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History
Northern boundary of the Indiana Territory established by the 1809 Treaty of Fort Wayne between Gov. W.H. Harrison and the Indian tribes, Miami Chief Little Turtle presiding. The line followed the shadow of an upright spear at 10:00 A.M. Historic Gosport is the only town directly on the line.
Sculpture
The monument was designed and sculptured by noted Owen County artist and sculptor F.L. Hollis, on land made available by the David Gray family, descendants of Ephraim Goss, first settler in Gosport (Goss's Port) in 1818.
Northern boundary of the Indiana Territory established by the 1809 Treaty of Fort Wayne between Gov. W.H. Harrison and the Indian tribes, Miami Chief Little Turtle presiding. The line followed the shadow of an upright spear at 10:00 A.M. Historic Gosport is the only town directly on the line.
Sculpture
The monument was designed and sculptured by noted Owen County artist and sculptor F.L. Hollis, on land made available by the David Gray family, descendants of Ephraim Goss, first settler in Gosport (Goss's Port) in 1818.
Details
| HM Number | HM1BRQ |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | Gosport Lion's Club |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 8:58pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 528631 N 4356206 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.35483333, -86.66768333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 21.29', W 86° 40.061' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 21' 17.40" N, 86° 40' 3.66" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 812, 765 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 600 N 7th St, Gosport IN 47433, US |
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