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]
Marker title | Image | Year placed | Location | Topics |
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Whitewater Canal [2] | | ? | Northern side of U.S. Route 52 at Gordon's Lock #24 east of Metamora 39°26′49″N85°7′27.3″W / 39.44694°N 85.124250°W | 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 Brookville at Mound Haven 39°23′14″N84°58′54″W / 39.38722°N 84.98167°W | 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″N85°11′26.4″W / 39.499000°N 85.190667°W | Early Settlement and Exploration, Transportation | |
Brookville, Franklin County (Platted 1808) [5] | ![]() | 1966 | Northern side of U.S. Route 52 in eastern Brookville 39°24′38″N85°0′38.7″W / 39.41056°N 85.010750°W | 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′32″N85°12′4″W / 39.34222°N 85.20111°W | 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′10″N85°0′45.6″W / 39.41944°N 85.012667°W | 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′22″N84°56′54″W / 39.50611°N 84.94833°W | Religion, Early Settlement and Exploration |
Brookville's Carnegie Library [9] | ![]() | 1995 | 919 N. Main Street in Brookville 39°25′28.6″N85°0′44″W / 39.424611°N 85.01222°W | Carnegie Library |
Intersection of Treaty Lines [10] | 1995 | Junction of Castle and St. Marys Roads, about 2 miles west of Brookville 39°24′29″N85°3′10.6″W / 39.40806°N 85.052944°W | 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′32″N85°0′29″W / 39.42556°N 85.00806°W | Sports, Buildings and Architecture | |
Snow Hill Covered Bridge [12] | ![]() | 2005 | Carries Snow Hill Road over Johnson Fork near Rockdale 39°19′32″N84°51′6″W / 39.32556°N 84.85167°W | Transportation, Buildings and Architecture |
Brigadier-General CSA Francis Asbury Shoup [13] | 2006 | In the Conwell Cemetery along State Road 121 near Laurel 39°30′16″N85°11′4″W / 39.50444°N 85.18444°W | 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′50″N85°8′10″W / 39.44722°N 85.13611°W | 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′47″N84°54′8″W / 39.31306°N 84.90222°W |