List of Indiana state historical markers in Knox County
This is a list of the Indiana state historical markers in Knox County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Knox County, Indiana, United States by the Indiana Historical Bureau. The locations of the historical markers and their latitude and longitude coordinates are included below when available, along with their names, years of placement, and topics as recorded by the Historical Bureau. There are 7 historical markers located in Knox County.[1]
Historical markers
Marker title | Image | Year placed | Location | Topics |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shakertown[2] | 1966 | Junction of the southbound lanes of U.S. Route 41 with County Road 1100 (Gauger Road), 1 mile north of Oaktown 38°53′31″N 87°26′32″W / 38.89194°N 87.44222°W |
Religion, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns | |
Fort Knox, First Site[3] | 1966 | Junction of Buntin and 1st Streets (2 blocks south of the Old French House at Vincennes 38°40′56″N 87°31′50″W / 38.68222°N 87.53056°W |
Military, Early Settlement and Exploration | |
Old French House[4] | 1995 | 509 N. 1st Street, north of the Seminary Street intersection in Vincennes 38°41′0″N 87°31′40″W / 38.68333°N 87.52778°W |
Buildings and Architecture, Early Settlement and Exploration | |
Samuel Thornton Scott (1777-1827)[5] | 1995 | Along Harrison Street south of its junction with 2nd Street, near the Indiana Territory State Historic Site and east of Vincennes University in Vincennes 38°41′8.7″N 87°31′30″W / 38.685750°N 87.52500°W |
Religion, Education | |
Vincennes' Carnegie Library[6] | 2001 | Northwestern corner of the junction of 7th and Seminary Streets in Vincennes 38°40′44″N 87°31′27″W / 38.67889°N 87.52417°W |
Carnegie Library, Buildings and Architecture | |
William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition[7] | 2006 | At the Indiana Territory State Historic Site (1 W. Harrison St.), near the junction of First and Harrison Streets in Vincennes 38°41′8″N 87°31′32″W / 38.68556°N 87.52556°W |
Early Settlement and Exploration, Politics, "Lewis and Clark", American Indian/Native American | |
Mary Clark[8] | 2009 | At the Knox County Courthouse: 111 N. 7th Street in Vincennes 38°40′36″N 87°31′38″W / 38.67667°N 87.52722°W |
African American, Laws & Court Cases, Women |
See also
- List of Indiana state historical markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Indiana
References
- ↑ "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ↑ Shakertown, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
- ↑ Fort Knox, First Site, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
- ↑ Old French House, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
- ↑ Samuel Thornton Scott (1777-1827), Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
- ↑ Vincennes' Carnegie Library, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
- ↑ William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
- ↑ Mary Clark, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
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