List of Indiana state historical markers in Knox County explained

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 10 historical markers located in Knox County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Shakertown[2] 1966Junction of the southbound lanes of U.S. Route 41 with County Road 1100 (Gauger Road), 1 mile north of Oaktown
38.8919°N -87.4422°W
Religion, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Fort Knox, First Site[3] 1966Junction of Buntin and 1st Streets (2 blocks south of the Old French House at Vincennes
38.6822°N -87.5306°W
Military, Early Settlement and Exploration
Old French House[4] 1995509 N. 1st Street, north of the Seminary Street intersection in Vincennes
38.6833°N -87.5278°W
Buildings and Architecture, Early Settlement and Exploration
Old French House[5] 1995509 N. 1st Street, north of the Seminary Street intersection in Vincennes
38.6833°N -87.5278°W
Buildings and Architecture, Early Settlement and Exploration
The Old Cathedral "French and Indiana" Cemetery 1750-1846[6] 1974West of the Old Cathedral Catholic Church at South Second Street and CHurch Street.
38.6793°N -87.5342°W
Religion, Native American
Vincennes' Carnegie Library[7] 2001Northwestern corner of the junction of 7th and Seminary Streets in Vincennes
38.6789°N -87.5242°W
Carnegie Library, Buildings and Architecture
William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition[8] 2006At the Indiana Territory State Historic Site (1 W. Harrison St.), near the junction of First and Harrison Streets in Vincennes
38.6856°N -87.5256°W
Early Settlement and Exploration, Politics, "Lewis and Clark", American Indian/Native American
Mary Clark[9] 2009At the Knox County Courthouse: 111 N. 7th Street in Vincennes
38.6767°N -87.5272°W
African American, Laws & Court Cases, Women
Tecumseh and Harrison[10] 20113 W. Scott St., Vincennes
38.685°N -87.5259°W
American Indian; Military
Red Skelton "One of America's Clowns"[11] 2017111 West Lyndale Avenue, Vincennes
38.6914°N -87.5167°W
Arts & Culture
Historic Pantheon Theatre[12] 2021428 Main St., Vincennes
38.6778°N -87.53°W
Arts and Culture; Buildings and Architecture

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/166.htm Shakertown
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/167.htm Fort Knox, First Site
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/168.htm Old French House
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/168.htm Old French House
  6. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=176258. Accessed 2021-07-10.
  7. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/412.htm Vincennes' Carnegie Library
  8. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/515.htm William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition
  9. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/MaryClark.htm Mary Clark
  10. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Tecumseh and Harrison . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.
  11. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Red Skelton . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.
  12. Web site: IHB . 2021-06-04 . Historic Pantheon Theatre . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.