McCormick Cabin Site - Indianapolis, Indiana - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

John Wesley McCormick was a Revolutionary War veteran who was one of the earliest setters in central Indiana. He built a cabin at this site along the White River. Here in June, 1820 the commissioners appointed by state met and decided to move the state capital to this new town of Indianapolis. The site is now marked by a large boulder with a plaque inscribed:

Here stood the cabin of
John McCormick
one of the first settlers
in central Indiana.
The commissioners appointed
by the legislature to select
a site for the permanent seat
of government of
the state of  Indiana
met in this cabin
on the seventh of June 1820
and decided upon the location
for the town afterwards named
Indianapolis

Street address: White River State Park Indianapolis, Indiana County / Borough / Parish: Marion Year listed: 1981 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1800-1825 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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