Georgetown in Floyd County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Patrick Shields
Bicentennial Celebration of First Georgetown Settlers
| | 1805 - 2005 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 9, 2016
1. Patrick Shields Marker
Children James & Henry
1811
Aide to General Wm H Harrison
in Tippecanoe Campaign
1816
Delegate to the Indiana
Constitutional Convention
and signed the historical
document at Corydon's
Constitutional Elm
1825
Built Georgetown's first
water sawmill
Respected Pioneer Citizen
Businessman, Magistrate & Judge
Erected 2005.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.
Location. 38° 17.606′ N, 85° 58.582′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Indiana, in Floyd County. It is on Wissman Road south of the railroad tracks, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Georgetown Park, Georgetown IN 47122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); George W. Waltz (here, next to this marker); Sherman Minton (approx. Ό mile away); Georgetown (approx. Ύ mile away); Walter Q. Gresham
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Patrick Henry Shields. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on July 23, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Patrick Henry Shields: A Floyd County Pioneer. Floyd Library PDF (Submitted on May 1, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
2. Veterans Memorial and Founders Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 871 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
