Marker Erected by: Indiana Michigan Power and Sullivan County Historical Society.
Location: Main St. (IN-63) & Market St. (CR-926), Fairbanks.
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.