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List of Indiana state historical markers in Posey County

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Location of Posey County in Indiana

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Posey 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 5 historical markers located in Posey County.

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Historical markers

Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
New Harmony 1966 Near 513 E. Church Street across from the post office in New Harmony
38°7′47″N 87°56′3″W / 38.12972°N 87.93417°W / 38.12972; -87.93417 (New Harmony) 		Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Alvin P. Hovey 1821-1891 1966 Eastern side of State Road 69 at 5500 Industrial Road by the entrance to Bellefontaine Cemetery north of Mount Vernon
37°57′33″N 87°53′48″W / 37.95917°N 87.89667°W / 37.95917; -87.89667 (Alvin P. Hovey 1821-1891) 		Military, Politics
New Harmony Workingmen's Institute 2001 Workingmen's Institute at 407 W. Tavern Street in front of the library in New Harmony
38°7′44″N 87°56′11″W / 38.12889°N 87.93639°W / 38.12889; -87.93639 (New Harmony Workingmen's Institute) 		Business, Industry, and Labor, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Tri-State Tornado 2004 Southeastern corner of the junction of Main and First Streets in Griffin
38°12′17″N 87°54′52″W / 38.20472°N 87.91444°W / 38.20472; -87.91444 (Tri-State Tornado) 		Nature and Natural Disasters, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Griffin Oil Discovery 2006 Main and First Street, Griffin
38°12′16.8″N 87°54′52″W / 38.204667°N 87.91444°W / 38.204667; -87.91444 (Griffin Oil Discovery) 		Business, Industry, and Labor, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns

See also

References

  1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. New Harmony, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  3. Alvin P. Hovey 1821-1891, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  4. New Harmony Workingmen's Institute, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  5. Tri-State Tornado, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  6. Griffin Oil Discovery, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.

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County seat: Mount Vernon
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