This is a list of the Indiana state historical markers in Spencer County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Spencer 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 4 historical markers located in Spencer County. [1]
Marker title | Image | Year placed | Location | Topics |
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James Gentry, Sr. [2] | ![]() | 1992 | Northern side of State Road 162 in Lincoln State Park, 0.5 miles east of Gentryville and the junction of U.S. Route 231 and State Road 62 38°6′48.6″N87°1′14″W / 38.113500°N 87.02056°W | Early Settlement and Exploration, Politics |
Site of Rockport Tavern [3] | ![]() | 1992 | Southeastern corner of the junction of 2nd and Main Streets, across from the courthouse in Rockport 37°52′59″N87°2′45.6″W / 37.88306°N 87.046000°W | Politics |
David Turnham (1803-1884) [4] | 1995 | Junction of State Road 162 and County Road 1625N, in front of Heritage Hills High School, near Lincoln City 38°7′6″N86°59′9″W / 38.11833°N 86.98583°W | Early Settlement and Exploration, Politics | |
Abraham Lincoln Employed [5] | ![]() | 2001 | At the entrance to the Lincoln Ferry roadside park along State Road 66, 1 mile west of Troy 38°0′0″N86°48′53″W / 38.00000°N 86.81472°W | Politics |