Hancock County created 1828. Named for first signer of Declaration of Independence. Agricultural County, near center of Hoosier State. First settled 1818 in Blue River Township. Greenfield chosen County Seat in 1829. “Green Fields” . . . — — Map (db m32230) HM
Born: Indianapolis, Indiana Background: - Graduate of Indianapolis High School, class of 1893 - Graduate of University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture, class of 1896 - Graduate of Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1901 - Joined . . . — — Map (db m241677) HM
This statue memorializes a Hoosier woman who overcame challenges to protect Turkey Run forever.
Juliet Strauss 1863-1918
Journalist/Park Advocate
Juliet Strauss began writing a regular column for the Rockville newspaper . . . — — Map (db m268938) HM
In 1816, the Lincoln family moved from present-day Larue County, Kentucky, to present-day Spencer County, Indiana. Abraham Lincoln, future president of the United States, recounted the reason for this move north of the Ohio River in a short . . . — — Map (db m249381) HM
William Keemer (born ca. 1852) of Carthage was a Black carpenter with ties to the nearby free Black community of Beech Settlement (begun ca.1828). In 1875, white Hancock County farmer William Vaughn accused Keemer of raping his wife. Keemer was . . . — — Map (db m276354) HM
These markers were funded with a grant from Federal Highway Administration through the National Scenic Byways Program.
The Hoosier National Forest - Then and Now
This area has been inhabited continuously by humans for 12,000 years. . . . — — Map (db m178232) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
