Napoleon in Ripley County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Barbara Fox, Pioneer Lady Inventor

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 20, 2023

1. Barbara Fox, Pioneer Lady Inventor Marker

The marker has deteriorated since its initial entry

Inscription. Miss Barbara Fox came to Napoleon in 1852 as a child and lived next door to the Railroad House Hotel. She received United States patents in 1892 and 1895 for a fire escape. On October 12, 1895 she invited people to test it and they were lowered successfully from the window of the upper floor of the 1879 John F. Heimsath Flouring Mill.

Erected by Ripley County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1862.

Location. 39° 12.365′ N, 85° 19.83′ W. Marker has been reported unreadable. Marker is in Napoleon, Indiana, in Ripley County. It is at the intersection of Madison Street (U.S. 421) and Wilson Street, on the left when traveling south on Madison Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Napoleon IN 47034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Berry's Trace (here, next to this marker); Elias Conwell House (within shouting distance of this marker); Railroad House Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Central House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Artist John W. Love (approx.

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0.2 miles away); The Fugitive Trail (approx. 5½ miles away); Abolitionists (approx. 5½ miles away); John Andrews, Master Craftsman (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Napoleon.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 7, 2011

2. Barbara Fox, Pioneer Lady Inventor Marker

Wide View - - Barbara Fox, Pioneer Lady Inventor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 7, 2011

3. Wide View - - Barbara Fox, Pioneer Lady Inventor Marker

Underground Railroad Route - (# 6) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 7, 2011

4. Underground Railroad Route - (# 6)

Looking East - - Barbara Fox, Pioneer Lady Inventor Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 7, 2011

5. Looking East - - Barbara Fox, Pioneer Lady Inventor Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,389 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on July 26, 2023, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on July 26, 2023, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 10, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.