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Valparaiso in Porter County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Porter County (Indiana) Veterans
 
Dedication Plaque - - Porter County (Indiana) Veterans Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, June 12, 2011
1. Dedication Plaque - - Porter County (Indiana) Veterans Marker
(Click on any of these photos to see the details.)
 
Inscription.

( Dedication Plaque - Side )

Dedicated to the memory of
Porter County’s Soldiers and Sailors
of all American Wars.

Erected by
William Henry Harrison
Chapter D. A. R.

(D.A.R. - Logo)

and
Elizabeth Bassett Harrison
Society G. A. R.

(Children of the American Legion - Logo)

During Porter County’s
Centennial 1936.


( Re-Dedication Plaque - Side )

Rededicated to the memory of
Porter County’s Veterans of
All American Wars

by
Porter County Chapters of
Daughters of American Revolution

and
Porter County Council of the
American Legion

(D.A.R. and American Legion - Logos)

During Porter County’s
Sesquicentennial 1986.

 
Location. 41° 28.059′ N, 87° 3.649′ W. Marker is in Valparaiso, Indiana, in Porter County. Marker is at the intersection of Lincolnway and Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on Lincolnway. Click for map. Located on the North/West Lawn of the Porter County Courthouse in Valparaiso, Indiana. Marker is in this post office area: Valparaiso IN 46383, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
 
Re-Dedication Plaque - - Porter County (Indiana) Veterans Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, June 12, 2011
2. Re-Dedication Plaque - - Porter County (Indiana) Veterans Marker
 
13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Old Sac Trail (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); The Lincoln Highway (about 600 feet away); Site of Tassinong (approx. 8.3 miles away); President Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Train (approx. 8.7 miles away); Willow Creek Confrontation (approx. 10.5 miles away); Hobart (Indiana) Patriotic Honor Rolls (approx. 10.7 miles away); Iron Brigade (approx. 11.6 miles away); Dunes Hi-Way (approx. 12.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Valparaiso.
 
Boulder - - Dedication Marker Side Photo, Click for full size
By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, June 12, 2011
3. Boulder - - Dedication Marker Side
 
 
Boulder Obverse - - Re-Dedication Marker Side Photo, Click for full size
By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, June 12, 2011
4. Boulder Obverse - - Re-Dedication Marker Side
 
 
Long View - - Porter County (Indiana) Veterans Markers & Courthouse Photo, Click for full size
By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, June 12, 2011
5. Long View - - Porter County (Indiana) Veterans Markers & Courthouse
Marker can be seen in front of the red truck parked at the curb.
 
 
Porter County Courthouse - - North Entrance Photo, Click for full size
By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, June 12, 2011
6. Porter County Courthouse - - North Entrance
 
 
South/East Corner - - Porter County Courthouse Photo, Click for full size
By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, June 12, 2011
7. South/East Corner - - Porter County Courthouse
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on June 14, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 335 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 14, 2011, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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