Originally in twenty three lots at a site selected by the Wabash Railway for a depot to serve a rich agricultural area. The first steam train arrived over the newly completed Fort Wayne-Toledo right of way on January 1, 1902. A post office was . . . — — Map (db m183600) HM
On north bank of prehistoric Lake Maumee. The ridge formed by the bank was part of the pioneer overland trace from Detroit to Fort Wayne. This route was surveyed as early as 1837 for the ridge road, served in the late nineteenth century as a toll . . . — — Map (db m183602) HM
This cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always.
[Names listed on the back of the marker sharing the names of the interred.] — — Map (db m183603) HM
Once an Indian trail directly through these school grounds, the route followed by General Anthony Wayne's army in its departure from the fort in 1794 and the way by which General William Harrison's troops came to the relief of the garrison at Fort . . . — — Map (db m279500) HM
First called "The Opening", a natural clearing in the forest, settled about 1837. On the old Lima Plank Road connecting Howe (Lima) and Fort Wayne. Home of the Perry Centre Seminary, founded 1856 and closed 1861 when the entire faculty and all adult . . . — — Map (db m76402) HM
It served in multi functional roles to include field and anti-tank gun. These types of artillery
pieces were used by the U.S. Army during World War I, the interwar period, and World War II.
Originally of French design, the Canon de 75 modèle . . . — — Map (db m241291) HM
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 m232339) HM
One of the greatest developments in Monroeville in the early 1900s was the electric railroad which put the community in the line of traffic for passengers and freight. The line was known as the Fort Wayne, Van Wert and Lima Traction Company and was . . . — — Map (db m211613) HM
Monroeville, Indiana was in a vast wooded area, with many lumber mills, stave and barrel factories in operation.
At one time it was the home of Lloyd C. Douglas, noted writer. Here he obtained the incentive to write some of his books, . . . — — Map (db m211610) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m2498) HM
Artist - Kim Linker
The New Haven Community Foundation
was officially founded in March 2015
with the purpose to enhance the lives
of our residents and to invest in our
community's future.
This New Haven Community Foundation
bulldog and the . . . — — Map (db m197135) HM
The Lincoln Highway was the first auto road across the United States. Promoted by Carl G. Fisher, of Indianapolis, the Lincoln Highway route was announced in 1913. From Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco, the Lincoln . . . — — Map (db m197131) HM
Past this point flowed
the Wabash and Erie Canal
begun in 1832 and
dedicated July 4. 1843 at Fort Wayne.
In its final phase the canal
extended 459 miles
from Maumee Bay to Toledo,
through New Havens southwestward
to Layette and then to . . . — — Map (db m197133) HM
"We ask a lot of those who wear our uniform.
We ask them to leave their loved ones, to travel
great distances, to risk injury, even to be
prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice of their
lives. They are dedicated. They are honorable.
They . . . — — Map (db m197129) WM
This clock tower, along with Woodburn Plaza, is dedicated in honor of Harry and Jeanette Henney for a lifetime of involvement and commitment to the people and city of Woodburn.
Upon graduating from Manchester College in 1935, Harry moved to . . . — — Map (db m193531) HM
First town incorporated in Maumee Township. Once called "Phelps Station" on the Wabash Railroad. A strategic point in a vast woodland of timber unsurpassed in the United States for variety and condition.
Incorporated as a 5th class city in . . . — — Map (db m193534) HM
(Front Side)
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 . . . — — Map (db m63819) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m48105) HM
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 • . . . — — Map (db m48339) HM
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.
Sherman Rhude 1897-1918 • Gordon Haggard 1908-1944 • John Arrington 1948-1967 • . . . — — Map (db m314124) WM
( 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 . . . — — Map (db m48337) WM
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
In late 1800’s railroads and new technology opened national markets to Midwest producers, including Indiana, a leader in corn products. Joseph Gent patented operations and devices to mass-produce flaked corn. Gaff, Gent, & Thomas Co. Began making . . . — — Map (db m238476) HM
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This building is an important work associated
with Modernism in architecture and possesses
national significance in commemorating the
history of the United States of America.
2001 . . . — — Map (db m251092) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m63794) HM
(Front Side)
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 . . . — — Map (db m63818) HM
Our Pioneer Heritage
Here, from the days of the frontier, the covered wagon, the Indian Wars, come reflections which make us feel humbly grateful for the vision, courage and sacrifice of our pioneer forebears which made possible the community . . . — — Map (db m242295) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m248582) HM
To the memory of
Gen. John Tipton
1786-1839
Founder of Columbus, Indiana
Gen. Joseph Bartholomew
1766-1840
Our county bears his name
Both heroes at Tippecanoe — — Map (db m242302) HM WM
Second Baptist members Lizzie
Hubbard & Fannie Davis first
women registered to vote in
Bartholomew County after
partial suffrage act of 1917 — — Map (db m289212) HM
((The ‘greatest care’ has been given to get each person’s name correct. If any mistakes are found, please contact me so correction can be made. - - Al Wolf.))
Honor Roll
———
Bartholomew County . . . — — Map (db m48551) WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m63798) HM
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.
. . . — — Map (db m63807) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m63805) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m63806) HM
Served throughout the entire Revolutionary War, including five years as a member of the most prestigious corps of the American Revolution –
General George Washington’s Life Guard. He now sleeps in peace in Sharon Cemetery. — — Map (db m167019) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m21487) HM
In perpetual memory of those whose selfless service fought for honor, freedom, country.
