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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Floyd 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 18 historical markers located in Floyd County.


Historical markers

Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
Site of Camp Whitcomb 1966 Southeastern corner of the junction of Beharrell Avenue and E. Spring Street in New Albany
38°17′57″N 85°47′40″W / 38.29917°N 85.79444°W / 38.29917; -85.79444 (Site of Camp Whitcomb)
Military
New Albany 1991 W. Spring Street at the southbound offramp from Interstate 64 in New Albany
38°17′0″N 85°49′49″W / 38.28333°N 85.83028°W / 38.28333; -85.83028 (New Albany)
Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Early Settlement and Exploration
Michael C. Kerr Home Mike Kerr Home.jpg 1992 1109 E. Main Street in New Albany
38°17′14.4″N 85°48′41″W / 38.287333°N 85.81139°W / 38.287333; -85.81139 (Michael C. Kerr Home)
Politics, Buildings and Architecture
New Albany 1001Spring47150.jpg 1992 Junction of E. Spring Street and Woodrow Avenue in New Albany
38°17′55″N 85°47′44.7″W / 38.29861°N 85.795750°W / 38.29861; -85.795750 (New Albany)
Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Early Settlement and Exploration
Clark's Grant Clark's grant.jpg 1992 Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Road/State Road 111, New Albany just north of Interstate 265
38°20′45″N 85°49′0″W / 38.34583°N 85.81667°W / 38.34583; -85.81667 (Clark's Grant)
Early Settlement and Exploration, Military
State Bank of Indiana Old State Bank 47150.jpg 1996 203 E. Main Street in New Albany
38°17′4″N 85°49′15″W / 38.28444°N 85.82083°W / 38.28444; -85.82083 (State Bank of Indiana)
Buildings and Architecture, Government Institutions, Business, Industry, and Labor
Culbertson Mansion Culbertson Mansion 1.jpg 1996 914 E. Main Street in New Albany
38°17′11″N 85°48′47″W / 38.28639°N 85.81306°W / 38.28639; -85.81306 (Culbertson Mansion)
Buildings and Architecture, Business, Industry, and Labor
Scribner High School City-County Building in New Albany.jpg 1998 Southwestern corner of the junction of 1st and Spring Streets at the City-County Building in New Albany
38°17′6″N 85°49′31″W / 38.28500°N 85.82528°W / 38.28500; -85.82528 (Scribner High School)
Education, African American
Buffalo Trace Route 1999 2212 State Street in New Albany
38°18′20.6″N 85°50′24.6″W / 38.305722°N 85.840167°W / 38.305722; -85.840167 (Buffalo Trace Route)
Nature and Natural Disasters, Transportation
Culbertson Widows' Home Culbertson Widow Home.jpg 2003 704 E. Main Street in New Albany
38°17′9″N 85°48′54″W / 38.28583°N 85.81500°W / 38.28583; -85.81500 (Culbertson Widows' Home)
Women, Buildings and Architecture
A Gateway to Freedom 2004 Southeastern corner of the junction of Main and Third Streets in New Albany
38°17′4″N 85°49′11″W / 38.28444°N 85.81972°W / 38.28444; -85.81972 (A Gateway to Freedom)
Underground Railroad, African American
New Albany Downtown Historic District Town Clock Church.jpg 2004 Northeastern corner of the junction of Pearl and Market Streets in New Albany
38°17′6″N 85°49′21″W / 38.28500°N 85.82250°W / 38.28500; -85.82250 (New Albany Downtown Historic District)
Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Buildings and Architecture
Division Street School Division Street School.jpg 2005 1803 Conservative Street in New Albany
38°17′35″N 85°48′18″W / 38.29306°N 85.80500°W / 38.29306; -85.80500 (Division Street School)
African American, Education, Buildings and Architecture
Fairview Cemetery 2005 Junction of Culbertson Avenue and E. Sixth Street in New Albany
38°17′27″N 85°49′11″W / 38.29083°N 85.81972°W / 38.29083; -85.81972 (Fairview Cemetery)
Cemetery, Politics
New Albany's Carnegie Library Carnegie 47150.jpg 2005 201 E. Spring Street in New Albany
38°17′12″N 85°49′19″W / 38.28667°N 85.82194°W / 38.28667; -85.82194 (New Albany's Carnegie Library)
Carnegie Library, Buildings and Architecture
New Albany Tornado, 1917 New Albany Tornado, 1917 historical marker.jpg 2007 New Albany Children's Academy at 1111 Pearl Street in New Albany
38°17′40″N 85°49′37″W / 38.29444°N 85.82694°W / 38.29444; -85.82694 (New Albany Tornado, 1917)
Nature and Natural Disasters
New Albany and Salem Railroad (The Monon) 2007 Junction of Bank Street and Culbertson Avenue in New Albany
38°17′22.6″N 85°49′25″W / 38.289611°N 85.82361°W / 38.289611; -85.82361 (New Albany and Salem Railroad (The Monon))
Transportation, Underground Railroad
Cardinal Joseph E. Ritter 2007 Southwestern corner of the junction of E. 13th and E. Oak Streets in New Albany
38°17′32″N 85°48′46″W / 38.29222°N 85.81278°W / 38.29222; -85.81278 (Cardinal Joseph E. Ritter)
Religion, Education
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