| Indiana (Adams County), Berne — Adams County Veterans Memorial |
| | In loving memory and appreciation for the men and women of Adams County who served our nation.
This monument is dedicated to those veterans who made the supreme sacrifice and gave their todays for our tomorrows
World War I
Apr. 6, 1917 - Nov. 11, 1918
Bixler, David
Bradtmueller, Erhardt
Christen, Jesse F.
Clark, Clarence
Coffelt, Roy
Eley, Clelmer Clayton
Fox, Chester
Heller, Reuben Hugh
Henschen, Frank Oliver
Hirschy, Christian
Huser, Samuel . . . — Map (db m37026) HM |
| Indiana (Adams County), Decatur — Adams County Peace Monument - Honor Rolls |
| | Left Side
Left - Small Plaque
Thomas Archibold
Pennsylvania
Pvt - Capt Bells Co
Revolutionary War
1755 - ✝ - 1837
Small Plaque
James Ball
Sgt - Col Bakers MD Regt
Revolutionary War
1751 - ✝ - 1834
Right - Small Plaque
George Emery
Capt - Col Smallwoods Regt
Revolutionary War
Oct 2, 1752 - ✝ - July 3, 1841
Small Plaque
William Shepherd
Adams Co
War of 1812
Aug 18, 1788 - . . . — Map (db m54763) WM |
| Indiana (Adams County), Decatur — Adams County Veterans Memorial |
| | Honoring
the men and women
of Adams County
who served in
the Armed Forces of
The United States
World War I ——— World War II
Korean ————— Vietnam
and all other conflicts — Map (db m54629) WM |
| Indiana (Adams County), Decatur — Gene Stratton-Porter |
| | In Memory of
Gene Stratton - Porter
Author
of
The Girl of The Limberlost,
The Song of the Cardinal, Freckles
and other nature stories.
Who came to Decatur as a bride and in
this County, at Geneva, on the banks of the
Limberlost, her first ten books were written.
She taught the Love of Nature
Dedicated by the school children
of Adams County
1926 — Map (db m54643) HM |
| Indiana (Adams County), Decatur — 01.1977.1 — The Wayne Trace |
| | General Anthony Wayne and the Legion of the United States passed this way on October 30, 1794, in route from Fort Wayne to Fort Greenville, ending the western campaign against the Indian Confederacy. The Legion spent the previous night camped 2.6 miles N.N.W. of here. — Map (db m29620) HM |
| Indiana (Adams County), Geneva — 01.2006.1 — Geneva Downtown Historic District |
| |
(Side 1)
Adams County formed 1835. Geneva incorporation 1874 included early towns Alexander and Buffalo. During 1890s oil boom, population and businesses grew. Fire destroyed much of town 1895; Geneva Board of Trustees banned wooden buildings, mandated stone, iron, or brick buildings along part of Line Street.
(Side 2)
By end of 1895, twenty-four new brick business buildings completed here. District (144-455 East Line Street) retains look of late 1800s commercial . . . — Map (db m63824) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Churubusco — 02.1966.1 — Site of Hardins Defeat |
| | Colonel John Hardin, of the Kentucky Militia, with 180 men and Captain John Armstrong, U.S. Army, with 30 men, were routed here on October 19, 1790, by Indians under Miami Chief Little Turtle during General Harmar's Campaign. — Map (db m47459) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — "Johnny Appleseed" [ John Chapman ] |
| | Born in Massachusetts, 1776
Died near Fort Wayne, 1843.
Buried in the David Archer Cemetery
Pioneer apple grower of Indiana and Ohio.
The Indiana Horticultural Society
and all those who are endeavoring to carry
on the work he nobly commenced join in
dedicating this monument to the memory
of his deeds. — Map (db m59649) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Allen County and Fort Wayne W.W. I Memorial Spirit of the American Doughboy -and- Spirit of American Navy |
| | ( Front )
Argonne —— ∮—— Cantigny
Allen County and Fort Wayne
their Tribute
to the Glory of their Sons
Loyalty — Courage
Sacrifice — Victory
1917 —— 1918
( Obverse )
Belleau Wood —— ∮—— Soissons
Allen County and Fort Wayne
their Tribute
to the Glory of their Sons
Peace — Freedom
Democracy — Justice
1917 —— . . . — Map (db m54627) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — 02.1963.1 — Camp Allen 1861-64 Civil War Mustering-In Camp |
| | Colonel Hugh B. Reed served as first Commandant. Here the 30th, 44th, 74th, 88th, and 100th Indiana Regiments and the 11th Indiana Battery were organized. — Map (db m65185) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Cathedral of Immaculate Conception |
| | Oldest church structure in continuous use in Fort Wayne area and seat of Catholicism in Northern Indiana.
Christianity carried to this part of the New World in 1600's by Catholic missionaries. Land formerly part of burial ground for Miami Indians.
Major portion of Cathedral square purchased by Fr. Stephan Baden, 1831. Remaining land acquired by Fr. Julian Benoit, chief architect and first rector of the Cathedral.
Cornerstone laid June 19, 1859. Dedicated December 8, 1860 on . . . — Map (db m45024) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Chief Little Turtle 1752 - 1812 |
| | . . . — Map (db m21066) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Duck Creek: Early Industry and Business Development |
| | Fort Wayne business had a start on Duck Street, named for the 19th century Duck Creek that drained the area from the higher ground near Superior Street into the St. Marys River. Along Duck Creek in the 1840s and 50s stood the City Mills, one of the largest mills in early Fort Wayne. Like other streams in the area, Duck Creek afforded an ideal opportunity for the beginnings of industry in the frontier community. The first industrial businesses in the city - blacksmithing, brick and tile making, . . . — Map (db m16997) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Earliest Railroad |
| | The Wabash & Erie Canal was instrumental in the construction of the first railways in Fort Wayne, which quickly became a railroading center in the Midwest. In 1852, along the canal at the present-day railroad elevation that borders the south edge of Headwaters Park at Lafayette Street, the first locomotive was unloaded from a canal boat. The locomotive was placed on tracks that were laid on Lafayette Street and led to the south side of town where the main line of the new Ohio and Indiana . . . — Map (db m16996) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Early Effort To Build A Park |
| | Around the turn of the century, the nationwide “City Beautiful” movement found local expression through the efforts of Charles Mulford Robinson and nationallly known landscape architect George Kessler. Seeking to reclaim the natural beauty of our rivers, Mr. Kessler incorporated them into a sweeping plan of riverside drives and parks that would bring the Indiana landscape into the heart of the city. Proposed in a report presented to the City's Park Board just days before the . . . — Map (db m17034) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Emerine Jane Holman Hamilton 1810 - 1889 Pioneer in Religion, Education, Philanthropy, Reform |
| | She encouraged local efforts to form First Presbyterian Church, establish a public library, support the national Women's Suffrage Movement, and donated land for Fort Wayne's first African-American church.
The Hamilton Estate on Clinton Street abounded in flowers, shrubs, and trees and included the homes in which granddaughters Edith, Alice, and Agnes lived.
This gardenscape is a tribute to Emerine's personal elegance and achievements. As it surrounds the plaza, it symbolizes Emerine's . . . — Map (db m16967) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — First Americans |
| | The confluence area of the Three Rivers was known to the native people since as early as the end of the last Ice Age, more than 10,000 years ago. As the glaciers melted and receded, they paused here creating a high point in the topography of the land. Early native people followed the edge of the glacier taking advantage of the food sources it provided, such as vegetation and wild game. The St. Mary's and St. Joseph Rivers join a few hundred yards east of this point and form the Maumee River . . . — Map (db m17064) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Flood Retention Walls |
| | The concrete retention walls at the north end of the plaza will help downtown Fort Wayne withstand future flooding when the rivers rise. They were constructed where sandbaggers and volunteers worked during the flood of 1982 to build a dike to protect the National Guard Armory and other buildings on this site. The flood protection walls, spanning both sides of the Headwaters Park Plaza, are dedicated to the people who helped Fort Wayne become known as the city that saved itself. — Map (db m17061) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — 02.2000.1 — Fort Miamis |
| | [Marker Front]:
French built a palisaded fort on this strategic site in 1722; named Fort Saint Philippe des Miamis. One of three French forts built in what is now Indiana to protect French fur trade from encroaching English. First of five forts built over time within a square mile of the center of present-day Fort Wayne.
[Marker Reverse]:
Nearby confluence of St. Mary's and St. Joseph's Rivers forms Maumee River, a strategic central part of the waterways system . . . — Map (db m21029) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Fort Wayne ~ Fort Dearborn Trail |
| | An ancient Indian trail, through Pottawattomie country, variably called the Dragoon, White Pigeon, Great Northwestern and Fort Dearborn Road. After 1795 used for mail delivery between Fort Wayne and Fort Dearborn. Captain Wells, Wayne spy, was slain along this route. — Map (db m20782) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Headwaters Park |
| | Architect Eric R. Kuhne was commissioned to design a flood control plan that would provide for a park and premier festival center. It could also serve as a model for flood control in other sections of the country. The Headwaters Park Commission was formed to implement and fund the plan that is now Headwaters Park. Construction to develop approximately thirty acres in the “Thumb” began in 1994 and was completed in 1999. There are approximately twenty acres of parkland that lie in the . . . — Map (db m17037) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — 02.1992.1 — Home of Philo T. Farnsworth |
| | Home 1948-1967 of Farnsworth, inventor of television. Farnsworth (1906-1971) was instrumental in perfecting the image formation mechanism which enabled the first effective image transmission in 1927. Farnsworth Radio and Television Corporation in Fort Wayne 1938-1949. — Map (db m65186) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Jail Flats |
| | Because of the often soggy conditions that discouraged use as either residential or commercial property, the area of Headwaters Park became known as the Jail Flats. The first jail in Allen County was a two-story hewn-log structure that was enclosed by a board fence, located on the southwest corner of the courthouse square in downtown Fort Wayne. When it burned in 1849, it was promptly replaced. However, after several prisoners escaped, it was determined that a better jail was needed. In 1852, a . . . — Map (db m16998) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Johnny Appleseed 1774-1845 |
| | Johnny Appleseed legendary planter of orchards across Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, was a real person named John Chapman. He was a friend to all God's creatures and a missionary for the Swedenborgian religion, a Christian denomination.
He was also a smart businessman. Moving ahead of the waves of westward bound settles, he purchased property, carefully sowed apple seeds, and had seedlings available when the settlers arrived. His seedlings were valuable because apples were highly nutritious . . . — Map (db m21560) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Journal Gazette Building |
| | This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — Map (db m54648) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Kekionga |
| | This area of the Three Rivers was a site of settlement of Native Americans for as much as 10,000 years. The collection of villages known as Kekionga, located in the present-day Lakeside neighborhood, was a center of the Miami nation in historic times. At the time of the Miami confederacy in the 1790s, Kekionga also was the gathering place for the Huron, the Ottawa, and the Shawnee.
Tradition holds that Kekionga means "the blackberry patch." To the Miami people this also had the meaning of . . . — Map (db m21501) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — League Park |
| | The first professional organized league baseball game was played here on May 4, 1871 ending in a victory for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas over the Cleveland Forest Citys by a score of 2-0. A wooden structure was built in 1883 and rebuilt numerous times over the next several decades. In 1908, Claude Varnell, whose Fort Wayne “Billikins” was a minor league team associated with the St. Louis Cardinals, rebuilt the park. This included the then unique idea of a grass infield. The field, . . . — Map (db m59686) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Lindenwood Cemetery |
| | Founded 1859 - Dedicated May 30, 1860, was enrolled on the National Register of Historic Places February 17, 1978 by the U.S. Department of Interior. Here in Lindenwood thousands of memorials relate to local, state and national history. — Map (db m44598) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Little Turtle |
| | Miami Chief Mishikinakwa or Me-she-kin-no-quah, known to the Euro-Americans as Little Turtle, born circa 1747, played a significant role in the settlement of the area surrounding the confluence of the Three Rivers. He was the most successful Native American resistance leader during the frontier wars of the late 1700s. He was also one of President George Washington's greatest concerns in the development of the young United States. It was important to the new nation to hold control of this area, . . . — Map (db m16976) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Maumee - Wabash Portage "Glorious Gate" |
| | Only land barrier
on shortest trade route
between Quebec and
New Orleans.
Eastern landing of eight-
mile carry from St. Mary's
to Little River. Used by
Indians, French, British
and American traders. — Map (db m21061) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Meshekinnoquah (Chief Little Turtle) |
| | Chief Little Turtle was one of the most feared and respected leaders during the frontier wars of the 1780s and 1790s when Fort Wayne was born. Known to his people as Meshekinnoquah, Little Turtle is thought to have been born in 1752 in a village along the Eel River a few miles northeast of Columbia City.
