New Alsace in Dearborn County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

General John Morgan

Photographed by Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016

1. General John Morgan Marker

Inscription. Marched east along this road on
Monday, July 13, 1863
in
his raid across Southern Indiana

Erected 1927 by Dearborn County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 13, 1863.

Location. 39° 14.039′ N, 84° 59.789′ W. Marker is in New Alsace, Indiana, in Dearborn County. It is at the intersection of North Dearborn Road and Yorkridge Road, on the right when traveling east on North Dearborn Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guilford IN 47022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Raiders Steal the Priest’s Horses (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dover (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named General John Morgan (approx. 2.7 miles away); St. John The Baptist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Saint John Lutheran Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Church (approx. 4½ miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Church Original Cemetery Grounds (approx. 4.6 miles away); St. Leon Pole Raising (approx. 4.6 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 635 times since then and 27 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 29, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.