ♦ Mt. 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College (Evansville, Princeton) ♦ ITT Technical Institute (Newburgh) ♦ Harrison College v • d • e Points of Interest in Gibson County, Indiana Gibson County Courthouse • Gibson County Fairgrounds • Lyles Consolidated School • Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana • Gibson Generating Station • Patoka River NWR & Cane Ridge Sanctuary • Oakland City University • Gibson Lake • Tri-State Speedway • The Log Inn • Weather Rock COA Campgrounds • YMCA Camp Carson • Old Owensville Gym • Old Haubstadt Gym • Old Fort Branch Gym • Princeton Community Middle School Gym • Oakland City New Lake • Wheeling Covered Bridge v • d • e Gibson County, Indiana Festivals and Public Events June Haubstadt Somerfest July Gibson County Fair August Owensville Watermelon Festival • Oakland City Sweet Corn Festival September Princeton Labor Day Celebration • Princeton Golden Heritage Days • Fort Branch Fall Days November none December Gibson County Toyota Teamwork Classic v • d • e Oakland City University Main Campus Oakland City Satellite Campuses Bedford • Evansville • Indianapolis v • d • e Vincennes University Main Campus Vincennes University Satellite Campuses Indiana Fort Branch ♦ Indianapolis ♦ Jasper Illinois Mid America Air Center ♦ O'neal Airport v • d • e East Gibson School Corporation High School / Middle School Waldo J. Wood Memorial Jr/Sr High School Elementary Schools Barton Township School • Francisco Elementary School • Oakland City Elementary School v • d • e North Gibson School Corporation High School Princeton Community High School Middle School Princeton Community Middle School Elementary Schools Brumfield Elementary School • Lowell North Elementary School • Lowell South Elementary School Former Schools Baldwin Heights Elementary School • Franklin School • Hazleton High School • Lyles Consolidated School • Mt. Olympus High School • Patoka High School • White River Township High School • Princeton Lincoln High School Other Facilities W06BD • North Gibson GED Program v • d • e South Gibson School Corporation High School Gibson Southern High School Community Schools Fort Branch Community School • Haubstadt Community School • Owensville Community School Former Schools Fort Branch Marlette High School • Haubstadt Johnson High School • Owensville Montgomery High School v • d • e The Gibson County Toyota Teamwork Classic 2001 Results Under Construction - If you have information, by all means 2002 Results Under Construction - If you have information, by all means 2003 Results Under Construction - If you have information by all means 2004 Results Under Construction - If you have information by all means 2005 Results Under Construction - If you have information by all means 2006 Results Under Construction - If you have information by all means 2007 Results Under Construction - If you have information by all means 2008 results Pool Action Pool A (Winning Score is bold) (Color Indicates Location - Green: Wood Memorial High School / Red: Princeton Community Middle School) North Knox 48 41 48 39 44 35 Pike Central 39 47 39 39 38 37 Princeton Community 60 83 47 77 53 78 Wood Memorial 40 35 61 48 46 36 Pool B (Winning Score is bold) (Color Indicates Location - Maroon: Gibson Southern High School Blue: Oakland City University Carson Center) Evansville Bosse 55 74 34 60 55 61 Evansville Reitz 24 68 27 65 47 46 Gibson Southern 81 56 50 42 66 62 Mount Carmel 31 38 40 35 27 39 Girls Place Matches Pike Central 67 Evansville Reitz 48 Wood Memorial 59 Mount Carmel 44 Princeton Community 49 Evansville Bosse37 Girls Championship Gibson Southern 36 North Knox 31 Boys Place Matches Pike Central 46 Mount Carmel 41 Gibson Southern 58 Wood Memorial 42 Evansville Reitz 58 North Knox 37 Boys Championship Princeton Community 80 Evansville Bosse 64 2009 Results [To be determined]

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