Editing Mount Vernon, Indiana (section)

==Notable people==
*[[H. Joel Deckard]] (1942-2016) Born in [[Vandalia, Illinois]], Deckard attended public schools in Mount Vernon, Indiana. He served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1966 to 1974 and was later elected to the US House of Representatives, serving from 1979 to 1983. 
*[[Francis C. Green]] (1835–1905), born and raised in Mt. Vernon, he was a US Army soldier who served with the 8th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. He was awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] in 1869. 
*[[William Harrow]] (1822–1871), Union general in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Born in [[Winchester, Kentucky]], he lived in Mount Vernon and is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery just north of town.
*[[Alvin P. Hovey]] (1821–1891), Union general in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and [[List of Governors of Indiana|Governor of Indiana]] 1889–1891. Born in Mount Vernon and is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
*[[Ann Hovey]] (1911-2007), born and raised in Mount Vernon, she became an actress, appearing in several B-movies in the 1930s. 
*[[Anna Byford Leonard]] (1843–1930), reformer
*[[Frederick C. Leonard|Frederick Charles Leonard]] (1896–1960), born and raised in Mount Vernon, he became an astronomer and faculty member at the University of California, Los Angeles.
*[[Thomas Gamble Pitcher]] (1824–1895), lived in Mount Vernon; he served as a Union general in the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and was an 1845 graduate of the [[United States Military Academy]]. 
*[[William E. Wilson (Indiana politician)|William Edward Wilson]] (1870–1948), born and raised in Mount Vernon, he was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, serving from 1923 to 1925.