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the . . . — — Map (db m307022) WM
BP Wind Farms Fowler Ridge
Facilities at a glance
Fowler Ridge 1
Project owner: Subsidiaries of BP Wind and Dominion Resources
Power purchaser: Dominion Energy Marketing Inc, Indiana Michigan Power | Appalachian Power . . . — — Map (db m240929) HM
(Tablet 1)
This boulder marks a boundary line between United States territory and Indian lands which existed for fourteen years.
At St. Mary's Ohio on October 2, 1818, a treaty was made and concluded between Jonathan Jennings, Lewis . . . — — Map (db m71919) HM
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
This lot is dedicated to the memory of
Vincent and Eileen Schwartz
lifetime residents of Fowler, Indiana
They proudly served our country during WWII Vince in the Army Eileen in the Navy Both were active members of the American Legion . . . — — Map (db m240678) WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m8546) HM
(( 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 • . . . — — Map (db m54347) WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m41465) HM
(( 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 . . . — — Map (db m54423) WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m54624) HM
(( Front of Base ))
“Lest We Forget”
Those from Blackford County who
answered their Country’s call in the
World War,
Apr. 6th 1917 to Nov. 11th 1918.
“Our Boys”
(( Obverse of Base ))
When the . . . — — Map (db m54272) WM
((( 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 . . . — — Map (db m54607) WM
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places June 13, 1986, by the United States Department of the Interior in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation. — — Map (db m222241) HM
In 1920, a small group of women in Hartford City founded Sigma Phi Gamma, a non-scholastic sorority dedicated to friendship and philanthropy. The sorority expanded across Indiana, the U.S., and into Canada by 1929. To fulfill its mission of service, . . . — — Map (db m231195) HM
In honor of astronaut Kevin Ford, native son of Montpelier, Indiana, Blackford County, pilot of the Space Shuttle Discovery "STS 128" — — Map (db m222232) HM
F-84 F Thunder Streak
donated to City of Montpelier
by
U. S. Air Force and the 122nd
Tactical Fighter Wing, Indiana
Air National Guard
September 12, 1970 — — Map (db m222236) WM
Forever honoring the pioneers of Montpelier and the community who built the foundation for the freedom we cherish today.
1836 - 1976 — — Map (db m222231) HM
Reserved by U.S. to Chief Francois Godfroy of the Miami Nation 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
This plaque is erected in honor of the Montpelier alumni who taught in Montpelier schools
Adrian Burris Geary 1898 • Bessie Slater 1899 • Mary Dailey Black 1900 • Grace A Maddox 1903 • Charles B. Anthony 1907 • Grace Kitterman Smith 1908 • . . . — — Map (db m238632) HM
Prominent educator and statesman Herman B. Wells was born in Jamestown, Indiana. During the Great Depression, he directed research for the Indiana Bank Commission, producing state banking reforms. In 1938, Wells was elected President of Indiana . . . — — Map (db m175678) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m43762) WM
Boone County Bridge 41, over Sugar Creek was a triple stone
arch built in 1901 by Theodore Eck and Charles Ridout
of Lebanon, IN. The cost was $4000.00. B.F. Baker, county
surveyor, served as engineer and construction supervisor.
In 1905 the . . . — — Map (db m289084) HM
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
( 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: ) . . . — — Map (db m21359) WM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
2011
by the United States
Department of Interior
thanks in part to
Bud Falke — — Map (db m251052) HM
Brothers Mel and Don Kenyon impacted American open wheel racing in a way which, perhaps, will never be duplicated. Mel began his career in 1954, driving stock cars. When Don left the Air Force, in 1958, they bought a midget with his mustering out . . . — — Map (db m265556) HM
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 - - . . . — — Map (db m241648) WM
A progressive politician and lifelong Democrat, Ralston met the challenges posed by Indiana’s transition to a more urban and industrial state. Born 1857 in Ohio, he opened a law office in 1886 in Lebanon, where he lived until elected governor in . . . — — Map (db m175673) HM
Henry C. Ulen, an international
contractor from Boone County,
founded multiple construction
companies in the early 1900s. His
companies' infrastructure projects.
including the Marathon Dam in Greece,
parts of the Trans-Iranian and . . . — — Map (db m250683) HM
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
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
Black southerners established a thriving, free community around Thorntown in Sugar Creek Township by the early 1850s. Most became farmers and some owned property, despite Indiana's constitutional prohibition of black settlement. By 1870, this . . . — — Map (db m174247) HM
Albert S. White, for whom Whitestown is named, was president of the Indianapolis & Lafayette Railroad. White was a United States senator and Representative from Indiana and a leading abolitionist. He was appointed to a select federal commission by . . . — — Map (db m175788) HM
Commemorating the historic Lafayette & Indianapolis Railroad. On May 1st, 1865, at 1:07a.m., the Lincoln Funeral Train passed through Whitestown with mourners lining the tracks in the middle of the night to pay homage to the assassinated 16th U.S. . . . — — Map (db m175790) HM
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
Located in Eagle Township in Boone County, Indiana, this
intact family farmstead includes a farmhouse and related
outbuildings, and was named a Historic District on the
National Register of Historic Places by the National Park
Service in 2011.
. . . — — Map (db m231487) HM
With proceeds from the sale of 170,580 acres of Indian land granted by the Federal Government, Indiana built its first north-south road. Surveyed 1829, passable by 1834, "completed" in 1837, its cost was $242,000.00. — — Map (db m67191) HM
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