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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Gibson 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 Gibson County.

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Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Year placed	Location	Topics
Lyles Station		2002	Along County Road 500W near its junction with County Road 100N in front of the restored Lyles Consolidated School, 1 mile north of the junction of State Roads 64 and 65, 5 miles west of Princeton 38°22′11″N 87°39′36″W / 38.36972°N 87.66000°W / 38.36972; -87.66000 (Lyles Station)	African American, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
James Washington Cockrum		2005	411 W. Oak St. in Oakland City 38°20′16″N 87°21′0″W / 38.33778°N 87.35000°W / 38.33778; -87.35000 (James Washington Cockrum)	Underground Railroad, African American
Black Civil War Substitutes		2015	Bicentennial Park, State St. and West St., Princeton 38°21′20″N 87°34′12″W / 38.35556°N 87.57000°W / 38.35556; -87.57000 (Black Civil War Substitutes)
Melba Newell Phillips		2019	Oakland City University near 138 N. Lucretia St., Oakland City 38°20′21″N 87°21′7″W / 38.33917°N 87.35194°W / 38.33917; -87.35194 (Melba Newell Phillips Marker)	Science, Education
Aaron Richard Fisher		2022	Lyles Station Historic School & Museum at 953 County Rd 500 W, Princeton 38°22′10″N 87°39′33″W / 38.36944°N 87.65917°W / 38.36944; -87.65917 (Aaron Richard Fisher Marker)	Military, African American

See also

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

References

1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
2. Lyles Station, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
3. James Washington Cockrum, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
4. IHB (2020-12-15). "Black Civil War Substitutes". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
5. IHB (2020-12-15). "Melba Newell Phillips". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
6. IHB (2022-07-06). "Aaron Richard Fisher, 1895-1985". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-13.

External links

• Indiana Historical Marker Program
• Indiana Historical Bureau

v t e Municipalities and communities of Gibson County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Princeton
Cities	Princeton Oakland City
Towns	Fort Branch Francisco Haubstadt Hazleton Mackey Owensville Patoka Somerville
Townships	Barton Center Columbia Johnson Montgomery Patoka Union Wabash Washington White River
CDPs	Buckskin Johnson
Other communities	Crawleyville Dongola East Mount Carmel Giro King Lyles Station Mount Olympus Oatsville‡ Saint James Skelton Snake Run Warrenton Wheeling
Ghost town	Port Gibson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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