List of Indiana state historical markers in Franklin County facts for kids

Location of Franklin County in Indiana

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 12 historical markers located in Franklin County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Year placed	Location	Topics
Whitewater Canal		?	Northern side of U.S. Route 52 at Gordon's Lock #24 east of Metamora 39°26′49″N 85°7′27.3″W / 39.44694°N 85.124250°W / 39.44694; -85.124250 (Whitewater Canal)	Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church		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″N 84°58′54″W / 39.38722°N 84.98167°W / 39.38722; -84.98167 (Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church)	Religion, Buildings and Architecture
Whetzel Trace (1818-1823)		1965	Junction of Main (State Road 121 and Toner Streets in southern Laurel 39°29′56.4″N 85°11′26.4″W / 39.499000°N 85.190667°W / 39.499000; -85.190667 (Whetzel Trace (1818-1823))	Early Settlement and Exploration, Transportation
Brookville, Franklin County (Platted 1808)		1966	Northern side of U.S. Route 52 in eastern Brookville 39°24′38″N 85°0′38.7″W / 39.41056°N 85.010750°W / 39.41056; -85.010750 (Brookville, Franklin County (Platted 1808))	Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Politics
Academy of the Immaculate Conception		1971	Junction of Washington and Wein Strasse on the grounds of the Academy in Oldenburg 39°20′32″N 85°12′4″W / 39.34222°N 85.20111°W / 39.34222; -85.20111 (Academy of the Immaculate Conception)	Religion, Education
Brookville Historic District		1992	Western lawn of the Franklin County Courthouse along Main Street (U.S. Route 52/State Road 1) in Brookville 39°25′10″N 85°0′45.6″W / 39.41944°N 85.012667°W / 39.41944; -85.012667 (Brookville Historic District)	Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Early Settlement and Exploration
Old Franklin United Brethren Church		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″N 84°56′54″W / 39.50611°N 84.94833°W / 39.50611; -84.94833 (Old Franklin United Brethren Church)	Religion, Early Settlement and Exploration
Brookville's Carnegie Library		1995	919 N. Main Street in Brookville 39°25′28.6″N 85°0′44″W / 39.424611°N 85.01222°W / 39.424611; -85.01222 (Brookville's Carnegie Library)	Carnegie Library
Intersection of Treaty Lines		1995	Junction of Castle and St. Marys Roads, about 2 miles west of Brookville 39°24′29″N 85°3′10.6″W / 39.40806°N 85.052944°W / 39.40806; -85.052944 (Intersection of Treaty Lines)	Early Settlement and Exploration, American Indian/Native American
Brookville's Grandstand		2002	Junction of 8th and Mill Streets in the town park in Brookville 39°25′32″N 85°0′29″W / 39.42556°N 85.00806°W / 39.42556; -85.00806 (Brookville's Grandstand)	Sports, Buildings and Architecture
Snow Hill Covered Bridge		2005	Carries Snow Hill Road over Johnson Fork near Rockdale 39°19′32″N 84°51′6″W / 39.32556°N 84.85167°W / 39.32556; -84.85167 (Snow Hill Covered Bridge)	Transportation, Buildings and Architecture
Brigadier-General CSA Francis Asbury Shoup		2006	In the Conwell Cemetery along State Road 121 near Laurel 39°30′16″N 85°11′4″W / 39.50444°N 85.18444°W / 39.50444; -85.18444 (Brigadier-General CSA Francis Asbury Shoup)	Military, Education, African American