List of Indiana state historical markers in Franklin County explained

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Franklin 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 14 historical markers located in Franklin County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Whitewater Canal[2] ?Northern side of U.S. Route 52 at Gordon's Lock #24 east of Metamora
39.4469°N -85.1243°W
Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church[3] 1949Northern side of the junction of U.S. Route 52 and Little Cedar Road, 3 miles south of Brookville at Mound Haven
39.3872°N -84.9817°W
Religion, Buildings and Architecture
Whetzel Trace (1818-1823)[4] 1965Junction of Main (State Road 121 and Toner Streets in southern Laurel
39.499°N -85.1907°W
Early Settlement and Exploration, Transportation
Brookville, Franklin County (Platted 1808)[5] 1966Northern side of U.S. Route 52 in eastern Brookville
39.4106°N -85.0108°W
Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Politics
Academy of the Immaculate Conception[6] 1971Junction of Washington and Wein Strasse on the grounds of the academy in Oldenburg
39.3422°N -85.2011°W
Religion, Education
Brookville Historic District[7] 1992Western lawn of the Franklin County Courthouse along Main Street (U.S. Route 52/State Road 1) in Brookville
39.4194°N -85.0127°W
Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Early Settlement and Exploration
Old Franklin United Brethren Church[8] 199514023 Franklin Church Road near the road's dead end: north of the Mounds State Recreation Area offices, west of State Road 101, and south of Fairfield Causeway Road, near Brookville
39.5061°N -84.9483°W
Religion, Early Settlement and Exploration
Brookville's Carnegie Library[9] 1995919 N. Main Street in Brookville
39.4246°N -85.0122°W
Carnegie Library
Intersection of Treaty Lines[10] 1995Junction of Castle and St. Marys Roads, about 2 miles west of Brookville
39.4081°N -85.0529°W
Early Settlement and Exploration, American Indian/Native American
Brookville's Grandstand[11] 2002Junction of 8th and Mill Streets in the town park in Brookville
39.4256°N -85.0081°W
Sports, Buildings and Architecture
Snow Hill Covered Bridge[12] 2005Carries Snow Hill Road over Johnson Fork near Rockdale
39.3256°N -84.8517°W
Transportation, Buildings and Architecture
Brigadier-General CSA Francis Asbury Shoup[13] 2006In the Conwell Cemetery along State Road 121 near Laurel
39.5044°N -85.1844°W
Military, Education, African American
Passenger Pigeon Extinction[14] 2017Gazebo Park, Whitewater Canal State Historic Site (near lock #25), 19083 Clayborn St., Metamora
39.4472°N -85.1361°W
Science, Nature
Lester "Marvelo" Lake 1904-1977[15] 2018Just south of the intersection of US 52 and St Peters Rd., New Trenton
39.3131°N -84.9022°W

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana Historical Markers by County . State of Indiana . 2012-03-15.
  2. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/101.htm Whitewater Canal
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/93.htm Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/94.htm Whetzel Trace (1818-1823)
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/95.htm Brookville, Franklin County (Platted 1808)
  6. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/96.htm Academy of the Immaculate Conception
  7. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/97.htm Brookville Historic District
  8. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/98.htm Old Franklin United Brethren Church
  9. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/99.htm Brookville's Carnegie Library
  10. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/100.htm Intersection of Treaty Lines
  11. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/441.htm Brookville's Grandstand
  12. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/461.htm Snow Hill Covered Bridge
  13. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/520.htm Brigadier-General CSA Francis Asbury Shoup
  14. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Passenger Pigeon Extinction . 2024-03-13 . IHB . en.
  15. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Lester (Marvelo) Lake 1904-1977 . 2024-03-13 . IHB . en.