List of Indiana state historical markers in Clark County explained

This is a list of the Indiana state historical markers in Clark County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Clark 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 17 historical markers located in Clark County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Clarksville[2] 1940sJunction of Clark Boulevard and Harrison Avenue on a landscaped median in Clarksville
38.2867°N -85.7632°W
Early Settlement and Exploration, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Civil War Hospital[3] 1962Northeastern lawn of 301 Park Place at Crestview, at the Holt Masonic Orphan's Home in the Port Fulton neighborhood of Jeffersonville
38.2822°N -85.7211°W
Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Military
General Jefferson C. Davis 1828-1879[4] 1963Junction of U.S. Route 31 and Court Street in Memphis
38.4833°N -85.7629°W
Military
Grave of Jonathan Jennings 1784-1834 (two blocks east)[5] 1966Market Street/State Road 3 at Pleasant Street in Charlestown
38.4461°N -85.6647°W
Politics
Birthplace and Childhood Home of Col. Harland Sanders[6] 1987Southern side of State Road 160 at Exit 16 from northbound Interstate 65 at Henryville
38.54°N -85.7761°W
Business, Industry, and Labor
Lewis and Clark Expedition 1803-1806[7] 1991Falls of the Ohio State Park near the George Rogers Clark Homesite at 1200 S. Harrison Street in Clarksville
38.2869°N -85.7761°W
Early Settlement and Exploration
Clark State Forest[8] 1992U.S. Route 31 within Clark State Forest, 100 yards past the entrance on the southern side of a forest road north of Henryville
38.5531°N -85.7667°W
Nature and Natural Disasters, Science, Medicine, and Inventions
Borden Institute Site[9] 1995301 West Street at a school drive, near Borden and New Providence
38.4694°N -85.9467°W
Education, Agriculture
Fern Grove and Rose Island Resorts[10] 1998State Road 62 at the entrance to Charlestown State Park near Charlestown
38.4494°N -85.6458°W
Arts and Culture, Nature and Natural Disasters, Military
Tunnel Mill[11] 20013709 Tunnel Mill Road near Charlestown
38.4817°N -85.6261°W
Business, Industry, and Labor, Nature and Natural Disasters
Indiana State Prison[12] 20061400 block of S. Clark Boulevard in Clarksville
38.2745°N -85.7522°W
Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture, Women
Hannah Toliver[13] 2008Junction of Pearl Street and Riverside Drive in Jeffersonville
38.2689°N -85.7397°W
[none]
John Work Home and Mill[14] 20123709 Tunnel Mill Road, Charlestown
38.4811°N -85.6256°W
Early Settlement; Business, Industry and Labor; Buildings and Architecture
WWII Army Ammunition Plant[15] 2017Along Corporate Drive, just southeast of the River Ridge Development Authority at 300 Corporate Drive, UticaBusiness, Industry, and Labor; Military; Buildings and Architecture
Sterilization & Eugenics[16] 20171410 S Clark Blvd, Clarksville
Mary Garrett Hay[17] 2021Charlestown City Square, intersection of Main St. and Short St., Charlestown
"Colonel" Harland Sanders[18] 2022Across the street from 6012 Zollman Rd., Henryville
38.5467°N -85.7103°W
Business, Industry, & Labor

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana Historical Markers by County . State of Indiana . 2012-03-15.
  2. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/57.htm Clarksville
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/58.htm Civil War Hospital
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/59.htm General Jefferson C. Davis 1828-1879
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/60.htm Grave of Jonathan Jennings 1784-1834 (two blocks east)
  6. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/61.htm Birthplace and Childhood Home of Col. Harland Sanders
  7. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/62.htm Lewis and Clark Expedition 1803-1806
  8. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/63.htm Clark State Forest
  9. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/64.htm Borden Institute Site
  10. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/28.htm Fern Grove and Rose Island Resorts
  11. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/29.htm Tunnel Mill
  12. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/472.htm Indiana State Prison
  13. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/551.htm Hannah Toliver
  14. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . John Work Home and Mill . 2024-03-13 . IHB . en.
  15. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . WWII Army Ammunition Plant . 2024-03-13 . IHB . en.
  16. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Sterilization & Eugenics . 2024-03-13 . IHB . en.
  17. Web site: IHB . 2021-11-16 . Mary Garrett Hay, ca. 1857-1928 . 2024-03-13 . IHB . en.
  18. Web site: IHB . 2022-09-22 . IHB: "Colonel" Harland Sanders . 2024-03-13 . IHB . en.