Charlestown in Clark County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Grave of Jonathan Jennings

(1784-1834)

— (Two blocks east) —

Grave of Jonathan Jennings Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 24, 2022

1. Grave of Jonathan Jennings Marker

Inscription.
Indiana Territorial Delegate to
Congress, 1809-1816.
President of Indiana Constitutional
Convention, June, 1816.
First Governor of Indiana, 1816-1822.
Member of Congress, 1822-1830.

Erected 1966 by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission. (Marker Number 10.1966.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1816.

Location. 38° 26.765′ N, 85° 39.92′ W. Marker is in Charlestown, Indiana, in Clark County. Marker is on Market Street (State Road 3) 0.2 miles south of Clark Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlestown IN 47111, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of Green Tree Tavern (approx. ¼ mile away); Mary Garrett Hay (approx. ¼ mile away); First Masonic Capital of Indiana (approx. 0.3 miles away); Downs House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fern Grove and Rose Island Resorts (approx. 1.1 miles away); Indiana State Parks: The First 100 Years 1916-2016

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Rose Island (approx. 2.3 miles away); John Work Home and Mill (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlestown.

Also see . . . Jonathan Jennings: Honoring the Autonomy and Democratic Values of Pioneer Hoosiers. The future first governor of the State of Indiana grew up in western Pennsylvania. He moved to the Indiana Territory at age 22, settling first in Jeffersonville, where he began a law practice. (S. Chandler Lighty, Indiana Historical Bureau Indiana History Blog, posted July 26, 2017) (Submitted on September 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 24, 2022

2. Grave of Jonathan Jennings Marker

Jonathan Jennings image. Click for full size.

James Forbes via Indiana Historical Bureau (Public Domain)

3. Jonathan Jennings

Jonathan Jennings Gravestone image. Click for full size.

4. Jonathan Jennings Gravestone

He is buried in Charlestown Cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.