List of Indiana state historical markers in Spencer County

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Location of Spencer County in Indiana

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[edit]

Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
James Gentry, Sr.[2] 1992 Northern 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°6′48.6″N 87°1′14″W / 38.113500°N 87.02056°W / 38.113500; -87.02056 (James Gentry, Sr.)
Early Settlement and Exploration, Politics
Site of Rockport Tavern[3] 1992 Southeastern corner of the junction of 2nd and Main Streets, across from the courthouse in Rockport
37°52′59″N 87°2′45.6″W / 37.88306°N 87.046000°W / 37.88306; -87.046000 (Site of Rockport Tavern)
Politics
David Turnham (1803-1884)[4] 1995 Junction of State Road 162 and County Road 1625N, in front of Heritage Hills High School, near Lincoln City
38°7′6″N 86°59′9″W / 38.11833°N 86.98583°W / 38.11833; -86.98583 (David Turnham (1803-1884))
Early Settlement and Exploration, Politics
Abraham Lincoln Employed[5] 2001 At the entrance to the Lincoln Ferry roadside park along State Road 66, 1 mile west of Troy
38°0′0″N 86°48′53″W / 38.00000°N 86.81472°W / 38.00000; -86.81472 (Abraham Lincoln Employed)
Politics

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ^ James Gentry, Sr., Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  3. ^ Site of Rockport Tavern, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  4. ^ David Turnham (1803-1884), Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  5. ^ Abraham Lincoln Employed Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.

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