Little Turtle rose to prominence as a warrior in 1780. As war chief of the Miami nation, he led them in defeat of the united States irregulars of Colonel LaBalme who attacked the Miami . . . — Map (db m21503) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Miami Legend of the Sandhill Crane |
| | Long before settlers appeared on the scene, the American Indian people here used the sandhill crane as a symbol for their tribe. Early British and American officials referred to the people we know as Miami as “Twightwees” in various spellings such as the English “Twaatwaa”, “Tweeghtwees” or “Twicktwigs.” A legend about how the name became associated with Miamis extends deep into the early history of its people. It is said that the early Miamis . . . — Map (db m17068) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Mother George Civil War Nurse 1808-1865 |
| | The first Fort Wayne home of Mrs. Eliza E. George was near this spot. At the age of 54 she helped make Civil War nursing history. Mother George, as she was known to thousands of Union soldiers, served with front line troops in Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. Time after time, she braved Confederate gunfire to comfort the sick and wounded. Mother George died at her post in Wilmington, N.C. on May 9, 1865, a victim of typhoid fever contracted from returning prisoners. This . . . — Map (db m44085) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Old Fort Wayne Well |
| | The "Old Well," an important factor in the
existence of the fort and its people, saved
the fort from Indian fire brands in 1812.
Fort Wayne was first built, near by, in 1794.
It was rebuilt, on this site, in 1804, and 1815.
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
Research by
Allen County - Fort Wayne Historical Society
Architect: Courtney Robinson — Map (db m21210) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Pirogue Landing |
| | Terminal point where French-Canadian boats, hollowed from 30-60 foot poplar logs, brought families and cargo up the Maumee River from Toledo and Detroit, and returned furs to Lake Erie in exchange for traders' supplies, from the late 1700's until the canal era of the 1840's — Map (db m16957) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Richardville 1761 - 1841 |
| | Richardville
1761 - 1841
Made Chief of the
Miamis for his
Daring rescue of a
White prisoner from
Burning at the
Stake — Map (db m52919) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Site of Last French Fort |
| | Erected, 1750, by Captain Raimond
Surrendered to the British under Lieutenant Butler in 1760.
Ensign Richard Holmes and British garrison massacred by Miami Indians in 1763.
The most severe engagement of battle between Gen. Josiah Harmar and Miamis under Little Turtle fought here, Oct. 22, 1790. — Map (db m21036) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — The Battle of Harmar's Ford |
| | To the Memory of
Major John Wyllys
And His Brave Soldiers Who
Were Killed Near this Spot
In The Battle of
Harmar's Ford
Oct. 22, 1790
With the Indians Under
Chief Little Turtle — Map (db m21358) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — The Battle of Kekionga |
| | The Battle of Kekionga in October 1790 was the fist battle fought by the United States Army after the War for Independence. The campaign had been ordered by President Washington against the Miami settlement of Kekionga, the center of Indian resistance to U.S. migration across the Ohio River.
On October 17, the U.S. commander, General Josiah Harmar, reached Kekionga with 1,453 regular and militia soldiers and found that the Miami had burned and abandoned their town. General Harmar sent . . . — Map (db m21497) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — The First French Fort / The First Playground in Fort Wayne |
| | [Left side of marker]:The First French Fort
The French lived among the Miami at the Three Rivers as early as 1697 when Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes (d. 1719), and Francois Marie Bissot de Vincennes, the son of Jean Baptiste (d. 1736), served as royal agents to the Miamis.
The first fort was built in 1722 on this site by Capt. Dubuisson upon the orders of the French governor in Quebec. The fortification was called Fort St. Philippe or Fort Miamis, was garrisoned by . . . — Map (db m26867) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — The First Police Station |
| | 1863 marked the beginning of the first organized Police Force in the city. The council named a captain and three patrolmen to serve from twilight to daybreak. On this site was located the first city Police Station. It contained three iron cages on the first floor devoted to male offenders with the upper floor being reserved for female law violators. — Map (db m44086) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — The Floods |
| | Most often the rivers here brought prosperity. They are the reason humanbeings settled here; established a land portage to connect with the Wabash River system; and attracted the canal followed by rails, highways, industry, and homes. They brought good, industrious people such as Johnny “Appleseed” Chapman, who was seen in 1830 arriving near this point on the Maumee River with his small boat laden with apple seeds. One significant flood recorded in the Three Rivers area occurred in . . . — Map (db m17030) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — The Fur Traders and the Military at Fort Wayne |
| | The French built Fort St. Philippe (Fort Miamis) west of this area by 1722, to command the land portage here between the Maumee and Wabash Rivers. It was important to the French to protect the area in their political competition with the British as a strategic location for the potential profit from fur trading with the native people Europeans were ready to supply the goods Native Americans wanted, such as metal tools, utensils, weapons, manufactured cloth materials and decorative items. Because . . . — Map (db m17067) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — The Last Two American Forts/The Siege of 1812 |
| | The Last Two American Forts
In 1798, Col. Thomas Hunt began construction on this site of the second American fort at the Three Rivers. this fort, which was completed in 1800, replaced the first, hastily built one erected nearby to the south by Gen. Anthony Wayne in 1794.
In 1815, after having withstood a siege three years earlier, this fort was replaced by Maj. John Whistler, who had assisted in the construction of the first two forts. This was the last fort in the Three Rivers . . . — Map (db m21219) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — The Site of General Wayne's Fort |
| | The Site Of
General Anthony Wayne's Fort
Dedicated October 22nd 1794
It Was The First
United States Fort
Near "Three Rivers"
This Fort Commanded
The Shortest Portage
Between The St. Lawrence
And Mississippi Systems
A Portage Known To
The Indians As "Glorious Gate"
And A Strategic Cross-Roads
In Early Trade and Exploration — Map (db m21020) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — The Wabash & Erie Canal |
| | Anchoring the southern edge of the Headwaters Park “Thumb” until circa 1874, the Wabash & Erie Canals importance to transportation to the western part of the United States and to the growth of Fort Wayne was substantial. Headwaters Park is on the “Summit” or highest elevation of the canal project and dependent upon the waters of the St. Joseph River to function. Ground breaking for the canal was held on February 22, 1832. The grand opening was celebrated here, . . . — Map (db m16985) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — These are the Hamilton Women of Fort Wayne |
| | Edith (seated), scholar of Greek and Roman mythology, wrote the classic text, The Greek Way.
Alice (standing), Edith's sister, influential industrial physician, advanced the reform of unsafe working conditions in our nation's factories.
Agnes (with young child), their cousin, accomplished painter and child advocate, worked in settlement houses and founded Fort Wayne's YWCA.
The Hamilton women have made lasting contributions to the well being of citizens on both local and national levels. Fort Wayne is proud of them. — Map (db m16956) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — 02.1992.2 — Wabash and Erie Canal Groundbreaking |
| | On February 22, 1832, ground was broken two blocks north for the canal, which would link Lake Erie at Toledo with the Ohio River at Evansville. Jordan Vigus, Canal Commissioner, Charles W. Ewing, Samuel Hanna, Elias Murray participated in the ceremony. — Map (db m21045) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Wayne Trace |
| | Wayne Trace
Once the Indian trail to Cincinnati
The route
Of General Harmer's Army in 1790
Of General Wayne's
When leaving the stockade
Christened by Major Hamtramck
"Fort Wayne" in 1794
Also of General Harrison's Army
In 1812. — Map (db m52749) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — William Wells |
| | A tract of 320 acres of land extending west of the St. Joseph River (the modern Bloomingdale and Spy Run neighborhoods) was set aside by an act of Congress in 1808 for the Indian agent William Wells in recognition of his many services to the U.S. government. This act established Wells right to occupy and develop the land with an option to buy at $1.25 per acre (rather than having to bid for the land, as was usually the case) when the area was opened for sales by the U.S. Land Office. Wells . . . — Map (db m26863) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), New Haven — 02.2003.1 — Gronauer Lock No. 2 |
| | Wabash and Erie Canal lock was discovered here June 1991 during excavation for highway construction. It was built 1838–1840 by Henry Lotz and named for lock keeper Joseph Gronauer. The rare, well-preserved timber-frame design lock measured 115 by 40 feet; lock chamber was 90 by 15 feet; two-thirds of the total structure was excavated and removed.
Numerous artifacts and 750 pieces of timber were recovered. After extensive preservation treatment, approximately 5 percent of total lock . . . — Map (db m2498) HM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Columbus — 03.2007.2 — Atterbury Army Air Field |
| |
(Side 1)
Construction begun summer 1942 under Captain Stratton O. Hammon, who used broad authority over laborers, suppliers, and railroad; base in use February 1943. More than 1,000 workers employed during construction. Base was over 2,000 acres, cost over four million dollars, and included more than one hundred buildings, intended to be temporary.
(Side 2)
WWII uses included training B-25, B-26, and glider pilots; by 1944, wounded from Europe received here for Wakeman . . . — Map (db m63819) HM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Columbus — 03.2000.1 — Bartholomew County Courthouse |
| | Side 'One'
County formed by Indiana General Assembly 1821. Thirty acres of land were purchased, and John Tipton donated thirty acres, for county seat. State commissioners named county seat Tiptona--after Tipton; local elected commissioners renamed it Columbus. Tipton served as state representative, Indian agent, and United States senator.
Side 'Two'
Second Empire Style courthouse, designed by Isaac Hodgson, completed 1874, is county's fourth courthouse. Constructed of red brick . . . — Map (db m48105) HM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Columbus — Bartholomew County Revolutionary War Honor Roll |
| | Revolutionary War Soldiers
buried in Bartholomew County
1776 ——— 1976
(Row One) - - William Campbell John Carney Joseph Carter Arthur Chenoweth, Jr. Thomas Cook Richard H. Crittenden Benjamin Ensley Stephen Goble Thomas Green
(Row Two) - - Joseph Hart Nicholas Jones Adam Lash Thomas McQueen Jonathan Moore Henry Passage Benjamin Redman John O. Stonebarger Solomon Tracy
Joseph Hart Chapter DAR
Donated by Lowell Engelking — Map (db m48339) HM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Columbus — Bartholomew County Veterans Memorial |
| | (( Walk - Way Stones ))
Bartholomew County
Veterans Memorial
Dedicated May 30, 1997
The Bartholomew County Memorial for
Veterans is a tribute to those living and
dead who answered the Nations Call in
the conflicts of the twentieth century.
(( Inscribed 1918 Letter ))
July. 1918.
Mother. dear.
Do not worry over me. Im
alright and tell all my friends
that I died happy. I just was
shot and know that I will die so
goodbye all. Let God . . . — Map (db m48474) WM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Columbus — Bartholomew County Vietnam War Memorial |
| | ( Left Side )
- -( Seals )- - Branches of the United States Military
( Right Side )
They shall grow not old
as we that are left grow old
Age will not worry them
nor time condemn
But at the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them. . . .
Veterans of the Vietnam War — Map (db m48337) WM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Columbus — Bartholomew County W.W. I - Veterans Memorial |
| | In Honor
of those who served
their Country in the World War
1917 — (Seal) — 1918
(American War Mothers)
Erected 1929
Bartholomew County War Mothers — Map (db m48341) HM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Columbus — 03.1988.1 — Lowell Mills |
| | From 1830 to 1880 the community of Lowell Mills thrived here along Driftwood River. There were two grist mills, a cooperage, a shoemaker's shop, a distillery, a saw mill, a woolen mill, an inn and general store. When the mills closed, the town was abandoned. — Map (db m63794) HM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Columbus — 03.2007.1 — Orinoco Furniture Company |
| |
(Side 1)
Incorporated and its factory built here 1890. Reorganized 1891; William H. Lincoln then led the company to great success, stressing quality and artistic merit in fine, high-grade furniture. By 1895, production included parlor, library, and tea tables and ladies' desks; furniture was sold throughout U.S. Lincoln Chair Company established 1913.
(Side 2)
The companies were important in Columbus' economy; they were part of Indiana's extensive furniture industry. . . . — Map (db m63818) HM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Columbus — 03.1998.2 — Second Baptist Church |
| | Congregation was formed in 1879; reorganization in 1882 by the Reverend John R. Miller and a core of determined members. The present building, formerly a theater, was acquired in 1913. This African-American church, like many others, has served its members as an educational and social foundation as well as a religious institution. — Map (db m63815) HM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Columbus — Veterans of All Wars |
| | In Memory of the
Veterans of all wars who
served in the defense of
our Country
————
They gave their Today
for our Tomorrow — Map (db m48379) HM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Columbus — World War I Honor Roll & Veterans Memorial |
| | ((The greatest care has been given to get each persons name correct. If any mistakes are found, please contact me so correction can be made. - - Al Wolf.))
