Corydon Battle Site

Corydon Battle Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	South of Corydon on State Road 135, Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana
Coordinates	38°11′58.87″N86°07′46.06″W / 38.1996861°N 86.1294611°W / 38.1996861; -86.1294611
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1863 (1863)
NRHP reference No.	79000017 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 9, 1979

The Corydon Battle Site is a protected park area located in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana. The site preserves the battlefield where a portion of the Battle of Corydon occurred on July 9, 1863. It is part of the Harrison County Parks Department and is officially known as the Battle of Corydon Memorial Park. ^[2] It contains the Corydon Civil War Museum. ^[3]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 1979. ^[1]

Gallery

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  Cabin that was on the flank of the battle, moved to current location. The marker denotes the number of dead on both sides
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  Historic Marker in downtown Corydon

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved April 1, 2016.Note: This includes Frederick Porter Griffin (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Corydon Battle Site" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.
3. Harrison County Park and Recreation Department. "Corydon's Civil War Museum". Archived from the original on July 6, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

External links

• Official site