List of Indiana state historical markers in Knox County

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Location of Knox County in Indiana

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 seven historical markers located in Knox County.[1]

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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 / 38.89194; -87.44222 (Shakertown) 		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 / 38.68222; -87.53056 (Fort Knox, First Site) 		Military, Early Settlement and Exploration
[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 / 38.68333; -87.52778 (Old French House) 		Buildings and Architecture, Early Settlement and Exploration
[5] 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 / 38.68333; -87.52778 (Old French House) 		Buildings and Architecture, Early Settlement and Exploration
[6] French and Indian cem P8290063.jpg 1974 West of the Old Cathedral Catholic Church at South Second Street and CHurch Street.
38°40′45.3″N 87°32′3.20″W / 38.679250°N 87.5342222°W / 38.679250; -87.5342222 (The Old Cathedral "French and Indiana" Cemetery 1750-1846) 		Religion, Native American
[7] Vincennes Carnegie Library.jpg 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 / 38.67889; -87.52417 (Vincennes' Carnegie Library) 		Carnegie Library, Buildings and Architecture
William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition[8] William H. Harrison.jpg 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 / 38.68556; -87.52556 (William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition) 		Early Settlement and Exploration, Politics, "Lewis and Clark", American Indian/Native American
[9] 2009 At the : 111 N. 7th Street in Vincennes
38°40′36″N 87°31′38″W / 38.67667°N 87.52722°W / 38.67667; -87.52722 (Mary Clark) 		African American, Laws & Court Cases, Women

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References[]

  1. ^ "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ^ Shakertown, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  3. ^ Fort Knox, First Site, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  4. ^ Old French House, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  5. ^ Old French House, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  6. ^ [https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=176258. Accessed 2021-07-10.
  7. ^ Vincennes' Carnegie Library, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  8. ^ William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  9. ^ Mary Clark, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.

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