Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Little Indian Fields

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 16, 2008

1. Little Indian Fields Marker

Inscription. Named for the Native Americans who first dwelled here along both sides of the Kokosing River, the Little Indian Fields is adjacent to the site of the first white settlement of Knox County. Early white inhabitants of this land were Andrew and Catherine Craig and Benjamin and John Butler. John “Appleseed” Chapman planted an apple orchard near here at the confluence of the Kokosing River and Centre Run and in 1809 bought two lots in Mount Vernon. In 1808 the Ohio Legislature created Knox County and later designated Mount Vernon as the county seat.

Erected 1993 by Knox County Historical Society and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-42.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1809.

Location. 40° 22.959′ N, 82° 28.104′ W. Marker is in Mount Vernon, Ohio, in Knox County. It is at the intersection of Lower Gambier Road (County Route

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262) and Mount Vernon Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Lower Gambier Road. Marker is next to the pavilion along the Kokosing Gap Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Vernon OH 43050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country.

It is also in the American Midwest

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lakeholm Administration Building (approx. 0.8 miles away); M.C. Kirk House (approx. 0.8 miles away); L.B. Ward House (approx. 0.8 miles away); C.G. Cooper House (approx. 0.9 miles away); C.P. Buckingham House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Durbin House (approx. 0.9 miles away); C.A. Bope House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sturgess House (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Vernon.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 16, 2008

2. Little Indian Fields Marker

Looking south along the Kokosing Gap Trail (former railroad right of way).

Kokosing Gap Trail Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 16, 2008

3. Kokosing Gap Trail Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,862 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.