Honor Roll
———
Bartholomew County Citizens
who served in
the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and Nurses Corps
during the World War
1917 - 1918
——–
Erected by
Board of County Commissioners
1939 - 1940
——–
★ . . . — Map (db m48551) WM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Elizabethtown — 03.1999.1 — Madison and Indianapolis Railroad |
| | Mandated by Indiana's 1836 Internal Improvement Act, construction began in Madison 1836. Completed along this site 1843; Elizabethtown platted 1845 as a result of the railroad. Completed to Indianapolis in 1847. Linked Ohio River and interior of state. — Map (db m63798) HM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Hartsville — 03.1995.1 — Hartsville College |
| | Original site of coeducational United Brethren school founded 1850 as Hartsville Academy by public act of Indiana General Assembly. Campus moved four blocks south, circa 1865; destroyed by fire, January 1898. Many graduates became distinguished citizens in their communities throughout the state and nation. — Map (db m63805) HM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Hartsville — Hartsville College Founded 1847 A.D. by |
| |
Citizens of Hartsville. It was taken over by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ in 1849 - Opened as a college in 1850 - Burned January 30, 1898 - It was one of the first co-educational colleges in America.
Courses of Study
Preparatory to College
Classical, Scientific and Teachers
The purpose of the founders was to establish an institution for higher Christian education
This stone erected in the year 1927 by students and teachers in appreciation of its benign influence — Map (db m63807) HM |
| Indiana (Bartholomew County), Hartsville — 03.1992.1 — Private Barton W. Mitchell |
| | Mitchell, Co. F, 27th Indiana Volunteers, is buried in
Hartsville Baptist Cemetery. He found Confederate General
Lee's "Lost" Special Orders No. 191 near Frederick, MD, September 13, 1862. Union General McClellan then engaged Lee at the Battle of Antietam. — Map (db m63806) HM |
| Indiana (Benton County), Fowler — 04.1995.1 — Benton County Courthouse |
| | Benton County formed by General Assembly in 1840. Oxford first county seat; Fowler became second, 1874. Designed in Second Empire Style by Gorden P. Randall and built 1874 by Levi L. Leach. Located at geographical center of county on land donated by Moses Fowler family. — Map (db m21487) HM |
| Indiana (Benton County), Fowler — 04.1966.1 — New Purchase Boundary (Treaty of St. Mary's) |
| | In October 1818, Purchasing Commissioners Lewis Cass, Benjamin Parke and Governor Jonathan Jennings acquired Indian claims on the land shown on this marker. About one-third of modern Indiana, was involved in this transaction. — Map (db m21517) HM |
| Indiana (Benton County), Oxford — 04.1999.1 — Dan Patch |
| | Side One
Standard-bred colt (sire Joe Patchen, dam Zelica) foaled 1896 Oxford, Benton County; raised by Daniel A. Messner, Jr. on this farm. A natural pacer, trained for harness racing, a very popular sport in late 1800's and early 1900's. Dan Patch began his racing career at county fairs in 1900; he became famous in Grand Circuit racing and never loast a race.
Side Two
In 1902, sold to M. E. Sturgis, New York, then to Marion W. Savage, owner of International Stock Food . . . — Map (db m8546) HM |
| Indiana (Benton County), Oxford — Lest We Not Forget |
| | Those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice
Given in their memory
by
Town of Oxford — Map (db m8558) HM |
| Indiana (Blackford County), Hartford City — Blackford County Civil War Honor Roll |
| | (( Front (“A - C”) - - Side ))
In Honor of All
Civil War Veterans
of Blackford County
( Row One )
Henry B. Adams Watson Adams William W. Adams David V. Addison Philip H. Albright Elijah H. Alexander James B. Alexander James T. Alexander Marcellus Alexander Marion M. Alexander James Augustus Alfrey Aaron Allmon Samuel Allmon John Ames Alexander Anderson George B. Anderson Isaac M. Anderson John Clayton Andrews Rankin H. . . . — Map (db m54347) WM |
| Indiana (Blackford County), Hartford City — 05.1994.1 — Blackford County Courthouse |
| | Blackford County's second courthouse, featuring a 165 foot high clock tower, was built on foundation stones from nearby Montpelier quarries. At a cost of $129,337.83, this Richardsonian Romanesque structure was constructed 1893-1895. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1980. — Map (db m41465) HM |
| Indiana (Blackford County), Hartford City — Blackford County Korea & Vietnam Honor Rolls |
| | (( Front Center Panel ))
To honor the men and the women of
Blackford County
who fought in Korea and Vietnam
and to the heroes who gave
their lives on land,
on the sea, and in the sky
that mankind might live in freedom
we humbly dedicate this memorial
(( Left Panel ))
- - - § - - - Korea - - - § - - -
( Row One )
Carl Rolland Ames Karl Norman Anderson Lloyd Duane Anderson James L. Applegate Jerry McClain Armstrong Clarence Robert . . . — Map (db m54423) WM |
| Indiana (Blackford County), Hartford City — Blackford County Revolutionary War Heroes |
| | In Memory
of the
Revolutionary Heroes
who rest in Blackford County
David Kirkpatrick John Mills
John Saxon John Twibell Thomas Miles
Erected by
The Nancy Knight Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1776 —— 1933 — Map (db m54624) HM |
| Indiana (Blackford County), Hartford City — Blackford County W.W. I Honor Roll Spirit of The American Doughboy |
| | (( Front of Base ))
“Lest We Forget”
Those from Blackford County who
answered their Countrys call in the
World War,
Apr. 6th 1917 to Nov. 11th 1918.
“Our Boys”
(( Obverse of Base ))
When the Service Flag has faded, and the hands that it caressed
have been folded calm and peaceful on each Mothers loving breast,
Then, “the Torch they passed unto us“ we will bear forever on,
with our lives we will defend it – . . . — Map (db m54272) WM |
| Indiana (Blackford County), Hartford City — Blackford County W.W. II Honor Roll |
| | ((( Center Panel )))
Dedicated to the Honor and Sacrifice of
our men and women of Blackford County
who served our Country in World War II
——— 1941 — ★ — 1945 ———
in Honor of those who made the
Supreme Sacrifice
( Row One )
E. Maxine Ballenger Ray L. Bell Merritt E. Bolner Wendel W. Brown Floyd R. Chamberlin Samuel Chick Gene M. Constable Ralph Constable, Jr. Robert L. Constable James . . . — Map (db m54607) WM |
| Indiana (Blackford County), Montpelier — 05.1989.1 — Godfroy Reserve |
| | Reserved by U.S. to Chief Francois Godfroy of the Miami National of Indians by treaty at St. Mary's, Ohio, 6 October 1818, 3,840 acres on Salamonie River at La Petite Prairie, Harrison Township, Blackford County; reserve lands sold 1827, 1836. — Map (db m63825) HM |
| Indiana (Boone County), Jamestown — Jamestown (Indiana) War Memorial |
| | Jamestown War Memorial
Dedicated to the
memory of all
Veterans of all Wars
Great is he who
lays down his life for
his Country in the name
of Freedom.
Erected by the people
in the year of Our Lord 1968 — Map (db m43762) HM |
| Indiana (Boone County), Lebanon — Abraham Lincoln |
| | Enroute to Washington, D.C., to become 16th President of the U.S., addressed citizens of Lebanon and Boone County from rear of railroad passenger car at this place on the evening of February 11, 1861. — Map (db m3811) HM |
| Indiana (Boone County), Lebanon — Boone County (Indiana) Veterans |
| |
( Center - Engraved in Stone: )
In Memory of our
Boone County Veterans
who Bravely Served
in Our Wars.
Erected by The American Legion
Brown - Dolson Post 113
Lebanon, Ind.
( Left Bronze Plaque: )
World War I
Bunnie R. Airhart John L. Brindle Clarence E. Brown Herdis Brown Arthur R. Caldwell Omer J. Coffman Raymond W. Combs Grace Copeland Joseph R. Gregg Leon L. Hardesty E. E. Harshbarger Mason B. Hittle Loring . . . — Map (db m21359) WM |
| Indiana (Boone County), Lebanon — Boone County Veterans Memorial |
| | * * * World War I * * *
1917 —— 1918
Battle Deaths: 53,402
* * * World War II * * *
1941 —— 1945
Battle Deaths: 291,557
* * * Korean War * * *
1950 —— 1953
Battle Deaths: 33,741
* * * Vietnam War * * *
1964 —— 1975
Battle Deaths: 47,424
* * * Mid East Wars * * *
1990 —— — Map (db m54898) HM |
| Indiana (Boone County), Lebanon — Revolutionary War Memorial Soldiers Buried in Boone County Indiana |
| |
In Memory
of Revolutionary Soldiers
Buried in
Boone County Indiana
Arthur Andrews 1753 - - 1834
John Ferguson 1759 - - 1839
William Gipson 1753 - - 1835
James Hill 1745 - - 1854
Henry Johns 1757 - - 1833
John Leap 1735 - - 1843
William Pauley 1762 - - 1838
Elias Plew 1762 - - 1843
Jesse Robertson 1758 - - 1846
John Roberts 1760 - - 1840
Abraham Utter 1763 - - 1851
Joseph Wheatley 1761 - - 1844
( Plates added to Plaque: )
John Aldbridge 1762 - - . . . — Map (db m21353) WM |
| Indiana (Boone County), Mechanicsburg — 06.1985.1 — Boone County REMC |
| | The Boone County REMC built Indiana's first electric cooperative line to the Clark Woody farm 5 miles west of this site with funds borrowed from the Rural Electrification Administration, July 22, 1935. — Map (db m27673) HM |
| Indiana (Boone County), Thorntown — 06.1961.1 — Indian Cemetery Eel River Tribe of Miamis |
| | Ka-wi-a-ki-un-gi Village "Place of Thorns" (Thorntown) was center of 64, 000 acre Thorntown Indian Reserve. Granted to Eel River Miamis in 1818, ceded to U.S. in 1828. — Map (db m21352) HM |
| Indiana (Boone County), Zionsville — Lincoln's Stop in Zionsville, Indiana |
| | Abraham Lincoln enroute to Washington as President Elect on February ll, 1861 addressed the Citizens of Zionsville at the Railroad Depot which stood on this site. — Map (db m8326) HM |
| Indiana (Boone County), Zionsville — Town of Zionsville Founded in 1852 |
| | In the beautiful Eagle Creek valley of southeastern Boone County, a new town was planned on land owned by Elijah and Mary "Polly" Cross.
Convinced by Lebanon businessman William Zion, a director of the Lafayette & Indianapolis Railroad, the Crosses determined to locate it along the planned railway. When his wife declined his proposal to name the town Marysville in her honor, Cross asked Zion, who had joined him as proprietor of the town, to lend his name.
The site was surveyed and . . . — Map (db m8328) HM |
| Indiana (Brown County), Belmont — 07.1992.1 — T. C. Steele Home and Studio |
| | Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926) lived and painted south of here, 1907-1926. Member of Hoosier Group of American impressionists, his landscape paintings captured picturesque panoramas characteristic of area. Property is State Historic Site; listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1973. — Map (db m48106) HM |
| Indiana (Brown County), Nashville — Brown County (Indiana) Courthouse on National Register |
| | This Property has been
placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — Map (db m63151) HM |
| Indiana (Brown County), Nashville — Brown County Veterans Memorial |
| | ( West - Plaque )
Lest We Forget
From its inception in 1836, Brown County has given freely its sons and daughters to serve in the quest for World Peace. Its sacrifices began in 1846 with the Mexican War, and continued through the Civil War, 1861–1865: Spanish-American War, 1898: World War I, 1917–1918: World War II, 1941–1945: Korean War, 1950–1953: Vietnam War, 1962–1973: The Invasion of Panama, 1990: and the Persian-Gulf War of 1991.
Hundreds . . . — Map (db m63223) WM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Burlington — Burlington |
| | Laid out in 1828 by David Stipp. Promoted for seat of a new county to be made partly from the Great Miami Reserve, which began two mile east. The Lafayette & Muncie Road crossed the Great Michigan Road here. It was an important stage stop, mill village and trading center for both whites and Indians from the Reservation. Among early families were Ewing, Foster, Gwinn, Harness, Landrum, Rinker, Shinn and Stockton. Incorporated as town in 1967. — Map (db m42709) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Burnettsville — Burnett's Creek Arch |
| | Built in 1840 for Burnett's Creek to pass under Wabash and Erie Canal — Map (db m35488) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Camden — Camden / Jackson Township |
| | Side A
Camden
When the School Section, No. 16, was sold in 1832 Wm. Crooks, School Commissioner, reserved 16 acres and had a town site laid out by John Armstrong, Co. Surveyor. Col. Crooks (1787 - 1861) (War of 1812) kept the first cabin store about 40 yds. South. John E. Snoberger was the first Postmaster 1833. Dr. F. G. Armstrong (1822 - 1903) was pioneer physician and legislator. Jonathan Martin gave land for a church, cemetery and school, 1835. A. J. Thomas, E. C. Rice and . . . — Map (db m42713) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Cutler — Adams Mill |
| | In 1831 John Adams, Pennsylvania, built a saw mill here. In 1832 he entered land, in 1835-36 added a flouring mill. The present building was erected in 1845, restored by M. & Mrs. Claude Sheets in 1840. Boliver Village was platted around the mill in 1837 and Wild Cat P.O., 1850-1894 was in the mill. Warren Adams ran the mill after 1861. Masonic lodge organized at the mill 1864. The covered bridge built 1872. — Map (db m42694) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Cutler — Wild Cat Lodge No. 311 F. & A. M. |
| | Organized June 25, 1864, the Lodge used the third floor of the Adams Mill as meeting place until autumn 1867, one of two known Masonic Lodges in Indiana to have started life in a flour mill. — Map (db m42708) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Carrollton on the Wabash |
| | 90 lots platted in 1836 on both sides of Wabash - Erie Canal lock.
