List of Indiana state historical markers in Scott County explained

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Scott 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 16 historical markers located in Scott County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Morgan's Raid July 8–13, 1863[2] 1963Along State Road 203 near the eastern edge of the school on the town square in Lexington
38.6528°N -85.6257°W
Military
Site of William Hayden English Home[3] 1992Along the western side of State Road 203 on the northern edge of Lexington at the entrance to the drive to Englishton Park
38.6592°N -85.6284°W
Politics, Arts and Culture
Site of Western Eagle[4] 1992Junction of Main and Mulberry Streets in Lexington
38.6516°N -85.6264°W
Newspapers and Media
Scott County Courthouse[5] 20011 E. McClain Avenue in Scottsburg
38.6856°N -85.7697°W
Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture
John Kimberlin Farm[6] 20015765 S. Westport Road (0.2 miles northwest of State Road 362) near Nabb
38.6083°N -85.6367°W
Early Settlement and Exploration, Military
Scott County's Carnegie Library[7] 2002108 S. Main Street in Scottsburg
38.6846°N -85.7706°W
Carnegie Library, Buildings and Architecture
Scott County Home[8] 20021050 S. Main Street in Scottsburg
38.6736°N -85.7706°W
Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture
Lexington First County Seat[9] 2002Main Street (State Road 356) at the southern edge of the school in Lexington
38.6523°N -85.6256°W
Government Institutions, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Scottsburg Depot[10] 200290 N. Main Street in Scottsburg
38.6867°N -85.7714°W
Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Northern Boundary of Clark's Grant[11] 2002Northwestern corner of the junction of State Road 3 with Kinderhook Road (Section 296 of Clark's Grant), 3 miles northwest of Naab
38.6272°N -85.6828°W
Early Settlement and Exploration, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Government Institutions
Lake Iola Interurban Site[12] 2002Eastern shore of Lake Iola at William H. Graham Park along N. Bond Street in Scottsburg
38.6956°N -85.7739°W
Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Morgan's Raid, July 1863[13] 2002Southern side of State Road 356 at its crossing of the Louisville and Indiana Railroad line, 0.2 miles east of the U.S. Route 31 junction, near Vienna
38.6488°N -85.7709°W
Military
Marshfield Train Robbery[14] 2002Junction of U.S. Route 31 and Terrell Road, south of the overspan railroad bridge and W. Morgan, and north of the city limits of Scottsburg
38.7114°N -85.785°W
Transportation
Town of Austin[15] 2002Southwestern corner of the junction of U.S. Route 31 and W. Morgan Street in Austin
38.7461°N -85.8071°W
Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Military, Transportation
Joseph Hooker Shea[16] 20038060 E. Main Street (State Road 356) next to the fire station in Lexington
38.6525°N -85.6247°W
Politics
Pigeon Roost[17] 2004Entrance to Pigeon Roost State Historic Site along U.S. Route 31, 5 miles south of Scottsburg
38.6156°N -85.7758°W
American Indian/Native American

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/293.htm Morgan's Raid July 8-13, 1863
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/295.htm Site of William Hayden English Home
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/296.htm Site of Western Eagle
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/407.htm Scott County Courthouse
  6. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/294.htm John Kimberlin Farm
  7. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/427.htm Scott County's Carnegie Library
  8. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/428.htm Scott County Home
  9. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/429.htm Lexington First County Seat
  10. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/430.htm Scottsburg Depot
  11. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/431.htm Northern Boundary of Clark's Grant
  12. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/432.htm Lake Iola Interurban Site
  13. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/433.htm Morgan's Raid, July 1863
  14. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/434.htm Marshfield Train Robbery
  15. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/435.htm Town of Austin
  16. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/445.htm Joseph Hooker Shea
  17. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/12.htm Pigeon Roost