Vincennes in Knox County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sarah Knox Taylor

Photographed by Daulton Cox, June 16, 2026

1. Sarah Knox Taylor Marker

Inscription. Two blocks South of this marker
on March 6, 1814, was born
Sarah Knox Taylor
Daughter of
Capt. And Mrs. Zachary Taylor

Miss Taylor married Lieut. Jefferson Davis at Louisville, Kentucky on June 17, 1835 and died in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, on September 15, of the same year.
Zachary Taylor subsequently became the Twelfth President of the United States, and Jefferson Davis the First and only President of the Confederate States of America.

Erected 1964 by United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #12 Zachary Taylor, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1921.

Location. 38° 41.129′ N, 87° 31.535′ W. Marker is in Vincennes, Indiana, in Knox County. It is on Park Street south of Harrison Street, on the left when traveling south. At Vincennes Historic Village next to "Grouseland" (William Henry Harrison Home) on Park Street (which is no longer open to

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vehicle traffic.) Good parking on Harrison Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vincennes IN 47591, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Indiana’s Tri-State Region,

in Southern Indiana,

and in the Wabash Valley.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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: Millstones from Emison Mills (a few steps from this marker); William Henry Harrison & Lewis & Clark Expedition (a few steps from this marker); Indiana Territory (a few steps from this marker); "Grouseland" (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Thornton Scott (1777 - 1827 ) (within shouting distance of this marker); Tecumseh and Harrison (within shouting distance of this marker);

Photographed by Al Wolf

2. Sarah Knox Taylor Marker

Vincennes University (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vincennes.

Also see . . . Sarah Knox Taylor on Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 17, 2026, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)