Boonville in Warrick County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ratliff Boon
The Faithful among the Faithfullest
| | Born 1781 Died 1844 | |
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 1, 2011
1. Base Section - - Ratliff Boon Marker
Lt. Governor State of Ind. 1819
Governor State of Ind.
Sept. 12, 1822 to Dec. 5, 1822
U.S. Congressman 8 terms. 1823 1839
Erected by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3418; Warrick Post 200 American Legion.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1942.
Location. 38° 2.964′ N, 87° 16.521′ W. Marker is in Boonville, Indiana, in Warrick County. It is at the intersection of West Locust Street (State Road 62) and South 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east on West Locust Street. Located on the South/West lawn of the Warrick County Courthouse in Boonville, Indiana. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 S 2nd St, Boonville IN 47601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region 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: Warrick County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Operation Desert Storm Memorial (here, next to this marker); William L. Barker (within shouting distance of this marker); James A. Hemenway (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Also see . . . Ratliff Boon. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 19, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 1, 2011
2. Top Section - - Ratliff Boon Marker
Photographed by Trevor L Whited, March 23, 2024
3. Ratliff Boon Marker
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 1, 2011
4. Warrick County Courthouse
The Ratliff Boon Marker can be seen to the right of the lightpole in the center of this photo.
via Wikipedia, 1870
5. Ratliff Boon
Posthumous portrait by James Forbes (c.1870)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 694 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on March 24, 2024, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 3. submitted on March 24, 2024, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. 4. submitted on October 4, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. 5. submitted on January 19, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
