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This is a list of the Indiana state historical markers in Decatur County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Decatur County, Indiana, United States by the Indiana Historical Bureau. The locations of the historical markers and their latitude and longitude coordinates are included below when available, along with their names, years of placement, and topics as recorded by the Historical Bureau. There are 5 historical markers located in Decatur County.

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Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Year placed	Location	Topics
Decatur County Court House		1980	Southwestern lawn of Courthouse Square along Main Street (State Road 46 in Greensburg 39°20′13″N 85°29′1″W / 39.33694°N 85.48361°W / 39.33694; -85.48361 (Decatur County Court House)	Buildings and Architecture, Military
Civil War General John T. Wilder		2001	Northern side of 446 E. Main Street (State Road 46 at the Poplar Street junction in Greensburg 39°20′13″N 85°28′40″W / 39.33694°N 85.47778°W / 39.33694; -85.47778 (Civil War General John T. Wilder)	Military
Donnell v. State, 1852		2007	150 Courthouse Square in Greensburg 39°20′13″N 85°29′0″W / 39.33694°N 85.48333°W / 39.33694; -85.48333 (Donnell v. State, 1852)	African American, Underground Railroad
Escape of Caroline, 1847		2008	4783 E. County Road 280N near Kingston 39°22′44″N 85°23′18″W / 39.37889°N 85.38833°W / 39.37889; -85.38833 (Escape of Caroline, 1847)	African American, Underground Railroad, Women
Carl Fisher		2014	150 Courthouse Square, Greensburg 39°20′15″N 85°29′00″W / 39.33750°N 85.48333°W / 39.33750; -85.48333 (Carl Fisher Marker)	Transportation; Business, Industry, & Labor; Sports

See also

• List of Indiana state historical markers
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Decatur County, Indiana

References

1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
2. Decatur County Court House, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
3. Civil War General John T. Wilder, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
4. Donnell v. State, 1852, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
5. Escape of Caroline, 1847, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
6. IHB (2020-12-15). "Carl Fisher". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-13.

External links

• Indiana Historical Marker Program
• Indiana Historical Bureau

v t e Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Greensburg
City	Greensburg
Towns	Millhousen New Point St. Paul‡ Westport
Townships	Adams Clay Clinton Fugit Jackson Marion Salt Creek Sand Creek Washington
CDPs	Adams Burney Clarksburg Lake Santee‡ Letts Milford Saint Omer Sandusky Sardinia
Other communities	Alert Downeyville Forest Hill Gaynorsville Germantown Harris City Horace Kingston Knarr Corner Letts Corner Mechanicsburg New Pennington Rossburg Saint Maurice Slabtown Waynesburg Williamstown‡
Ghost town	Springhill
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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