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Lexington in Scott County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Site of Western Eagle

 
 
Site of Western Eagle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
1. Site of Western Eagle Marker
Inscription. Western Eagle was second newspaper in Indiana Territory. Founded in Madison 1813, moved to Lexington July 8, 1815 and to this site October 1815. Jacob Rhoads, publisher after 1814, terminated publication January 6, 1816 for financial reasons. Rhoads was printer for Indiana Territory 1814-1816.
 
Erected 1992 by Indiana Historical Bureau.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.
 
Location. 38° 39.083′ N, 85° 37.583′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Indiana, in Scott County. Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (State Road 356) and Mulberry Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lexington IN 47138, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Morgan's Raid (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lexington First County Seat (about 600 feet away); A Night in a Hotel (about 600 feet away); Site of William Hayden English Home (approx. half a mile away); Town Creek Encampment (approx. half a mile away); John Kimberlin Farm (approx. 3 miles away); Northern Boundary of Clark's Grant
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(approx. 3˝ miles away); Harvey Washington Wiley, M.D. (approx. 7.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.
 
Also see . . .  Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program. (Submitted on November 19, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
 
Site of Western Eagle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, October 14, 2016
2. Site of Western Eagle Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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