Sanford C. Cox River Ford

Sanford C. Cox River Ford (HM16KH)

Location: Bourbon, IN 46504 Marshall County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 13.817', W 86° 6.293'

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Where you are now standing is an historic river ford on the Goshen - Logansport trail, a vital link between early population centers in 19th century Indiana. This scene depicts Sanford C. Cox account of he and his companion crossing the river on the tenth of January, 1834. Both broke through the icy river and were refused refuge in Benack's cabin to warm themselves.
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HM NumberHM16KH
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Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 1:34pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 575018 N 4564707
Decimal Degrees41.23028333, -86.10488333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 13.817', W 86° 6.293'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 13' 49.02" N, 86° 6' 17.58" W
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Area Code(s)574
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5675 17th Rd, Bourbon IN 46504, US
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