Fairbank's Massacre - Fairbanks, IN
Posted by: 
YoSam.
N 39° 13.165 W 087° 31.288
16S E 454984 N 4341255
Military action of Sept. 1812.
Waymark Code: WM4T1Z
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2008
Views: 21
Marker Text:
FAIRBANKS' MASSACRE
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A War of 1812 military action occurred in September 1812 three miles west-southwest of here. While escorting supplies from Fort Knox near Vincennes to Fort Harrison at Terre Haute, Sergeant Nathan Fairbanks and approximately a dozen soldiers were ambushed -- and most killed -- by Indians.
Marker is by the front door of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #192. I am told this building was also the Post Office and at one time City Hall.
Date Erected/Dedicated: 1989
Who put it there? Private/Government?: Indiana Michigan Power and Sullivan County Historical Society
Location/Address:
Main St. (IN-63) & Market St. (CR-925),
Fairbanks, IN USA
47849
County/Province: Sullivan County
Website (related) if available: [Web Link]
Hours or Restrictions if Appropiate: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
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