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

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 10 historical markers located in Knox County.

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Historical markers

Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
Shakertown 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 / 38.89194°N 87.44222°W / 38.89194; -87.44222 (Shakertown) 		Religion, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Fort Knox, First Site 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 / 38.68222°N 87.53056°W / 38.68222; -87.53056 (Fort Knox, First Site) 		Military, Early Settlement and Exploration
Old French House 1995 509 N. 1st Street, north of the Seminary Street intersection in Vincennes
38°41′0″N 87°31′40″W / 38.68333°N 87.52778°W / 38.68333; -87.52778 (Old French House) 		Buildings and Architecture, Early Settlement and Exploration
Old French House 1995 509 N. 1st Street, north of the Seminary Street intersection in Vincennes
38°41′0″N 87°31′40″W / 38.68333°N 87.52778°W / 38.68333; -87.52778 (Old French House) 		Buildings and Architecture, Early Settlement and Exploration
The Old Cathedral "French and Indiana" Cemetery 1750-1846 1974 West of the Old Cathedral Catholic Church at South Second Street and CHurch Street.
38°40′45.3″N 87°32′3.20″W / 38.679250°N 87.5342222°W / 38.679250; -87.5342222 (The Old Cathedral "French and Indiana" Cemetery 1750-1846) 		Religion, Native American
Vincennes' Carnegie Library 2001 Northwestern corner of the junction of 7th and Seminary Streets in Vincennes
38°40′44″N 87°31′27″W / 38.67889°N 87.52417°W / 38.67889; -87.52417 (Vincennes' Carnegie Library) 		Carnegie Library, Buildings and Architecture
William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition 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 / 38.68556°N 87.52556°W / 38.68556; -87.52556 (William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition) 		Early Settlement and Exploration, Politics, "Lewis and Clark", American Indian/Native American
Mary Clark 2009 At the Knox County Courthouse: 111 N. 7th Street in Vincennes
38°40′36″N 87°31′38″W / 38.67667°N 87.52722°W / 38.67667; -87.52722 (Mary Clark) 		African American, Laws & Court Cases, Women
Tecumseh and Harrison 2011 3 W. Scott St., Vincennes
38°41′06″N 87°31′33.3″W / 38.68500°N 87.525917°W / 38.68500; -87.525917 (Tecumseh and Harrison) 		American Indian; Military
Red Skelton "One of America's Clowns" 2017 111 West Lyndale Avenue, Vincennes
38°41′29″N 87°31′00″W / 38.69139°N 87.51667°W / 38.69139; -87.51667 (Red Skelton) 		Arts & Culture
Historic Pantheon Theatre 2021 428 Main St., Vincennes
38°40′40″N 87°31′48″W / 38.67778°N 87.53000°W / 38.67778; -87.53000 (Historic Pantheon Theatre) 		Arts and Culture; Buildings and Architecture

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. Old French House, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  6. Accessed 2021-07-10.
  7. Vincennes' Carnegie Library, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  8. William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  9. Mary Clark, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  10. IHB (2020-12-15). "Tecumseh and Harrison". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  11. IHB (2020-12-15). "Red Skelton". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  12. IHB (2021-06-04). "Historic Pantheon Theatre". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

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