Downtown in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Jefferson County

Organized in 1811

— Named for Thomas Jefferson —

Jefferson County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, December 30, 2023

1. Jefferson County Marker

Inscription. Jefferson County is home to a great boulder-strewn canyon that sunlight can only penetrate at high noon. Moss and ferns cling to the cliffs along Clifty Creek where Big Clifty Falls drops 60 feet in its run to the Ohio River. In 1846 the county benefited from a railroad which cut through the limestone hills on a 1.3-mile incline, rising 311 feet per mile, one of the steepest standard gauge railroads ever built in the United States.

Erected 2002.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Railroads & Streetcars • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.

Location. 39° 46.14′ N, 86° 10.133′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from North Blackford Street north of Indianapolis Cultural Trail, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 650 West Washington Street, Indianapolis IN 46204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn

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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 walking distance of this marker: Sullivan County (here, next to this marker); Warrick County (here, next to this marker); Floyd County (here, next to this marker); Tipton County (here, next to this marker); Porter County (here, next to this marker); Clinton County (here, next to this marker); Hamilton County (a few steps from this marker); Noble County (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.

Also see . . . Jefferson County. (Submitted on January 6, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Additional commentary.
1. Counties
This is one of 92 markers on the perimeter of the Indiana State Museum, one for each county.

— Submitted January 6, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, December 30, 2023

2. Jefferson County Marker

Location of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, December 30, 2023

3. Location of the marker

Thomas Jefferson image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rembrandt Peale, 1801

4. Thomas Jefferson

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 6, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.