A Post office in 1838 - 39. The lock passed canal boats into the river on the pool of the Great Dam at Pittsburg five miles below. The mules carried the towline across the covered bridge to the towpath on the south bank and rehitched. The Mentzer Tavern stood here until 1915. Speece Bros. Warehouse and the Fort Dearborn Trail were ½ mile east. — Map (db m35413) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Civil War Memorial - Carroll County Indiana In Memory of Her Soldiers and Sailors |
| | (Bronze Plaque - East Side):
Erected by Carroll County Indiana
In Memory of her Soldiers and Sailors
( Battles Listed on Upper Shaft ):
South Side -- Shiloh / Stone River
East Side -- Antietam / Gettysburg
North Side -- Vicksburg / Champions Hill
West Side -- Wilderness / Cedar Creek — Map (db m20798) WM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Delphi |
| | Named and platted in 1828 by Gen. Samuel Milroy, on 100 acres donated by Wm. Wilson for the seat of Carroll Co., named for Charles Carroll, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. Henry Robinson was the first settler. Transportation provided by Wabash & Erie Canal in 1840, Wabash RR in 1856, Monon in 1882. City first chartered in 1866. Products now include furniture, lime, plumbing fixtures and truck bodies. — Map (db m1154) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Mentzer Tavern Grantham's Overlook |
| | Carrollton on the Wabash
The Mentzer Tavern was built in 1840 at the north end of the Carrollton Towing Path Bridge that crossed the Wabash River. Erected by Ignatius Mentzer and George Friday, it opened as a cooper shop where barrels were made and later the building was converted to an inn.
Packet or passenger boats served meals and were equipped with sleeping berths. Other canal travelers, on Line Boats or anyone who had reached their destination, needed a hotel or inn often called a . . . — Map (db m35438) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — 08.1966.1 — New Purchase Boundary (Treaty of St. Marys) |
| | In October 1818, Purchasing Commissioners Lewis Cass, Benjamin Parke and Governor Johnathan Jennings acquired Indian claims on the land shown on this marker. About one-third of modern Indiana was involved in this transaction. — Map (db m1152) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Samuel Milroy Child of the American Revolution |
| | [front of marker]
Samuel Milroy was born 1780 in Pennsylvania and is a "Child of the American Revolution". His father served as a Patriot in the war for Independence. In 1826, at the age of 46, Samuel moved to Carroll County and built a cabin, which was located on this site. In 1827, he presented the petition to the Legislature to form the County. He also laid out the streets and public square of Delphi in 1828. Milroy was a friend of President Jackson, a Brigadier-General serving on . . . — Map (db m7538) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Site of Cabin Home Gen. Samuel Milroy |
| | Site of Cabin Home Gen. Samuel Milroy 1826 On the banks o' Deer Crick — Map (db m7539) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Spanish American War Veterans Gave Their Cannon |
| | In appreciation
of the
Spanish American War Veterans
who gave their cannon from
this Site for World War II
Harry Bohannon Post
No. 75 American Legion
installs and dedicates this field
piece in their honor. — Map (db m20803) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — The Carrollton Bridge |
| | Front
The Wabash & Erie Canal meets the Wabash River
Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal
Delphi, Indiana
See Photo #2:
1844 Timber Truss Bridge
The Wabash and Erie Canal authorities built the first bridge here in 1844 to accommodate the Canals only main line crossing of the Wabash River. The bridge superstructure consisted of five fixed and one draw timber spans. A walkway on the west side carried a track for a small mule-powered tramcar which towed canal . . . — Map (db m35445) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — The Wabash & Erie Canal Operating The Canal |
| | Front
The Longest Canal in North America
Carroll County Wabash & Erie Canal
Delphi, Indiana
The Wabash & Erie Canal extended 468 miles
from Toledo, Ohio to Evansville, Indiana
On March 2, 1827, a Congressional land grant made possible a continuous waterway connecting the Eastern Seaboard through Lake Erie to the Gulf of Mexico. The grant provided for the construction of a 168 mile long canal from the mouth of Ohios Auglaize River on the Maumee River across a land portage . . . — Map (db m35449) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — Trail of Death September 10, 1838 "Winnemac's" Old Village |
| | Here at Chief Winamac's old village, about 900 Potawatomi Indians camped on their forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. A child and a man died here during the encampment. They also left behind 24 too sick to continue. — Map (db m35399) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Delphi — 08.1992.1 — Wabash and Erie Canal |
| | Constructed 1832-1853, canal was nation's longest, connecting Lake Erie at Toledo with Ohio River at Evansville. Key portion in Carroll County included Deer Creek Lake Dam, constructed 1838-1840 (1 mile west). Various canal structures are still in evidence. — Map (db m7540) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Flora — Flora The Garden Spot of Indiana |
| | Floras Station, on the Logansport, Crawfordsville and Southwestern Ry., was platted in 1872 for John Flora on land entered by him in 1829. Ino Post Office established 1872, changed to Flora in 1873. Also called Fountain City from flowing wells. Pikes Peak, ½ mile south and east had sawmill and shops until 1889. Near here was located a log cabin school, and in 1876 the first church, St. Pauls Lutheran, was built. — Map (db m42711) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Flora — Flora War Memorials |
| | ( Memorial Tree Plaque )
This tree planted in memory of
Earl R. Albaugh
Joseph K. Clark
Roscoe C. Kirkpatrick
Clarence A. Wiles
“Who died in Service”
( World War II - Plaque )
For God and Country
Dedicated to
The sons and daughters
of our Community
who served in
World War II
( American Legion - Plaque )
In Honor of All Veterans
of the
Korean War
June 25, 1950 - - July 27, 1953
and
Vietnam . . . — Map (db m42749) WM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Pittsburg — Trail of Death Pleasant Run |
| | On September 11, 1838, about 850 Potawatomi Indians camped at Pleasant Run, having traveled 17 miles that day on the forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. — Map (db m35400) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Pyrmont — Pyrmont / 1812 Hopkins Expedition |
| | Pyrmont. John Wagner built a dam, race and sqw mill about a mile South in 1833 and added a grist mill. He sold to John Fisher who sold to John Fetterhoff who built a large frame mill. Joel Wagoner, James Allen, Elias Morkert, J. J. Cripe, Wm. Gardner, Bert Smoker were later operators. It burned December 7, 1929. Fetterhoffs Mill Post Office established 1851, was changed to Pyrmont in 1866.
1812 Hopkins Expedition. On November 22nd 60 mounted scouts were ambushed and 18 killed . . . — Map (db m40455) HM |
| Indiana (Carroll County), Wheeling — 08.1963.1 — Sycamore Row |
| | This row of sycamores sprouted from freshly cut logs used in the 1830's to corduroy a swampy section of the historic Michigan Road, the first state road in Indiana, running from Madison to Michigan City. — Map (db m42664) HM |
| Indiana (Cass County), Logansport — Clock Tower In Honor of the Military Veterans |
| | ( Clock Tower - Plaque )
This tower was erected in honor of the military veterans of Cass County. The clock and bell were salvaged from the old Cass County Court House, originally built in 1844, subsequently added to in 1888, and finally demolished in 1979 to make way for the new Cass County Government Building.
( Honor Roll Korean Conflict - Plaque )
Cass County honor list of Dead and missing
Korean Conflict
James Marlin Baber ● Donald L. Barker ● . . . — Map (db m35574) WM |
| Indiana (Cass County), Logansport — Early Masonic Temple |
| | Site of first Masonic Temple in northern Indiana. Of brick construction, cornerstone of two-story building was laid 1829 by General John Tipton, P.G.M.,completed 1837. Ground floor used for school purposes many years. Razed 1895. — Map (db m35489) HM |
| Indiana (Cass County), Logansport — Potawatomi Encampment Trail of Death |
| | On this site in the Fall of 1838 they celebrated a Mass, received aid for the sick, and buried their dead. — Map (db m35398) HM |
| Indiana (Cass County), Logansport — W. W. I War Memorial - Cass County Indiana |
| | ( Front Section )
This memorial erected by
Gold Star American War Mothers
of Cass County Ind.
To commemorate the valor
of those who made the
Supreme Sacrifice
During the World War
( Right Section )
CPL. Frederick C. Banta ● PVT. Charles J. Butler ● SERGT. J. Ralph Cookson ● PVT. Charles W. Cramer ● PVT. Alva E. Diver ● SERGT. Cornelius Donohue ● PVT. Joseph A. Finnegan ● PVT. Arch M. Dunn ● PVT. William F. Fogarty . . . — Map (db m35537) WM |
| Indiana (Cass County), Logansport — 09.1966.1 — Wabash & Erie Canal |
| | Trade and emigration route from Lake Erie to Evansville. Completed through Logansport 1840. Followed Erie Avenue and 5th Street, crossing Eel River by wooden aqueduct. Abandoned about 1876. — Map (db m35409) HM |
| Indiana (Clark County), Henryville — 10.1987.1 — Birthplace and Childhood Home of Col. Harland Sanders |
| | Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken
Erected 1987 by these Local Franchisees:
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bagshaw
Mr. & Mrs. William Bridges
Mr. & Mrs. William Bright
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Burchel
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Cummings
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Fordyce
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Gilley
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Heil
Mr. & Mrs. Everitt Houchen
Pauline Houchen & Joe Ann
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Howser
Mr. & Mrs. William Mullins
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Payne
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Popp
Mr. & Mrs. . . . — Map (db m55017) HM |
| Indiana (Clark County), Jeffersonville — 10.1962.1 — Civil War Hospital |
| | Site of Jefferson General Hospital, the third largest hospital in the United States during the Civil War. Under Dr. Middleton Goldsmith's command it served over 16, 000 patients. — Map (db m46647) HM |
| Indiana (Clark County), Jeffersonville — Civil War Memorial |
| | ( Top Section )
Civil War Cemetery
On this site, 1861 - 1865, are buried several hundred Union and Confederate Soldiers. Killed in the Western Campaign. Lack of interest from distant families allowed deterioration of the wood grave markers and heavy overgrowth. In 1927, the Jeffersonville Council determined “Better the sound of childrens footsteps at play than the silent stride of the nearly forgotten Great Spirit Army here at rest”. The only intact stone marker was . . . — Map (db m46670) WM |
| Indiana (Clark County), Jeffersonville — Clark County All Veterans Memorial |
| | In Memory
of
All Veterans
who have Honorably
Served our Country. — Map (db m46695) HM |
| Indiana (Clark County), Jeffersonville — General LaFayette Visit to Jeffersonville |
| | (General LaFayette) was the official guest of the State of Indiana at Jeffersonville on May 12, 1825 at the house of Former Governor Posey on the West corner of Front and Fort Streets. He was welcomed by the Governor of the the State, by a Committee of the General Assembly, by Citizens of Jeffersonville, and by Veterans of The War of The Revolution.
As commemorative of that visit and in enduring gratitude for the services in that war, as an American General in the Field, and in . . . — Map (db m46696) HM |
| Indiana (Clark County), Jeffersonville — Veterans Memorial |
| | In Honor of
those who
Served
( Bronze Plaque )
United Spanish War Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The American Legion
Dedicated May 30, 1955 — Map (db m46730) HM |
| Indiana (Clark County), Jeffersonville — Warder Park |
| | Named in honor of
Luther Fairfax Warder
Mayor of Jeffersonville, six (6) terms
(1875 – 1883 ) – – (1887 – 1891)
He converted the small town into a prosperous, progressive city, was foremost in bringing the County Seat here.
As a youth, he commanded the Company he created, Co.B. 16th. Kentucky, Volunteers Infantry Through the Kentucky Campaign. Receiving incurable injuries.
He was a lawyer, executive, farmer, and stock breeder.
Courtly . . . — Map (db m46767) HM |
| Indiana (Clark County), Sellersburg — Korean Veterans Memorial 1950 - 1953 Sellersburg Community |
| | “Lest We Forget”
In honor of the courageous men and women who served their country in the Korean War and in memory of those who Sacrificed All.
PVT Robert E. Landreth, Jr.
Oct. 4, 1951
PFC Thomas K. Jenkins
July 24, 1953
Dedicated July 4, 1998 — Map (db m46699) WM |
| Indiana (Clark County), Sellersburg — Vietnam Veterans Memorial Sellersburg Community |
| | Dedicated to those from this community who so courageously served and gave their lives. They did so with unselfish Honor and Patriotism. May God bless them.
