Marker Erected by: Knox County Historical Society.
Date Marker Erected: 1976.
County of Marker: Knox County.
Location of Marker: MO-156, city park.
Marker Text:
NEWARK, MISSOURI James Fresh of Maryland, first settler on Knox County, entered land in Oct. 1833, 1 mile southwest of Newark. In 1834 he built a grist mill on the South Fabius River.
Newark, the oldest town in Knox County, was established in 1836.
On Aug. 1, 1862 a Civil War battle was fought here.