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Location of Franklin County in Indiana

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Franklin 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 14 historical markers located in Franklin County.[1]

Historical markers[edit]

Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
Whitewater Canal[2] ? Northern side of U.S. Route 52 at Gordon's Lock #24 east of Metamora
39°26′49N 85°7′27.3″W / 39.44694°N 85.124250°W / 39.44694; -85.124250 (Whitewater Canal)
Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church[3] 1949 Northern side of the junction of U.S. Route 52 and Little Cedar Road, 3 miles south of BrookvilleatMound Haven
39°23′14N 84°58′54W / 39.38722°N 84.98167°W / 39.38722; -84.98167 (Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church)
Religion, Buildings and Architecture
Whetzel Trace (1818-1823)[4] 1965 Junction of Main (State Road 121 and Toner Streets in southern Laurel
39°29′56.4″N 85°11′26.4″W / 39.499000°N 85.190667°W / 39.499000; -85.190667 (Whetzel Trace (1818-1823))
Early Settlement and Exploration, Transportation
Brookville, Franklin County (Platted 1808)[5] 1966 Northern side of U.S. Route 52 in eastern Brookville
39°24′38N 85°0′38.7″W / 39.41056°N 85.010750°W / 39.41056; -85.010750 (Brookville, Franklin County (Platted 1808))
Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Politics
Academy of the Immaculate Conception[6] 1971 Junction of Washington and Wein Strasse on the grounds of the academy in Oldenburg
39°20′32N 85°12′4W / 39.34222°N 85.20111°W / 39.34222; -85.20111 (Academy of the Immaculate Conception)
Religion, Education
Brookville Historic District[7] 1992 Western lawn of the Franklin County Courthouse along Main Street (U.S. Route 52/State Road 1) in Brookville
39°25′10N 85°0′45.6″W / 39.41944°N 85.012667°W / 39.41944; -85.012667 (Brookville Historic District)
Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Early Settlement and Exploration
Old Franklin United Brethren Church[8] 1995 14023 Franklin Church Road near the road's dead end: north of the Mounds State Recreation Area offices, west of State Road 101, and south of Fairfield Causeway Road, near Brookville
39°30′22N 84°56′54W / 39.50611°N 84.94833°W / 39.50611; -84.94833 (Old Franklin United Brethren Church)
Religion, Early Settlement and Exploration
Brookville's Carnegie Library[9] 1995 919 N. Main Street in Brookville
39°25′28.6″N 85°0′44W / 39.424611°N 85.01222°W / 39.424611; -85.01222 (Brookville's Carnegie Library)
Carnegie Library
Intersection of Treaty Lines[10] 1995 Junction of Castle and St. Marys Roads, about 2 miles west of Brookville
39°24′29N 85°3′10.6″W / 39.40806°N 85.052944°W / 39.40806; -85.052944 (Intersection of Treaty Lines)
Early Settlement and Exploration, American Indian/Native American
Brookville's Grandstand[11] 2002 Junction of 8th and Mill Streets in the town park in Brookville
39°25′32N 85°0′29W / 39.42556°N 85.00806°W / 39.42556; -85.00806 (Brookville's Grandstand)
Sports, Buildings and Architecture
Snow Hill Covered Bridge[12] 2005 Carries Snow Hill Road over Johnson Fork near Rockdale
39°19′32N 84°51′6W / 39.32556°N 84.85167°W / 39.32556; -84.85167 (Snow Hill Covered Bridge)
Transportation, Buildings and Architecture
Brigadier-General CSA Francis Asbury Shoup[13] 2006 In the Conwell Cemetery along State Road 121 near Laurel
39°30′16N 85°11′4W / 39.50444°N 85.18444°W / 39.50444; -85.18444 (Brigadier-General CSA Francis Asbury Shoup)
Military, Education, African American
Passenger Pigeon Extinction[14] 2017 Gazebo Park, Whitewater Canal State Historic Site (near lock #25), 19083 Clayborn St., Metamora
39°26′50N 85°8′10W / 39.44722°N 85.13611°W / 39.44722; -85.13611 (Passenger Pigeon Extinction marker)
Science, Nature
Lester "Marvelo" Lake 1904-1977[15] 2018 Just south of the intersection of US 52 and St Peters Rd., New Trenton
39°18′47N 84°54′8W / 39.31306°N 84.90222°W / 39.31306; -84.90222 (Lester "Marvelo" Lake Marker)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  • ^ Whitewater Canal, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  • ^ Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  • ^ Whetzel Trace (1818-1823), Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  • ^ Brookville, Franklin County (Platted 1808), Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  • ^ Academy of the Immaculate Conception, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  • ^ Brookville Historic District, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  • ^ Old Franklin United Brethren Church, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  • ^ Brookville's Carnegie Library, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  • ^ Intersection of Treaty Lines, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  • ^ Brookville's Grandstand, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  • ^ Snow Hill Covered Bridge, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  • ^ Brigadier-General CSA Francis Asbury Shoup, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  • ^ IHB (2020-12-15). "Passenger Pigeon Extinction". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  • ^ IHB (2020-12-15). "Lester (Marvelo) Lake 1904-1977". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
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