PFC Wm. Gary Smith USMC 02/21/68
SGT. Willard Skaggs, Jr. USA 03/02/68
L/CPL C. Thomas Hammack USMC 01/29/69
SGT. Raymond Baumgarner USA 03/14/69
SGT. David R. Beyl USA 07/18/70
W.O. Thomas M. Barnett USA 09/26/70 — Map (db m46698) HM |
| Indiana (Clark County), Sellersburg — World War II Memorial Sellersburg Community |
| | ( Upper Section )
They lived to bear their Countrys
arms and died to save its Honor.
Sgt Charles W. Snider 11-4-43
Pfc Lester J. Beyl 1-31-44
S/Sgt William J. Summers, AAF 3-8-44
Sgt Kenneth N. Broady 7-1-44
Sgt Kenneth Jarrell, Jr., USMC 7-8-44
Pvt Norman R. Langford 7-26-44
Pfc Arthur H. Cortner, Jr. 9-14-44
Sm2 Harold E. Guernsey, USN 10-21-44
Cpl Arthur E. Trout, AAF 1-10-45
Pvt Loren Elliott 1-29-45
Pfc Woodrow W. . . . — Map (db m46721) WM |
| Indiana (Clay County), Brazil — Civil War Cannons Rededicated - Restoration Brazil - Clay County, Indiana |
| | These Civil War Cannons
were Rededicated after
Restoration by the
American Legion Post #2
Brazil, Indiana
on May 30th, 1998 by
Commander Thomas W. Owen — Map (db m18910) HM |
| Indiana (Clay County), Brazil — 11.2001.1 — Clay County (Indiana) Courthouse |
| | Side one
County formed by Indiana General Assembly 1825; named for national statesman Henry Clay. First county seat at Bowling Green; had three courthouses: first built 1827 was two-story log structure; second and third built 1839-1840 and 1852-1853 were two-story brick. County seat moved to Brazil 1877 after fourth courthouse completed there in 1876.
Side two
This fifth courthouse designed by John W. Gaddis of Vincennes in Classical Revival Style. Built 1912- 1914 . . . — Map (db m18883) HM |
| Indiana (Clay County), Brazil — Memorial Building Clay County (Indiana) Honor Roll |
| | MEMORIAL BUILDING
Erected and Dedicated
1945
Clay County Post No. 2
American Legion
Honor Roll Committee
David W. Henry, Chairman
Leo J. Murphy, Leo E. Dubois,
Victor P. George, Claude Reese,
Albert R. Morgan — Map (db m18894) WM |
| Indiana (Clay County), Brazil — Vietnam War Memorial Clay County / Brazil, Indiana |
| |
(On Stone Bench)
To Keep forever living the freedom for which they served
we dedicate this symbol to those men and women who served in vietnam.
(Left - Bronze Plaque)
Dedicated to the memory of these men who gave their lives in Vietnam:
LT. CHARLES BRENT ROSS
Sept. 11, 1969
HT2 GARY LEE BOYCE
Jan. 1, 1973
SGT. MAX WAYNE BATCHELOR
Oct. 4, 1967
SP4 DOM E. LEE
March 14, 1968
SP4 ZETTIE ZEB J. C. DULIN
April 27, 1970
(Right - Bronze . . . — Map (db m18912) WM |
| Indiana (Clinton County), Frankfort — Clinton County (Indiana) War Memorial |
| | ( Center Panel )
Clinton County
War Memorial
All Gave Some.
Some Gave All.
Dedicated to All
Clinton County
Veterans
( Left - Large Panel )
Civil War * 1861 - - 1865
( Row One )
Wm. H. Abbott Alfred R. Alexander Galen Alexander James Alexander James W. Alexander Samuel Alexander Ashbrook J. Allen John L. Benjamin A. J. Arthur George E. Armer Benjamin A. Ashba William Atwood Darlington Aughe Joel M. Bacon William Bailess . . . — Map (db m21436) WM |
| Indiana (Clinton County), Frankfort — Memory of Our Departed Shipmates Navy Club U. S. A. |
| | ( Top has Insignia of the "Navy Club U.S.A." )
This memorial is erected to
revere, honor, and perpetuate
the memory of our departed Shipmates
Roy E. Boggess
Ship No. 11 — Map (db m21430) WM |
| Indiana (Clinton County), Frankfort — Revolutionary War Memorial Soldiers Buried in Clinton County Indiana |
| |
(Upper - Bronze Plaque:)
This Tablet Is Dedicated
To The Memory Of
The Revolution Soldiers
Buried in
Clinton County
Captain Harmon Aughe
John Applegate
William Carter
Thomas Harris
John Reed
Frederick Shaffer
Robert Wright
Matthias Young
(Lower - Etched in Stone)
1775 - - 1783 — Map (db m21438) WM |
| Indiana (Clinton County), Frankfort — To The Unknown Dead Civil War Memorial - Clinton County Indiana |
| | To The
Unknown Dead
1861 - - 1865
By The W. R. C. — Map (db m21397) HM |
| Indiana (Daviess County), Elnora — 14.2007.1 — Wabash and Erie Canal |
| |
Side A
A canal from Terre Haute to Evansville authorized 1846. Maysville Division along White River was over 23 miles long from Newberry through Owl Prairie (now Elnora) to Maysville; part of it paralleled what is now S.R. 57. Contracts were let June 1849. Construction was delayed by cholera outbreaks among workers, many of whom were Irish immigrants.
Side B
Navigation between Newberry and Maysville opened June 1852. By 1853, Wabash and Erie Canal, America's longest . . . — Map (db m23203) HM |
| Indiana (Daviess County), Washington — 14.1992.1 — Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Depot |
| | Mission Revival Style depot, built 1906, restored 1990; part of Washington Commercial Historic District. Link to city's trading and industrial history, with substantial railroad machine shops and car works. Indiana stop of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's funeral train, April 1, 1969. — Map (db m23214) HM |
| Indiana (Daviess County), Washington — Civil War Memorial - Daviess County Indiana |
| | ( Front - Center Panel )
This memorial is the tribute of the people of Daviess County to the memory of her Brave Soldiers who endured the hardships and fought the battles of 1861 to 1865 that the Union might be preserved
( Front Right Panel )
Daviess County furnished 2,312 men for the Union Army from 1861 to 1865
( Obverse - Center Panel )
This panel is Dedicated
To the memory of the pioneers who blazed the way and cleared the fields:
To the . . . — Map (db m23352) WM |
| Indiana (Daviess County), Washington — 14.1999.1 — Fort Flora |
| | Built on this site by civilians to protect approximately ten families during War of 1812. Named for landowner David Flora. Ten such forts were built circa 1811-1813 in area that became Daviess County. Area was Knox County, part of Indiana Territory 1800-1816. Daviess County was carved out of Knox County 1817, following Indiana's statehood 1816. — Map (db m23211) HM |
| Indiana (Daviess County), Washington — 14.1999.2 — Homer E. Capehart / GOP Cornfield Conference |
| |
Side A
Homer E. Capehart
Born into Indiana farming family 1897. Manufactured and pioneered sales of automatic phonographs, creating Capehart Corporation. Executive of Rudolph Wurlitzer Company 1933-1944. Organized 1938 Republican Party "Cornfield Conference" on Capehart farm land across the road. Became influential in party; served as U.S. senator 1945-1963. Died 1979.
Side B
GOP Cornfield Conference
Republican Party rally organized by Homer E. Capehart . . . — Map (db m23206) HM |
| Indiana (Daviess County), Washington — 14.1989.1 — Mimi's House Robert C. Graham |
| | Residence of Robert C. Graham (1885-1967), pioneer glass, truck and auto manufacturer. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 by the U.S. Department of the Interior because of its history and Prairie Style architecture. — Map (db m23208) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Aurora — Aurora |
| | Aurora was laid out by Jesse L. Holman, trustee for the “Aurora Association for Internal Improvements” in 1819. Judge Holman was an early statesman, preacher, educator, and Federal Justice.
His son, U.S. Congressman William S. Holman served this district many years and was called “the Watchdog of the Treasury”. — Map (db m22105) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Aurora — Hillforest Thomas Gaff House A National Historic Landmark |
| | Originally called Forest Hill, Hillforest was completed in 1855 for local industrialist and steamboat owner Thomas Gaff and his family. Emigrants from Scotland in 1811, the six Gaff children moved with their mother to Aurora in the 1840s and became civic and professional leaders locally and in the Greater Cincinnati area. Thomas Gaff and his brothers participated in local politics and maintained diverse business interests including brewing, distilling, mining, banking, farming and milling. . . . — Map (db m22125) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Dillsboro — A Voice of the Community The Dillsboro Bell |
| | From atop the schoolhouse, built in 1905, my voice has rung out - beckoning boys and girls to school: clanged out the call for help to fight fires: peeled forth joyous tunes of victory at wars ends: tolled the old year out and rung in the new.
Now I stand silent - dedicated to the memory of all who have served the Dillsboro Community. — Map (db m45993) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Dillsboro — Dillsboro |
| |
The town was laid out by Mathias Whetstone in 1830, and named for General James Dill, soldier in the War of 1812, first county recorder, a member of the Indiana 1816 Constitutional Convention, military associate and friend of Generals William Henry Harrison, Arthur St. Clair and Captain Samuel C. Vance. — Map (db m45884) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Abraham Lincoln |
| | Abraham Lincoln made a famous pre-inaugural speech from his train platform near here Feb. 12, 1861, placing emphasis on the people's part in justice and good government. — Map (db m20600) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Captain Samuel C. Vance 1802 - 2002 Bicentennial Memorial to The Common Man " The Flatboat " - Mode of River travel in 1802 |
| | Plaque One
Captain Samuel C. Vance
Our Founder Plaque Two
In memory of Captain Vance and the pioneer families who endured the hardships of flatboat travel to reach this place in the wilderness.
They lived in log cabins with dirt or puncheon floors, cat-in-clay chimneys, wooden hinged split wood doors, and greased paper windows. They persevered to give us this historic city. Plaque Three
"The Flatboat"
A mode of river travel 1802 — Map (db m20604) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Dearborn County |
| | Formed by proclamation of Indiana Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison March 7, 1803. Named in honor of Major General Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War.
The third county to be formed, it was originally much larger. Its present boundaries were established January 7, 1845. First courthouse built 1810, second built 1828, present limestone courthouse built 1870 - 1871. — Map (db m22103) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Dearborn County American Revolution War Memorial 1775 — 1783 |
| | In Honor of the Soldiers of
the American Revolution
buried in Dearborn County
Their names are recorded in the
County Auditor's Office
Book 29 - Page 250. — Map (db m22174) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Dearborn County Korean War Memorial |
| | KOREAN WAR
This plaque is dedicated
in grateful remembrance
of the men of Dearborn
County who served their
Country in the Korean War.
In God we trust — Map (db m22173) WM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Dearborn County World War I War Memorial |
| | Honor Roll
In Grateful remembrance of the boys of Dearborn County who gave their lives in the World War 1917 - 1918.
Erected by the Citizens of Dearborn County, Indiana
Walter Ahrens Henry Fred Amm Elmer Andrews Hobart S. Bailey Harry Bales Louis A. Bartels Raymond F. Beard Floyd Becker Charles H. Bildner John V. Bildner John R. Boyd Bernard H. Burke Harvey J. Clarke Millard Dennerline Edwin F. Engelking Edwin M. Fox William J. Haske Dewey H. . . . — Map (db m22203) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Dearborn County World War II War Memorial |
| | WORLD WAR II
For God and Country
This tablet is erected
in honor of the men who
answered their country's
call and gave their lives
for freedom — Map (db m22175) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Hunt House Hotel Federal Style 1819 |
| | 1812 Jacob Horner buys lot #157, builds log tavern on corner.
1817 Jesse Hunt leases Horners Tavern.
1818 Hunt purchases and removes log tavern.
1819 Hunt builds first 3-story brick building in Indiana, Benj. Stockman, brick mason. Livestock drovers enter tavern through cellar.
c.1825 Hunt buys lot #158; 3-story additions to east & south. Hunt House operates over 50 years.
c.1885 Known as Grand Hotel; remodeled after floods of 1882-83-84, pressed metal . . . — Map (db m22033) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Lawrenceburgh First in New Modes of Transportation |
| | 1802
Lawrenceburgh
First in New Modes of
Transportation
1802 - - Village of Lawrenceburgh founded in the Wilderness by Capt. Samuel C. Vance
Commerce and travel are via the Ohio River. Pioneers
constructed flatboats to carry goods to New Orleans
Markets. The “Kaintucks” walked back to the
Ohio Valley through hostile Indian Territory.
