Jennings County, formed 1816, named in honor of Jonathan Jennings: territorial delegate to Congress, 1809-1816; president of Indiana Constitutional Convention, 1816; first governor of state, 1816-1822; member of United States House of Representatives, 1822-1831. The only Jennings County in the United States.

Marker is at the intersection of Jackson Street (Indiana Route 7) and Perry Street, on the left when traveling east on Jackson Street.

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