List of Indiana state historical markers in Knox County

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

Location of Knox County in Indiana

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 7 historical markers located in Knox County.[1]

Historical markers
Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
Shakertown[2] 1966 Junction of the southbound lanes of U.S. Route 41 with County Road 1100 (Gauger Road), 1 mile north of Oaktown
38°53′31″N 87°26′32″W		 Religion, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Fort Knox, First Site[3] 1966 Junction of Buntin and 1st Streets (2 blocks south of the Old French House at Vincennes
38°40′56″N 87°31′50″W		 Military, Early Settlement and Exploration
Old French House[4] 1995 509 N. 1st Street, north of the Seminary Street intersection in Vincennes
38°41′0″N 87°31′40″W		 Buildings and Architecture, Early Settlement and Exploration
Samuel Thornton Scott (1777-1827)[5] 1995 Along Harrison Street south of its junction with 2nd Street, near the Indiana Territory State Historic Site and east of Vincennes University in Vincennes
38°41′8.7″N 87°31′30″W		 Religion, Education
Vincennes' Carnegie Library[6] 2001 Northwestern corner of the junction of 7th and Seminary Streets in Vincennes
38°40′44″N 87°31′27″W		 Carnegie Library, Buildings and Architecture
William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition[7] 2006 At the Indiana Territory State Historic Site (1 W. Harrison St.), near the junction of First and Harrison Streets in Vincennes
38°41′8″N 87°31′32″W		 Early Settlement and Exploration, Politics, "Lewis and Clark", American Indian/Native American
Mary Clark[8] 2009 At the Knox County Courthouse: 111 N. 7th Street in Vincennes
38°40′36″N 87°31′38″W		 African American, Laws & Court Cases, Women

See also

References
  1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. Shakertown, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  3. Fort Knox, First Site, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  4. Old French House, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  5. Samuel Thornton Scott (1777-1827), Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  6. Vincennes' Carnegie Library, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  7. William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  8. Mary Clark, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
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