1832 - - George H. Dunn, Whig congressman from Lawrenceburg
convinced the state to charter Indianas . . . — Map (db m22029) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Medal of Honor Citations Civil War Dearborn County (Indiana) |
| | Dearborn County
Medal of Honor Citations
Civil War
Name Awarded
Pvt. William Shepherd - - May 3, 1865
Pvt. Frank Stolz - - July 9, 1894
Pvt. David H. Helms - - - July 26, 1894
Pvt. Thomas A. Blasdel - - - August 11, 1894
Pvt. John W. Conaway - - - - August 11, 1894
Pvt. William W. Chisman - - - August 15, 1894 — Map (db m22171) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — The Price of Freedom |
| | - - -( Center Section )- - -
( Center - Memorial )
+ + + THE PRICE OF FREEDOM + + +
Dedicated in Honor of All men and women
who have served in the Armed Forces and
Sacrificed Unselfishly for the Freedom of
the United States of America
( Left - Memorial )
Serving those who served
( Seals of ::)
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Vietnam Veterans of America
( Right - Memorial )
Serving those who served
( . . . — Map (db m22301) WM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Vietnam War Memorial Dearborn County Indiana |
| | In God We Trust
In Grateful remembrance of the men of Dearborn County who gave their lives in the Vietnam War, erected by the Citizens of Dearborn County, Indiana.
Honor Roll, first column:
William Omer Burkett Thomas Denning Larry Arthur Diefenbach Larry Fogle Harvey D. Gray David Hemphill Donald Ray Henry Clabe Herald, Jr. Neil Philip Farmer
Honor Roll, second column:
Ronald A. Hoff Kenneth Wayne Lozier Dale K. McLanahan Ronald W. . . . — Map (db m22202) HM |
| Indiana (Dearborn County), Lawrenceburg — Vietnam War Memorial - - Dearborn County Lawrenceburg Indiana |
| | In Memory of our Vietnam Veterans Killed in Action
Vietnam War 1959 - 1975
Dedicated July 4, 2000
Lary Dale Fogle U.S. Army PFC - - Killed in Action December 20, 1965 - Saigon, South Vietnam
Thomas George Denning U.S.M.C. LCPL Killed in Action March 2, 1967 - Quang Tri, South Vietnam Robert Joe Williamson U.S. Army Sgt. Killed in Action January 31, 1968 - Gia Dinh, South Vietnam
Ronald Alvin Hoff U.S. Army SP4 Killed in Action July 16, 1969 - Biuh Dinh, South Vietnam — Map (db m22037) HM |
| Indiana (Decatur County), Greensburg — 16.2001.1 — Civil War General John T. Wilder |
| | Side one
Wilder (1830-1917), resident of Greensburg circa 1858-1869, built this home 1865-1866. He was millwright and inventor; provided major employment in the area. Enlisted in Civil War; appointed lieutenant colonel of Seventeenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry 1861 by Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton.
Side two
In 1863, Wilder commanded a brigade which included mounted infantry equipped with new Spencer repeating rifles. Use of rifles helped troops defeat . . . — Map (db m44744) HM |
| Indiana (Decatur County), Greensburg — Colonel Thomas Hendricks / Elizabeth Trimble Hendricks |
| | 1822 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1922
Colonel Thomas Hendricks
Veteran of the War of 1812
Founded this Town in 1821
He built the first cabin and donated one
hundred acres of ground to the new town
- - - + - + - - -
On June 14, 1822
Elizabeth Trimble Hendricks
wife of Colonel Thomas Hendricks
named Greensburg for Her
Native town in Pennsylvania — Map (db m44769) HM |
| Indiana (Decatur County), Greensburg — Decatur County (Indiana) Bridge 140 Bridge Moved |
| | Built by the Pan-American Bridge Company of New Castle, Indiana, in 1915. This bridge originally carried County Road 700 South over Sand Creek, 2.5 miles East of Letts, Indiana. This bridge was disassembled, rehabilitated, and reconstructed at this location in 2006. Below is a Plaque that was mounted on the bridge when it was at its oribinal location.
Reconstructed by:
Force Construction Company, Inc.
Columbus, Indiana
Decatur County Commissioners:
Charles Buell
Jerome . . . — Map (db m22028) HM |
| Indiana (Decatur County), Greensburg — Decatur County All Wars Memorial |
| | Note: When this Memorial was documented and photographed (Sunday: 7-17-2011), it was being yet constructed (and/or reconstructed.) There were skids of building material setting about in the parking lot, ground opened, concrete just finished, and other work in evidence.
(( Up-right - Panel ))
( On both sides - only One Word )
““ sacrifice ”“
(( Side-walk Inlays ))
( From Up-right Panel to Flag Pole Display )
( See Photos - Wars . . . — Map (db m45063) WM |
| Indiana (Decatur County), Greensburg — Decatur County Civil War Memorial |
| | ( Front Plaque )
In Honor
of the Civil War Soldiers
of Decatur County.
“This monument cannot disclose.
Nor can the skill of mortal make
a record of the countless woes
they suffered for their Countrys sake.”
( Obverse Plaque )
- - - + ( “Relief” - of the Rifle ) + - - -
Spencer Repeating Rifle
Decatur County provided more than 2,500 officers and men for the Union Armies during the Civil War. These soldiers . . . — Map (db m44943) WM |
| Indiana (Decatur County), Greensburg — 16.1980.1 — Decatur County Court House |
| | Site of the original court house built in 1827 and occupied until 1854. Present building completed in 1860. Large tooth aspen tree appeared in 1870 on the roof of the 115 foot clock tower. In July, 1863, it became a temporary armory while troops bivouacked on the lawn. The treasurer's office held provisions to feed 10 regiments. The 7th Regimental Band had played weekly on the square before being militarized. Many political figures have given speeches from the steps. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. — Map (db m44757) HM |
| Indiana (Decatur County), Greensburg — 16.2007.1 — Donnell -V.- State, 1852 |
| | Side one:
Luther Donnell was convicted in Decatur Circuit Court (1849) of aiding fugitive slaves, Caroline and her four children, to escape to Canada. In Donnell v. State, Indiana Supreme Court reversed the conviction, claiming that under U.S. Supreme Court decision in Prigg v. Pennsylvania federal law superseded a state law regarding aid to fugitive slaves.
Side two:
Prigg, a pro-slavery decision, was used in this case and elsewhere to benefit the anti-slavery cause. The . . . — Map (db m44752) HM |
| Indiana (Decatur County), Greensburg — 16.2008.1 — Escape of Caroline, 1847 |
| | Side one:
Caroline and her four children escaped Kentucky slave owner October 31, 1847; they crossed Ohio River near Madison. After passing near here, Fugit Township black and white residents hid family close to Clarksburg. While hidden, family seized by a white resident, but escaped before owner claimed them. Residents separated family to avoid another capture.
Side two:
Family members safely escorted from Decatur County and reunited in Union County. Family reached Canada. . . . — Map (db m44743) HM |
| Indiana (Decatur County), Greensburg — Spanish American War Veterans |
| | ( Front Plaque )
( Bronze “Crest” of the “Spanish War Veterans 1898 - 1902" )
( Obverse Plaque )
( Likeness of the Original Memorial )
Original Spanish American War Memorial
On 24 August 1921, the surviving Veterans of the Spanish American War organized Greensburg Camp Number 63 - United Spanish American War Veterans. The members held a patriotic program on February 15 each year in observance of the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine until . . . — Map (db m44798) WM |
| Indiana (Decatur County), Greensburg — The Naegel Building |
| | In 1893 Robert Naegel built this two-story structure featuring an elaborate metal facade that reflects a combination of Italianate and Queen Anne architecture. The Capital Finance Corporation was located here for nearly 40 years, beginning in the late 20's. The Greensburg Engineering Company shared the back of the store until 1960. Over time the second floor provided residences for many individuals including Mr. Naegel.
- - - - - + -+ - + - - - - -
Made Possible By:
The . . . — Map (db m44947) HM |
| Indiana (DeKalb County), Auburn — 17.1992.1 — Auburn Automobile Company |
| | Auburn Automobile Company (1900-1937) Art Deco Style Administration building, built 1929-1930. Housed departments of Cord Corporation, manufacturer of Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg automobiles. Became Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum, 1974; listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1978. — Map (db m53934) HM |
| Indiana (DeKalb County), Auburn — DeKalb County Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated
to the
Memory
of
DeKalb
County
Soldiers — Map (db m53948) HM |
| Indiana (DeKalb County), Auburn — Site Of Wesley Park's Home |
| | On this site stood the log home of Wesley Park, co-founder with John Howe of the City of Auburn in 1836.
Park's cabin was an important social and government
center, serving as a tavern, resting place, and courthouse for early settlers and westbound travelers. In 1841, after a fire destroyed the cabin, Park arranged for the construction of a two story frame dwelling at the same site. In the early 20th century, that home was moved to the northwest corner of Union and Second streets, where it . . . — Map (db m60238) HM |
| Indiana (DeKalb County), Spencerville — First Settlement in DeKalb County Indiana 1828 |
| | First Settlement in DeKalb County Indiana 1828 — Map (db m62801) HM |
| Indiana (DeKalb County), Spencerville — 17.1996.1 — Spencerville Covered Bridge |
| | Built 1873, by John A. McKay, spanning Saint Joseph River; a Smith Truss, Variant Four, by Smith Bridge Company, Toledo, Ohio; has remained in use with regular maintenance, repairs, and extensive 1981 restoration. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1981. — Map (db m52971) HM |
| Indiana (Delaware County), Eaton — 18.1981.1 — First Indiana Gas Well |
| | The first significant commercial gas well came in Sept. 15, 1886, near here south of the Mississinewa River and East of the railroad, ushering in the gas boom era. Almeron H. Crannell, a Civil War veteran and later resident of Hartford City, drilled the well. — Map (db m63797) HM |
| Indiana (Delaware County), Gaston — 18.1996.2 — Slickville Tile Works |
| | Site of production mill and three beehive kilns, first fueled by wood and then by natural gas, circa 1883-1910, owned & operated by Manassa Myers, Sr. family. Produced drainage tiles (hollow cylinder-shaped sections) from adjacent clay pit for local use. Drainage tiles have been used throughout Indiana to develop and maintain farmland. — Map (db m63796) HM |
| Indiana (Delaware County), Muncie — 18.2008.1 — Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company |
| | Side - A
Company incorporated in New York 1886 to manufacture glassware (particularly fruit jars). Brothers Edmund, Frank, George, William, and Lucius Ball all were trustees. Company - promised money, land, and free natural gas - came to Muncie; first glassware produced here 1888. Led nation in production of fruit jars by 1900.
Side - B
Ball Brothers expanded its operations in Muncie and into other states. Company diversified holdings into plastics, rubber, and . . . — Map (db m31345) HM |
| Indiana (Delaware County), Muncie — Hemingray Glass Company |
| | Side A
Founded as Gray & Hemingray in
Cincinnati, Ohio in 1848. Incorporated
1870 in Covington, Kentucky; company
produced glass bottles, jars, oil
lamps, light globes, tableware and
insulators. After discovery of natural
gas in east-central Indiana,
Hemingray Glass Co. located factory
here, 1888, and contributed to
significant industrial growth of
Muncie and state. Side B
By 1900, Hemingray had become a
world leader of glass insulator
manufacturing. . . . — Map (db m53295) HM |
| Indiana (Delaware County), Muncie — 18.1996.1 — Shaffer Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| | Structure, circa 1893, is Muncie's oldest standing public school building. Purchased by church congregation, circa 1928. Rallying point in August 1930 when bodies of two African-American men, lynched in Marion, were brought to Muncie for embalmment by church's pastor J.E. Johnson, a mortician. — Map (db m31346) HM |
| Indiana (Delaware County), Muncie — World War I War Memorial The Spirit of the American Doughboy |
| | The Elizabeth Sears
Memorial
to
Deceased Veterans
of the
World War 1917 - 18 — Map (db m31347) HM |
| Indiana (Dubois County), Jasper — Dubois County Civil War Memorial |
| | ( Battle Names - Around Top of Memorial )
Antietam Chickamauga Gettysburg Vicksburg
( Front Panel )
Yield not to grief the tribute of a tear,
But neath the fore-front of a specious sky,
Smile all exultant, as they smiled at fear,
who dare to do, where doing meant to die
So best may comrades prove remembrance dear,
So best be hallowed earth where soldier lie.
Dubois County
Soldiers and Sailors
Monument
1861 — 1865
( . . . — Map (db m47458) WM |
| Indiana (Dubois County), Jasper — Dubois County Honor Roll Memorial |
| | (( Left Small Book ))
( Left Page )
* * * Mexican War * * *
James Green Pleasant Horton James McElvaine Hiram Main David L. Matthews Joseph Orinder
* * * Spanish American War * * *
Jesse K. Stork
* * * Civil War * * *
Peter Altmeyer John Andry Cornelius Anspach Carl Arckenoe Andrew Armstrong Marcus L. Banta John Baudendistel Thomas Beare Frederick Beck Theodore E. Bissey William Bockman George F. Carter . . . — Map (db m47497) WM |
| Indiana (Dubois County), Jasper — Site of First Court House - School |
| | From 1830 until it burned in 1839, a log building on this site served as the first Court house in Jasper and as the first school, which was taught by Simon Morgan, the County Clerk. — Map (db m47410) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Benton — Site Of The First School House In Elkhart County |
| | This stone marks the site of the first school house in Elkhart County built of oak logs in 1830 — Map (db m44809) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Bristol — 20.2007.1 — Graves et al v. Indiana |
| | Side One:
In 1847, three Kentucky men tried to capture Thomas Harris, fugitive slave in Bristol; a justice of the peace ruling freed Harris, who fled. In 1848, the Elkhart Circuit Court convicted the three men of causing a riot in 1847. In 1849, Indiana Supreme Court reversed Circuit Court based on 1842 Prigg v. Pennsylvania decision of U.S. Supreme Court.
