The Lawrence County Historical Society (LCHS) will host its next program on Monday, November 23rd at the History Center located in downtown Lawrenceville.
Crawford County historian and educator Greg Parrott will make a presentation on the life and adventures of Robert Alexander Caskie, alias Roland Smythe and known by generations of local residents as the "Hermit of the Wabash."
Parrott became interested in the Caskie story after he and an uncle came upon the ruins of the hermit's cabin located along the Wabash River in neighboring Crawford County. Research by Parrott into the man discovered that he was born into a successful farming and merchant family, married into a prominent Virginia political family, rose to the rank of colonel in the Confederate Army and brushed shoulders with such historical figures as John Brown and Robert E. Lee.
The 7:00 p.m. program is free and open to the public.
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