Location: This marker is located on Highway 66, 4 miles east of Cannelton, Indiana past the Cannelton Dam.
The plaque reads: Lafayette Spring. Lafayette and his party spent the night in this community after the steamer Mechanic sank in the Ohio River May 9, 1825. Pioneers came from miles around to visit him at this spring before he departed the following day on a passing steamer. From this historic spot Lafayette Spring Chapter, D.A.R., takes its name. Erected by Lafayette Spring Chapter, D.A.R. 1958.
Close-up of the plaque showing George's name.
The plaque reads: Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln and the Lincoln ideals and to the old Perry County of his boyhood years (1816-1830). Lincoln - Humble - Homely - Lonely - Gifted - Great. By Lafayette Spring Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1959 - 1960.
This may have been one of George Honig's last plaques as he died in 1962.
This photo shows the entrance to the spring. Steps lead down to the water. There is a well and old pump on the property.