Near Franklin in Johnson County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Big Spring
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, July 14, 2013
1. Big Spring Marker
Big Spring
Center of
Hopewell Settlement
This building erected by John Hoefgen, in memory of the early settlers, his Mother, Eliza Demott Hoefgen, and Uncle, Albert List, long an Elder in the Hopewell Church.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location. 39° 29.775′ N, 86° 7.033′ W. Marker is near Franklin, Indiana, in Johnson County. It is on State Road 144 north of County Road W100N, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin IN 46131, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana and specifically in Greater Indianapolis. 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 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: A different marker also named Big Spring (here, next to this marker); Hopewell Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Franklin Township High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Hopewell Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hopewell Academy 1855 to 1884 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Hopewell Flag (approx. Ό mile away); Hopewell Academy Boarding House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Donnell's Knoll (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.
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Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, July 14, 2013
2. Full View - - Big Spring Marker
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, July 14, 2013
3. Other View - - Big Spring
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2013, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 898 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2013, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.
