Big Spring

Big Spring (HM19FS)

Location: Franklin, IN 46131 Johnson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 29.773', W 86° 7.031'

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Hopewell Community

In 1824, settler Simon Covert led Thomas Henderson to Big Spring. A church, school and cemetery were envisioned to the south. Henderson outwitted a man seeking this spring site for a whiskey distillery. His family, vanguard of anti-slavery Kentuckians, arriving late Saturday, Sept. 1825, reverently observed Sunday, unloading their wagons Monday.
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HM NumberHM19FS
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Year Placed1984
Placed ByJohnson County Historical Society and Hopewell Presbyterian Church
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 1:50am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 575908 N 4372216
Decimal Degrees39.49621667, -86.11718333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 29.773', W 86° 7.031'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 29' 46.38" N, 86° 7' 1.86" W
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Area Code(s)317, 765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 647-687 W State Rd 144, Franklin IN 46131, US
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