Clarksville in Clark County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

George Rogers Clark

1752-1818

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, April 18, 2024

1. George Rogers Clark Marker

Inscription. Near this site stood the home
of General George Rogers Clark
Pioneer - Soldier - Patriot
Conqueror of the Northwest Territory who with dauntless heroism during the Revolutionary War invaded the enemy territory, captured the posts of Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes and won for the United States the empire northwest of The Ohio River

Erected 1922 by Ann Rogers Clark Chapter Daughters American Revolution; Indiana Society Sons of The Revolution; Indiana Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 38° 17.241′ N, 85° 46.583′ W. Memorial is in Clarksville, Indiana, in Clark County. It can be reached from Harrison Avenue west of Bailey Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1170 Harrison Ave, Clarksville IN 47129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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memorial is 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lewis & Clark Expedition (within shouting distance of this marker); Eastern Boundary (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clarksville (approx. 0.7 miles away); Eleanor Roosevelt (approx. 0.9 miles away); Indiana State Parks: the First 100 Years 1916-2016 (approx. one mile away); Falls of the Ohio Fossil Beds (approx. one mile away); Navigating the Falls of the Ohio (approx. one mile away); John A. Munz and Coast Guard Ohio River History (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarksville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. River Navigation (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, April 18, 2024

2. George Rogers Clark Marker

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, April 18, 2024

3. George Rogers Clark Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2024, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2024, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.