Located on the west side of the Snodgrass Floral Company parking lot entrance, the Isaac Knight Memorial is a nondescript marker in a tiny garden along the sidewalk. It marks the gravesite of Isaac Knight, who was captured at age 13 in 1795 by Pottawattamie Native Americans and escaped two years and three months later. Knight crossed the Ohio River with four friends on the day of his capture. Two of the friends were killed and two were captured by Kickapoo Native Americans. They escaped a year prior to Knight’s escape. There is a painting in the Evansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science depicting his experience.

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