IN-49.2011.1 - Isaac Blackford

Marker text: ISAAC BLACKFORD

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Blackford invested in Indiana land, including properties in new state capital, Indianapolis; purchased land here, 1832. He helped establish Indiana Colonization Society, and promoted education. In 1855, U.S. President Franklin Pierce, appointed Blackford to U.S. Court of Claims, Washington, D.C.; he served until his death; buried in Indianapolis January 1860.

Installed 2011 Indiana Historical Bureau and Indiana Supreme Court