List of Indiana state historical markers in Spencer County explained

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Spencer 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 4 historical markers located in Spencer County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
James Gentry, Sr.[2] 1992Northern side of State Road 162 in Lincoln State Park, 0.5 miles east of Gentryville and the junction of U.S. Route 231 and State Road 62
38.1135°N -87.0206°W
Early Settlement and Exploration, Politics
Site of Rockport Tavern[3] 1992Southeastern corner of the junction of 2nd and Main Streets, across from the courthouse in Rockport
37.8831°N -87.046°W
Politics
David Turnham (1803-1884)[4] 1995Junction of State Road 162 and County Road 1625N, in front of Heritage Hills High School, near Lincoln City
38.1183°N -86.9858°W
Early Settlement and Exploration, Politics
Abraham Lincoln Employed[5] 2001At the entrance to the Lincoln Ferry roadside park along State Road 66, 1 mile west of Troy
38°N -86.8147°W
Politics

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/301.htm James Gentry, Sr.
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/302.htm Site of Rockport Tavern
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/303.htm David Turnham (1803-1884)
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/404.htm Abraham Lincoln Employed