McCormick Cabin Site explained

McCormick Cabin Site
Coordinates:39.7678°N -86.1731°W
Built:, 1924
Added:May 28, 1981
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:81000028

McCormick Cabin Site is a historic site located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the site of the cabin John Wesley McCormick (1754–1837) built in 1820. It was at the cabin that commissioners appointed by the Indiana legislature met in June 1820 to select the site for the permanent seat of state government at Indianapolis. The site is commemorated by a granite boulder in White River State Park with plaque erected in 1924.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McCormick Cabin Site . 2016-08-01. Tom Krasean. PDF. August 1979. and Accompanying photographs