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Rushville in Rush County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Wendell L. Willkie

1892 - 1944

 
 
Wendell L. Willkie Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, March 14, 2013
1. Wendell L. Willkie Marker
Inscription. Lawyer and business leader – Republican presidential nominee, 1940 – the only native Hoosier to be nominated for the Presidency by a major political party – author of One World – grave and memorial in East Hill Cemetery, Rushville.
 
Erected 1969 by Indiana Historical Society. (Marker Number 70.1969.3.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.
 
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 37.465′ N, 85° 26.694′ W. Marker was in Rushville, Indiana, in Rush County. Marker was at the intersection of North Main Street (State Road 3) and N. Park Blvd, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1440 N Park Blvd, Rushville IN 46173, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Marc Ellis (a few steps from this marker); World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); A Tribute To All (within shouting distance of this marker); American Revolution (within shouting distance of this marker); Mexican War
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rushville.
 
More about this marker. The Indiana Historical Society erected five identical markers for Wendell L. Willkie in Rushville.
 
Wendell L. Willkie Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane Hall, March 14, 2013
2. Wendell L. Willkie Marker
View to south along N. Main Street (State Route 3)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 5 times this year. Last updated on July 12, 2023, by Sara Nemtuda of Lafayette, Indiana. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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