Patriot in Switzerland County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Dr. Elwood Mead
(1858 - 1936)
— "Engineer Who Made the Desert Bloom" —
Erected 1980 by Switzerland County Historical Society. (Marker Number 78.1980.1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #30 Calvin Coolidge, the Former U.S. Presidents: #31 Herbert Hoover, the Former U.S. Presidents: #32 Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series lists.
Location. 38° 50.303′ N, 84° 49.611′ W. Marker is in Patriot, Indiana, in Switzerland County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (State Road 156) and 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Patriot IN 47038, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Big Bone Lick (approx. 3.1 miles away in Kentucky); Great River Tragedy (approx. 3.9 miles away in Kentucky); John Payne House (approx. 5.2 miles away in Kentucky); Myra Sanders House (approx. 5.3 miles away in Kentucky); a different marker also named Big Bone Lick (approx. 5.3 miles away in Kentucky); Mary Ingles (approx. 5.3 miles away in Kentucky); Big Bone Methodist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away in Kentucky); First Presbyterian Church / Consolidated 2nd Baptist Church (approx. 5.4 miles away in Kentucky).
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Also see . . . Elwood Mead - Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 22, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 586 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.