Side Two:
This incident is an example of local judicial officers countering a pro-slavery federal decision.
The . . . — Map (db m30744) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Elkhart — 20.1998.2 — Ambrose G. Bierce |
| | Born in Ohio 1842; family moved to Kosciusko County, Indiana 1846. Bierce lived and worked in Elkhart 1860-1861. Union officer wounded in Civil War. Moved to California 1866; became nationally prominent as journalist, short story writer, and critic. Assumed dead, circa 1914, on a trip to Mexico. This property purchased 1870 by his parents. — Map (db m44852) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Elkhart — Bucklen Opera House 1884 - 1986 Elkhart, Heritage of the City With a Heart |
| |
Main and Harrison Streets
Commissioned by: Herbert E. Bucklen
Architect: Unknown
General Contractor: Unknown
The Bucklen Opera House, built in 1884 on the northwest corner of Main and Harrison streets, had a seating capacity of 1,200, and was the scene of many memorable events. In addition to featuring such famous stars as Houdini and singer Jenny Lind (the Swedish nightingale), the Opera House was frequently used by dramatic, vaudeville, and musical traveling groups as a last . . . — Map (db m64642) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Elkhart — 20.2006.1 — C.G. Conn Company |
| |
Side One:
Charles Gerard Conn began the musical instrument industry in Elkhart; city has been called the Band Industry Capital of the World. By 1874 producing rubber mouthpiece; was granted patent 1875; began producing musical instruments 1875. Factory here until 1910. C.G. Conn Company incorporated 1904. Conn sold business to Carl D. Greenleaf 1915.
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Side Two:
Continued from other side
Innovations by C.G. Conn, . . . — Map (db m30747) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Elkhart — 20.2009.1 — Charles Gordone |
| | Born in Ohio, 1925, Gordone grew up in Elkhart and graduated from Elkhart High School in 1944. In the 1950s, he moved to New York City where he worked as an actor, director, and playwright. During the 1960s, he acted in the award-winning off-Broadway play, The Blacks, and worked to ensure more opportunities for blacks in the entertainment industry.
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In 1970, Gordone won national acclaim as the first African American to win the . . . — Map (db m32734) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Elkhart — Development of Diagnostic Test Strips Elkhart, Indiana - 1956 |
| | A Miles Laboratories research team led by Alfred and Helen Free developed the first diagnostic test strip, Clinistix(R), for detecting glucose in urine. Reagent-impregnated strips changed color based on the concentration of glucose. This breakthrough led to additional dip-and-read tests for proteins and other substances. Subsequently, researchers devised a method to combine several tests on one strip to provide healthcare professionals with simple, immediate tools to aid in the detection of . . . — Map (db m64643) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Elkhart — 20.2007.2 — Dr. Franklin L. Miles |
| | Side one:
Born circa 1845 in Ohio. Graduated from Rush Medical College 1874. Moved medical practice from Chicago to Elkhart 1875. Began The Dr. Miles Medical Company 1885 to sell Dr. Miles' Nervine, Restorative Nerve and Liver pills, and other medicines; Miles was a Director and President of company. Purchased land here, on corner of Fourth and Franklin, 1900.
Side two:
Began Dr. Miles New U.S. Weather Almanac and Handbook of Valuable Information 1902. Incorporated . . . — Map (db m44877) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Elkhart — 20.2006.2 — E. Hill Turnock |
| | (Side one):
Added many buildings to the architectural significance of Elkhart, Goshen, and Nappanee. Born mid-1850s in England; his family moved to Elkhart early 1870s. In mid-1880s he moved to Chicago; worked until 1890 with architect William Le Baron Jenney. Began private practice 1890; Chicago designs include noted apartment building, Lincoln Park Palace.
(Side two):
He returned to Elkhart 1907; until his death 1926, designed public and private buildings here and . . . — Map (db m32728) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Elkhart — Elkhart River Wharves |
| | East from this point, along the "Elkheart" River were located the wharves where produce and merchandise to and from the village of "Elkheart", 1835 to 1851, was carried by Keel and Steamboat. — Map (db m61185) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Goshen — 20.1997.1 — A. E. Kunderd Gladiolus Farm |
| | Amos E. Kunderd (1866 - 1965) owned and resided on a 100-acre farm on this site. Respected internationally for hybridization of varieties of gladioli which were exhibited, and grown in gardens, throughout the world. Originated the ruffled and laciniated types. His floricultural business, operated 1911-1971, was important to the area economy. — Map (db m30161) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Goshen — 20.2001.2 — Elkhart County Courthouse |
| | Side 1:
Elkhart County was formed by the Indiana General Assembly 1830; the first county seat was located in Concord Township. County commissioners relocated the county seat to Goshen 1831. Jacob Studebaker, Goshen, designed first brick courthouse, completed 1833. Barrows and Garnsey, Chicago, designed second brick courthouse, completed 1870.
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Side 2:
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Patton and Miller, Chicago, . . . — Map (db m30157) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Goshen — Elkhart County Courthouse |
| |
Considered to be one of the most attractive county buildings in the State of Indiana, the Elkhart County Courthouse is also one of the oldest buildings in Goshen. The original courthouse was built in 1831 by Jacob Studebaker, who (it is said) walked to Dayton, Ohio from Goshen to copy plans of the Dayton Courthouse, which he remembered admiring previously.
In 1868, the original courthouse was razed to make room for a new structure, which was grander in scale and featured a clock . . . — Map (db m64233) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Goshen — Elkhart County Honor Roll |
| | (( Center Plaque ))
This Memorial Dedicated by
The Citizens of Elkhart County
to perpetuate the memory of our
Valiant Citizens who sacrificed
their lives for God and Country
and Honoring those who served
in our Armed Forces
* * * World War I * * *
( Row One )
Fravel E. Alleman ▫ Charles D. Anderson ▫ Eugene J. Badine ▫ ~ ▫ Merrill C. Bloss ▫ Merrill C. Bloss ▫ Forrest F. Blough ▫ Guy L. Caton ▫ . . . — Map (db m53907) WM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Goshen — 20.2003.1 — Goshens Carnegie Library |
| | Side A Indiana's first Carnegie library opened here 1903 with 3, 000 volumes. Goshen Library Association received $25, 000 in Carnegie grants 1901. Public donations, land purchase, and tax levy met Carnegie grant conditions. Architects Patton & Miller, Chicago, designed Beaux-Arts style structure. Library moved 1968; commercial and nonprofit uses followed.
Side B
Listed in National Register of Historic Places 1983. Renovated building reopened 2001housing city offices. . . . — Map (db m32724) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Goshen — 20.1998.1 — Howard W. Hawks |
| | Born 1896 in house on this site into locally prominent family. Moved with parents to Neenah, Wisconsin 1899 and to Pasadena, California 1906. Hawks - director, producer, screenwriter - is recognized as one of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers. His more than forty-six movies include fine examples of traditional film genres, both comedy and drama. Died 1977. — Map (db m30407) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Goshen — 20.1966.1 — Indiana Territory Line |
| | The boundary between Indiana and Michigan territories was established in 1805. Just before Indiana became a state in 1816, the line was moved ten miles north to give Indiana frontage on Lake Michigan. — Map (db m44849) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Goshen — Millrace Hydraulic Canal - Hawks Electric Company |
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Built as a source of hydraulic power for Goshen's industries, the Millrace Canal gave rise to a new form of energy in the late 1890's - electricity. In 1898 the energy of the canal was harnessed by the Hawks Electric Company's central generating station, located on this site. The plant supplied electricity for Goshen, Middlebury, Millersburg, Benton, New Paris, Wakarusa, Bremen, Syracuse, and Milford.
Also containing an auxiliary steam plant to generate electricity when water power . . . — Map (db m64232) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Goshen — The Goshen Dam and Millrace Hydraulic Canal |
| |
Construction on the Goshen Dam and Millrace Canal began in March of 1867 and was completed on April 18, 1868, the same day Goshen was incorporated as a city. The project was built by a 40 man crew using horses and plows to excavate the canal bed. The west bank was formed with the dirt from the excavation. The project cost a total of $100,000.
The building on the canal ushered in a new era of industrialization in Goshen and a number of firms sprang up along the canal's banks to take . . . — Map (db m64230) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Goshen — The Historic Goshen Police Booth |
| | Erected 1939
to protect the Maple City
from gangsters
who might travel along this
the old transcontinental
Lincoln Highway — Map (db m30164) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Goshen — The Old Stone Bridge |
| |
Several bridges have been built across the Millrace Canal at various stages throughout its history. Most of these bridges were built for transportation purposes (first horse and carriage, then railroads and automobiles), although some were built solely for pedestrians.
The Old Stone Bridge at Jefferson Street is one of the oldest and most unique bridges spanning the Millrace. Built in the 1880's by the Hawks Furniture Company, its purpose was to carry people and goods between the . . . — Map (db m64231) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Goshen — The Site of Fort Beane |
| | This stone marks The Site of Fort Beane, built in 1832, as a refuge for the early settlers, at the time of the Blackhawk War. — Map (db m30173) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Middlebury — 20.2001.1 — Krider Nurseries World's Fair Garden |
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Side One:
Krider Nurseries constructed and exhibited Krider's Diversified Garden at Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago 1933-1934. Some plants and structures were returned to Middlebury, and garden was reconstructed here 1935. After falling into decay, garden was restored by community 1995.
Side Two:
Founded 1896 by Vernon Krider (1876-1955), Krider Nurseries produced its first catalog 1906. Primarily regional wholesale business; also served . . . — Map (db m30745) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Nappanee — 20.2005.1 — Nappanee Cartoonists |
| | (Side one):
Merrill Blosser was first Nappanee artist to gain national recognition as a professional cartoonist. Freckles and His Friends, his most popular cartoon, ran from 1915 to 1973, syndicated by Newspaper Enterprise Association. In 1965, National Cartoonists Society honored Blosser on fiftieth year of Freckles and its "wholesome entertainment".
(Side two):
Five other Nappanee artists became nationally recognized cartoonists. Henry Maust and Francis "Mike" Parks . . . — Map (db m31478) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Nappanee — 20.2005.2 — Nappanee Furniture |
| | Side one:
Nappanee platted 1874 on Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line. Sawmill opened 1873 produced ties for railroad construction. Coppes and Mutschler brothers were partners in lumber, milling, and furniture business, 1902-1913, becoming significant part of local furniture industry. By 1919, Indiana's furniture industry ranked fourth in nation.
Side two:
As separate companies, Coppes focused on kitchen cabinets and sideboards, the sawmill and flour mill, and Mutschler on . . . — Map (db m62666) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), New Paris — Five Medals Village |
| | Near this spot stood the village of the
Potawatomi War Chief Five Medals, whose
Indian name was Onaska. This chief ceased
hostilities against the United States
government after signing the Greenville Treaty, 1795.
He met with Presidents George Washington 1796 and
Thomas Jefferson 1801. Five Medals remained peaceful
toward the U.S. government even though this village
was destroyed by U.S. troops in 1812 and again in 1813.
The remains of Five Medals rest in this vicinity,
forever . . . — Map (db m30172) HM |
| Indiana (Elkhart County), Waterford Mills — Violett Cemetery "44.15 Acres" |
| | John M. Violett acquired this land from the U.S. Government in 1833 and the original plot of this cemetery on the east bank of the Elkhart River consisted of 10.7 acres.
One of the oldest graves here is that of James H. Violett who died in 1839. — Map (db m62667) HM |
| Indiana (Fayette County), Connersville — "Elmhurst" |
| | Erected 1831 by Oliver H. Smith. Later home of Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of Interior under Lincoln and Grand Master of Indiana Masons. Restored 1941 as home for local Masonic bodies. — Map (db m44768) HM |
| Indiana (Fayette County), Connersville — Canal House |
| | 1841 Built as Headquarters of
the Whitewater Valley Canal Co.
