This is a list of the Indiana state historical markers in Scott County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Scott 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 16 historical markers located in Scott County. [1]
Marker title | Image | Year placed | Location | Topics |
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Morgan's Raid July 8–13, 1863 [2] | ![]() | 1963 | Along State Road 203 near the eastern edge of the school on the town square in Lexington 38°39′10.2″N85°37′32.6″W / 38.652833°N 85.625722°W | Military |
Site of William Hayden English Home [3] | ![]() | 1992 | Along the western side of State Road 203 on the northern edge of Lexington at the entrance to the drive to Englishton Park 38°39′33″N85°37′42.4″W / 38.65917°N 85.628444°W | Politics, Arts and Culture |
Site of Western Eagle [4] | ![]() | 1992 | Junction of Main and Mulberry Streets in Lexington 38°39′5.8″N85°37′35.2″W / 38.651611°N 85.626444°W | Newspapers and Media |
Scott County Courthouse [5] | ![]() | 2001 | 1 E. McClain Avenue in Scottsburg 38°41′8″N85°46′11″W / 38.68556°N 85.76972°W | Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture |
John Kimberlin Farm [6] | 2001 | 5765 S. Westport Road (0.2 miles northwest of State Road 362) near Nabb 38°36′30″N85°38′12″W / 38.60833°N 85.63667°W | Early Settlement and Exploration, Military | |
Scott County's Carnegie Library [7] | ![]() | 2002 | 108 S. Main Street in Scottsburg 38°41′4.5″N85°46′14″W / 38.684583°N 85.77056°W | Carnegie Library, Buildings and Architecture |
Scott County Home [8] | ![]() | 2002 | 1050 S. Main Street in Scottsburg 38°40′25″N85°46′14″W / 38.67361°N 85.77056°W | Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture |
Lexington First County Seat [9] | 2002 | Main Street (State Road 356) at the southern edge of the school in Lexington 38°39′8.2″N85°37′32″W / 38.652278°N 85.62556°W | Government Institutions, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns | |
Scottsburg Depot [10] | ![]() | 2002 | 90 N. Main Street in Scottsburg 38°41′12″N85°46′17″W / 38.68667°N 85.77139°W | Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor |
Northern Boundary of Clark's Grant [11] | 2002 | Northwestern corner of the junction of State Road 3 with Kinderhook Road (Section 296 of Clark's Grant), 3 miles northwest of Naab 38°37′38″N85°40′58″W / 38.62722°N 85.68278°W | Early Settlement and Exploration, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Government Institutions | |
Lake Iola Interurban Site [12] | 2002 | Eastern shore of Lake Iola at William H. Graham Park along N. Bond Street in Scottsburg 38°41′44″N85°46′26″W / 38.69556°N 85.77389°W | Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor | |
Morgan's Raid, July 1863 [13] | 2002 | Southern side of State Road 356 at its crossing of the Louisville and Indiana Railroad line, 0.2 miles east of the U.S. Route 31 junction, near Vienna 38°38′55.6″N85°46′15.4″W / 38.648778°N 85.770944°W | Military | |
Marshfield Train Robbery [14] | 2002 | Junction of U.S. Route 31 and Terrell Road, south of the overspan railroad bridge and W. Morgan, and north of the city limits of Scottsburg 38°42′41″N85°47′6″W / 38.71139°N 85.78500°W | Transportation | |
Town of Austin [15] | 2002 | Southwestern corner of the junction of U.S. Route 31 and W. Morgan Street in Austin 38°44′46″N85°48′25.4″W / 38.74611°N 85.807056°W | Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Military, Transportation | |
Joseph Hooker Shea [16] | 2003 | 8060 E. Main Street (State Road 356) next to the fire station in Lexington 38°39′9″N85°37′29″W / 38.65250°N 85.62472°W | Politics | |
Pigeon Roost [17] | ![]() | 2004 | Entrance to Pigeon Roost State Historic Site along U.S. Route 31, 5 miles south of Scottsburg 38°36′56″N85°46′33″W / 38.61556°N 85.77583°W | American Indian/Native American |