Armiesburg
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GwynEvie
N 39° 45.785 W 087° 21.071
16S E 469919 N 4401521
This marker designates the site where U.S. armies camped during conflicts in 1811 and 1812.
Waymark Code: WM696P
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/26/2009
Views: 11
Today Armiesburg is a small cluster of houses. According to this marker, it was once a bustling place. The full text reads:
"So named because armies of Gen. Wm. H. Harrison (1811) and Gen. Saml. Hopkins (1812) bivouacked nearby. A busy village during waterpower days, court was held here before the county was judically organized."
The marker was placed in 1966 by the Parke County Historical Society. It stands on the west side of CR 600W in Parke County, just south of US 36 and just north of the town of Armiesburg.
County: Parke
Year Placed: 1966
Name: Armiesburg
ID#: 61.1966.2
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