1854 Savings Bank of Indiana
Home of:
Dr. S. W. Vance 1857-1936
Congressman and Mrs. Finly H. Gray 1936-1947
1947 - 1971 V. F. W. Post 571
1971 - 1973 Restored by Historic Connersville Inc. — Map (db m44760) HM |
| Indiana (Fayette County), Connersville — Fayette County Honor Rolls War Memorial |
| | (( Center Panel ))
Honoring
all who served
in the United States
Armed Forces
Defending
Liberty and Justice
in All the World
Presented by
Veterans and Citizens
of Fayette County
1986
(( First Left Panel ))
* * * World War I * * *
Killed in Action
( Row One )
Clyde L. Allison Teddy C. Brewer Clyde D. Colsher Lewis E. Daniels Murray Dawson Vern F. Doll Harry C. Duewson Reginald Fisher Howard . . . — Map (db m44876) WM |
| Indiana (Fayette County), Connersville — 21.1966.1 — The Whitewater Canal |
| | In 1836 construction began on this fifty-six lock, one hundred one mile canal. Opened from Lawrenceburg to Brookville (1839), it was extended to Laurel and Cincinnati (1843), Connersville (1845), Cambridge City (1846), and Hagerstown (1847). — Map (db m44741) HM |
| Indiana (Fayette County), Connersville — Twelve Mile Line |
| | This plaque marks the western border of the twelve mile cession negotiated by Governor William Henry Harrison with the Miami, Potawatomi, and Delawares, Treaty of Fort Wayne, September 30, 1809. — Map (db m44770) HM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — 22.2004.1 — A Gateway to Freedom |
| | As early as 1821, enslaved blacks seeking freedom crossed the Ohio River from Louisville to New Albany. Antebellum and Civil War periods brought more fugitives. Many freedom-seekers were aided by other slaves, free blacks, and anti-slavery whites -- all risking violence and arrest. Not everyone who tried to escape succeeded.
(Reverse Side):
Many freedom-seekers coming through New Albany achieved their goal, traveling as far north as Canada. The Underground Railroad refers to a . . . — Map (db m30841) HM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — Carnegie's Lasting Gifts |
| | Andrew Carnegie rose from humble beginnings in Scotland to become one of Americas most famous philanthropists. From his first job at 13 in a cotton mill to his position as head of The Carnegie Steel Company, Carnegie remembered his path to success and determined to give back some of his wealth to help educate and enrich others. He believed that the rich had an obligation to share their wealth.
He founded several trusts and organizations for the distribution of his money. One of his . . . — Map (db m46793) HM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — 22.2005.1 — Division Street School |
| | Side 'One'
Because of the growing number of African-American school-age children, the New Albany School Board authorized a new elementary school for them June 1884. It opened here 1885. An 1869 Indiana law had mandated education of colored children, with separate enumeration and separate schools supported with tax revenue within the common school system.
Side 'Two'
Improvements and repairs were made over the years. The still-segregated school closed 1946. Friends of Division . . . — Map (db m46620) HM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — Floyd County American Revolution War Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the
Soldiers and Patriots
of the
American Revolution
( Obverse Side )
Piankeshaw Chapter, NSDAR
Erected on their 100th Anniversary
1898 — 1998 — Map (db m46942) WM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — Floyd County Honor Roll & Veterans Memorial |
| | (( Left Panel ))
Honor To our Civil War Veterans
( - - Art Work - - )
(( Center Panel ))
In honored memory of Floyd County men who gave their lives for our Country
Dedicated by
Hobart Beach Post 1693 Veterans of Foreign Wars
1941 ---- World War II ---- 1945
( - - “Seals” - - U. S. Branches of Military )
(( Right Panel ))
Honor to our Spanish American War Veterans
( - - Art Work - - ) . . . — Map (db m47025) WM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — Floyd County World Peace Honor Roll |
| | In honored memory of Floyd County
Servicemen who sacrificed their
lives for World Peace
SGT. Christopher K. Hilgert U.S. Army
Aug. 8, 1993 Somalia
SGT. Steven P. Mennemeyer US. Army
Aug. 8, 2006 Iraq
Dedicated by: Hobart Beach Post 1693 VFW
( Obverse Side )
“Greater love than this no man hath,
than he gives his life for his friends.”
John 15:13 — Map (db m46943) WM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — Korean Conflict / Vietnam Conflict - Floyd County Floyd County |
| | In honored memory of Floyd County men
who gave their lives for our country
1950 ---- The Korean Conflict ---- 1955
(Row One) - Edward C. Andres John H. Berryman William S. Blasdel Marvin L. Davis George E. Franklin Hugh B. Hampton, Jr. Ralph E. King Harry D. Langford John F. Leist
( Map of Korea )
(Row Two) - James T. McIntyre William M. McPheeter Robert B. McKim Jack C. Mullins Lewis P. Pleiss Marvin S. Plue, Sr. Howell G. Thomas . . . — Map (db m46961) WM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — Lucy Higgs Nichols |
| | Side One
Lucy, born a slave April 10, 1838, was owned by the Higgs family that by 1850 lived near Bolivar, Tennessee. She gained her freedom in 1862 by escaping to the 23rd Regiment, Indiana Volunteers camped nearby. She worked as a nurse for the soldiers as they fought in many major battles of the Civil War. She mustered out with them in Louisville in 1865.
Side Two
Lucy came to New Albany with returning veterans of 23rd Regiment. She married John Nichols, 1870. Lucy . . . — Map (db m46622) HM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — Memories of Division |
| | Enslaved blacks seeking freedom crossed the Ohio River from Louisville to New Albany almost from the founding of the Indiana town. The Indiana Constitution of 1816 prohibited slavery. Because of the large number of blacks crossing the river, the proportion of African Americans in New Albany, located in a free state, rose to 7.5 percent by 1860, It was one of the highest in Indiana and the Ohio Valley.
Prior to the Civil War, free education was unavailable to African American students in . . . — Map (db m46766) HM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — New Albany National Cemetery |
| | This National Cemetery is one of the original 7 established in 1862 by Congress. 5.46 acres were purchased from Dr. Charles Bowman Dec. 1862 for burial of Union and Confederate casualties. There are over 5,000 interments from 7 conflicts. Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish American War, World Wars I and II, Korean and Vietnam. — Map (db m26409) HM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — 22.2005.3 — New Albany's Carnegie Library |
| | Side 'One'
New Albany School Board organized a public library on May 8, 1884. This library building, supported with funds from Andrew Carnegie, opened on March 2, 1904 with 11, 125 volumes. Building is Neoclassical style, constructed of brick and limestone. Public Library moved to new building 1969.
Side 'Two'
Floyd County Museum opened here 1971. Carnegie building included in Downtown Historic District, listed in National Register of Historic Places 1999. One of 1, 679 . . . — Map (db m46768) HM |
| Indiana (Floyd County), New Albany — 22.1998.1 — Scribner High School |
| | In 1880, an 1822 school building on this site became Scribner High School for African-American students, under an 1869 Indiana law mandating public education for African-American children and allowing segregated schools. Modern facility completed and state commissioned 1907. Closed 1952 after 1949 state desegregation law. — Map (db m46624) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — 23.1997.1 — Attica & Covington Canal Skirmish |
| | In fall 1846, residents of Covington and Attica skirmished at Lock 35 over lack of water to Covington. Heavy rains eventually resolved the problem. Competition among canal towns over water control was often intense. First boat reached Attica 1846 via Wabash and Erie Canal (connected Lake Erie with Ohio River in 1853). — Map (db m3284) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — 23.2005.1 — Atticas Carnegie Library |
| | Ladies Library Association of Attica, created 1885, deeded its library building to city; city library opened 1902 with a collection of 1,500 books. Funds from Andrew Carnegie made it possible to build a new library here on land originally owned by Daniel Stump. It opened 1904. Building is Neoclassical design. Tall Crane fountains placed in front.
Library underwent major interior renovation 1988; complementary addition completed 1995. Library included in Brady Street Historic District, . . . — Map (db m3317) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — Davis Township - Maysville 1825 - 1935 |
| | Platted 1832
Addition 1836
Population in 1840 - - 800
First polling place in Davis Township.
Many years Largest Town South of Chicago. — Map (db m9874) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — Devon Theater Art Deco Style Built in 1938 |
| | Historic Landmarks of Fountain County
Award Presented to
Harold and Helena Hayes
Robert "Robie" Criswell
Robert and Aldean Criswell
for the Restoration and Preservation of the Art Deco Style Devon Theater built in 1938. — Map (db m7934) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — Dr. John Evans 1814 – 1897 Logan Township |
| | Doctor – Educator – Builder – Financier.
Attica, Indiana Doctor, 1839–1845
Founder: Indiana Hospital for Insane.
Chicago Mercy Hospital: City of Evanston, Ill.
Northwestern University - U. of Denver.
Rush Medical College Faculty.
Territorial Governor of Colorado. — Map (db m9947) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — Harrison Hills Country Club House Restoration and Preservation Tudor Revival |
| | Historic Landmarks of Fountain County, Inc.
Award Presented to
Harrison Steel Castings Co.
For the Restoration and Preservation of the
Tudor Revival
Harrison Hills Country Club
Club House
Built in 1924 — Map (db m19771) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — Hotel Attica |
| | This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by The United States
Department of the Interior — Map (db m7936) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — In Memory of P.O.W. - M.I.A. |
| | You are not Forgotten — Map (db m32623) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — In Memory of Heroes 1861 - 1865 Civil War Memorial |
| | In Memory of Heroes 1861 - 1865
Presented by L. of G. A. R.
Attica Circle, 1911 — Map (db m20531) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — Italianate Style House |
| | Historic Landmarks of Fountain County
Award presented to
Dr. Peter and Ann Petrich
for the Restoration and Preservation of This
Italianate Style House built c. 1850 — Map (db m7969) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — Marshall M Milford Home |
| | Milford Home
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1845 — Map (db m9310) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — 23.2003.1 — Ravine Park |
| | American Indians frequented this area, rich in natural resources. The ravine provided water from natural springs, marl for lime, and clay for bricks for nineteenth-century residents of Attica, platted 1825. City became owner of ravine 1906 when local business aand professional men organized to donate fifty-five acres for a public park.
City purchased thirty-five additional acres 1911, adding to eastern end. Park has served as center for social and recreational activities. Attica Chautauqua . . . — Map (db m3311) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — The Old Church Cottrell Village |
| | Built - 1850
Restored 1989 by the
John Cottrell Foundation — Map (db m7938) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — The Old Library Ladies Library - Attica Est. 1889 |
| | Founded in 1885,
built in 1889,
and restored in 1998 by
Historic Landmarks of Fountain County. — Map (db m7933) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — The Spirit of the American Doughboy |
| | Erected 1927 by
Francis M. Dodge
Wilbert M. Allen
and other citizens
in grateful recognition
of the patriotic service
rendered by
Fountain County
men and women
during the World War
1917–1918 — Map (db m7988) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Attica — World War I Memorial |
| |
John Feuristien - Co. D - 113 Eng.
Robert L. Goans - Battery C - 150 F.A.
Edward Harty - 306 U.S. Inf.
Arch Hope
Earle Ireland - 131 U.S. Inf.
Lloyd Ireland - Battery B - 70 F.A.
Frank J. Kight - Battery C - 6 F. A.
Chas. W. McKinney - Co. K - 16 Inf.
Edward Merriman - Co. H - 23 Inf.
Clinton OBrien - U.S. Medical Corps.
Harry F. Springman - 310 Q.M.C.
David M. Wilhite
Clarence W. Young - Co. D - 327 M.G.B. — Map (db m22801) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Covington — Covington - Indiana City Building Craig and Dawn Dixon |
| | Historic Landmarks of Fountain County
award Presented to Craig and Dawn Dixon for Restoration and Preservation of 413 Washington Street Covington, In. Built 1903 — Map (db m7906) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Covington — Covington Carnegie Library |
| | This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m8724) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Covington — 23.1970.2 — Esther Test Wallace |
| | 1807–1834. The 1st wife of Governor David Wallace and Mother of General Lew Wallace, soldier, author of Ben Hur, statesman & diplomat, is here buried. She influenced the lives of two important Hoosiers. — Map (db m3382) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Covington — 08000191 — Fountain County (Indiana) Court House |
| | Fountain County Court House
1937
Has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m37241) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Covington — Fountain County Centennial Memorial In Honor of our Heroes Who Have Defended us in All Wars |
| | 1826 - - 1926
Fountain County Centennial Memorial
Erected by The Richard Henry Lee Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution in Memory of The Pioneers and Illustrious Dead of Fountain County and In Honor of our Heroes Who Have Defended us in All our Wars. — Map (db m7907) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Covington — Fountain County Clerk's Building Fountain County Art Council |
| | Historic Landmarks of Fountain County
Award Presented to Fountain County Art Council
for Restoration and Preservation of
Fountain County Clerk's Building Built 1842. — Map (db m21155) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Covington — Fountain County Veterans Memorial |
| | In grateful tribute to all men and women of Fountain County who have served or will serve in defense of our country. — Map (db m7908) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Covington — Portland Arch Natural Preserve |
| | has been designated a
National Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the nation's natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of the environment — Map (db m10093) HM |
| Indiana (Fountain County), Covington — 84000027 — The House With The Lions Sewell - Freese House |
| | Built c. 1867
Has Been Placed on the National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m10335) HM |
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