Near Maukport in Harrison County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Last Home of Squire Boone

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018

1. Last Home of Squire Boone Marker

Inscription. Four miles northwest, Squire Boone, wilderness scout, brother of Daniel, settled on Buck Creek in 1804. He built Harrison County's first mill. Squire Boone died in 1815.

Erected 1966 by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.

Location. 38° 1.404′ N, 86° 11.64′ W. Marker is near Maukport, Indiana, in Harrison County. It is on Indiana Route 135 0.2 miles 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mauckport IN 47142, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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Morgan’s Great Raid (here, next to this marker); Morgan's Raid (here, next to this marker); The Civil War Comes to Indiana (here, next to this marker); Morgan's Headquarters (approx. 1.7 miles away in Kentucky); Louisville, Kentucky Confederate Monument (approx. 1.8 miles away in Kentucky); Morgan — On To Ohio (approx. 1.9 miles away in Kentucky); Meade County Monument (approx. 1.9 miles away in Kentucky); Early Meade County Leader / Meade County Courthouse (approx. 1.9 miles away in Kentucky). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maukport.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Morgan Enters Indiana (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Squire Boone. (Submitted on November 12, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018

2. Last Home of Squire Boone Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018

3. Last Home of Squire Boone Marker

Squire Boone, Jr. image. Click for full size.

4. Squire Boone, Jr.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 12, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.