Leavenworth in Crawford County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Leavenworth

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2022

1. Leavenworth Marker

Inscription. Founded 1818 by Seth and Zebulon Leavenworth. Ohio River port for keelboats, flatboats, packets. Shipped pork, spirits, produce, corn, lumber, etc. Manufactured skiffs, flatboats, pearl buttons. Crawford County seat, 1843-c. 1895, when "stolen" by town of English. Town relocated to present site after 1937 flood.

Erected 1992 by Indiana Historical Bureau. (Marker Number 13.1992.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 38° 12.016′ N, 86° 20.696′ W. Marker is in Leavenworth, Indiana, in Crawford County. It is on Ohio River Scenic Byway (State Road 62) near North 1st Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Leavenworth IN 47137, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Shawnee Hills

and 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Where Did Buttons Come From (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ohio River Lock and Dam No. 44 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Captain Winfield Scott Paris (approx. 0.6 miles away); Leavenworth Skiffs (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Hoosier National Forest

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Welcome to Wyandotte and Siberts Cave! (approx. 3.4 miles away); Early Mining at Wyandotte Caves (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mt. Solomon Lutheran Church (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leavenworth.

Also see . . . Leavenworth. Wikipedia entry on the small Ohio River town, with details about its history, geography and demographics. (Submitted on October 3, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2022

2. Leavenworth Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 383 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.