Corydon Battle Site Explained

Corydon Battle Site
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:South of Corydon on State Road 135, Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana
Coordinates:38.1997°N -86.1295°W
Added:July 9, 1979
Refnum:79000017

The Corydon Battle Site is a protected park area located in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana. The site preserves the battlefield where a portion of the Battle of Corydon occurred on July 9, 1863. It is part of the Harrison County Parks Department and is officially known as the Battle of Corydon Memorial Park.[1] It contains the Corydon Civil War Museum.[2]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 1979.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Corydon Battle Site. 2016-04-01. Frederick Porter Griffin. July 1976. and Accompanying photographs.
  2. Web site: Corydon's Civil War Museum. Harrison County Park and Recreation Department. December 2, 2018. July 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706235423/http://www.corydonbattlepark.com/museum.html. dead.