Butler-Tarkington in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Crown Hill
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 8, 2015
1. Crown Hill Marker
Erected 1976 by Board of Corporators of Crown Hill Cemetery. (Marker Number 49.1976.2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #23 Benjamin Harrison, the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers, and the National Cemeteries series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 49.541′ N, 86° 10.378′ W. Marker was in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It was in Butler-Tarkington. It could
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Regionally, this marker was in Central Indiana. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Crown Hill Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wright-Whitesell-Gentry Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Greenlawn Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Indiana AIDS Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rhoads Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Crown Hill Confederate Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Crown Hill Racing Legends (approx. half a mile away); James Whitcomb Riley (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.
Also see . . . Crown Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 8, 2015
2. Crown Hill Marker (facing north)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 8, 2015
3. Crown Hill Marker (facing south)
Photographed by Frankie, March 26, 2014
4. Charles Fairbanks Memorial
Photographed by Frankie, March 26, 2014
5. Charles Fairbanks Memorial close-up
Photographed by Frankie, March 26, 2014
6. Charles Fairbanks Grave
Photographed by Frankie, March 26, 2014
7. Thomas Hendricks Grave
Photographed by Frankie, March 26, 2014
8. Close-up of Thomas Hendricks Grave
Photographed by Frankie
9. Thomas Marshall Grave
Photographed by Pat Filippone, July 18, 2013
10. Benjamin Harrison Marker at Crown Hill Cemetery
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 11, 2000
11. Charles Brouse grave marker
He is a Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery Section 7 Lot 41. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: BROUSE, CHARLES W.
Rank and organization: Captain, Company K, 100th Indiana Infantry
Place and date: At Missionary Ridge, Tenn., 25 November 1863
Entered service at: Indianapolis, Ind.
Date of issue: 16 May 1899
Citation: To encourage his men whom he had ordered to lie down while under severe fire, and who were partially protected by slight earthworks, himself refused to lie down, but walked along the top of the works until he fell severely wounded.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 27, 2003
12. John McKenzie (burial name) aka John Kinsey (military name) grave marker
He is a Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Section 21 Lot 1. His Medal of Honor information and citation is:
KINSEY, JOHN
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company B, 45th Pennsylvania Infantry
Place and date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 18 May 1864
Date of issue: 2 March 1897
Citation: Seized the colors, the color bearer having been shot, and with great gallantry succeeded in saving them from capture.
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 22, 2004
13. Jacob Johnson (burial name) aka John Swanson (military name)-grave marker
He is a Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery Section 37 Lot 1670. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: SWANSON, JOHN
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy
Accredited to: Massachusetts
G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865
Citation: On board the U.S.S. Santiago de Cuba during the assault on Fort Fisher on 15 January 1865. As one of a boat crew detailed to one of the generals on shore, Swanson bravely entered the fort in the assault and accompanied his party in carrying dispatches at the height of the battle. He was 1 of 6 men who entered the fort in the assault from the fleet.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,242 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on July 4, 2025, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 13, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on July 13, 2018. 5. submitted on July 13, 2018, by Pam Scheib of York, Pennsylvania. 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on July 13, 2018. 10. submitted on April 25, 2015, by Pat Filippone of Stockton, California. 11, 12, 13. submitted on July 18, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
