Corydon Battle Site
Corydon Battle Site is located in Harrison County, Indiana
Corydon Battle Site
Corydon Battle Site is located in Indiana
Corydon Battle Site
Corydon Battle Site is located in the United States
Corydon Battle Site
LocationSouth of Corydon on State Road 135, Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana
Coordinates38°11′58.87″N 86°07′46.06″W / 38.1996861°N 86.1294611°W / 38.1996861; -86.1294611
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1863 (1863)
NRHP reference No.79000017[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1979

The Corydon Battle Site is a protected park area located in Harrison Township, Harrison County, Indiana. The site preserves the battlefield where a portion of the Battle of Corydon occurred on July 9, 1863. It is part of the Harrison County Parks Department and is officially known as the Battle of Corydon Memorial Park.[2] It contains the Corydon Civil War Museum.[3]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 1979.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Frederick Porter Griffin (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Corydon Battle Site" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. ^ Harrison County Park and Recreation Department. "Corydon's Civil War Museum". Archived from the original on July 6, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

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National Register of Historic Places in Harrison County, Indiana
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
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