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Rose Island Amusement Park Historical Markers

During its heyday between 1923 and 1937, thousands of people came to enjoy the fresh air, amenities, and amusements of Rose Island Amusement Park. It was a recreational area known as Fern Grove in the 1880s and is now abandoned.
 
By Tom Bosse, June 13, 2026
All Aboard the Steamboats! Marker
1 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — All Aboard the Steamboats! —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
2 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — An Enormous Dining Hall —
On Trail #7, on the right when traveling north.
3 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Building a Resort — From a peaceful picnic spot —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, in the median.
4 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — 10.1998.1 — Fern Grove and Rose Island Resorts —
On Jersey Avenue east of Ohio River Scenic Byway (Indiana Road 62), on the left when traveling east.
5 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Fourteen Mile Creek Boat Landing —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, on the right when traveling south.
6 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Getting to the Island by Suspension Bridge —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, on the right when traveling south.
7 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Great Flood of 1937 —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
8 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — History Talks: Advertisements and Articles from Rose Island —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Road, on the right when traveling east.
9 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Ohio River Landing: Getting here was half the fun! —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
10 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Reclaimed by Nature — Once a resort, now a nature preserve —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, in the median.
11 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Rose Island —
Near an unnamed road 0.5 miles east of Jersey Avenue.
12 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Rose Island Amusement Park: The Summer’s Highlight —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
13 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Rose Island Cottages — A Home Away from Home —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, on the right when traveling north.
14 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Rose Island Dance Hall — Dancing the Night Away! —
On Trail #7, on the right when traveling north.
15 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Rose Island Trail —
On State Park Drive 0.1 miles east of Jersey Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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16 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — The Rose Island Hotel —
On Trail #7, on the right when traveling north.
17 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — The Swimming Pool: Perfect summer fun! —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, on the right when traveling east.
18 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — The Zoo at Rose Island: Those amazing animals! —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, on the right when traveling west.
19 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Timeline of Rose Island —
On Trail #7 east of State Park Drive, on the right when traveling east.
20 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Travel back in time on Rose Island —
On Trail #7 north of Jersey Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
21 ► Indiana, Clark County, Charlestown — Welcome to Rose Island! — Where nature and history tell a story —
On Trail #7 north of Jersey Avenue, in the median.
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026