Creek Chub Bait Company
Side A
In 1916, Henry Dills, Carl Heinzerling,and George Schulthess established the company, which became one of the country's leading manufacturers of artificial fishing lures. Crafted by a largely female workforce, the high quality lures featured a patented spray-painted scale pattern and metal lip, giving them a lifelike appearance and motion to help attract fish.
Side B
The company shipped products all over the world and become a key industry here. Popular lures included the Wiggler, Pike, Darter, and Injured Minnow: many fishermen used them to catch record-setting fish. Business slowed during WWII as European supply markets closed, but grew rapidly in post-war years. Factory closed by 1979: lures remain popular among collectors.
Erected 2017 by Indiana Historical Bureau. (Marker Number 17.2017.1.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.
Location. 41° 20.961′ N, 85° 8.106′ W. Marker is in Garrett, Indiana, in DeKalb County. It is on Keyser Street just east of Randolf Street, on the right when traveling east.
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Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana and in Greater Fort Wayne. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Garrett Keyser Butler Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); John Bowersox (Bowers) (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Mountz House (approx. Ό mile away); Bogert-Teeters House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memorial To Jacob And Sarah Ober Brechbill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Orin Clark House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Fallen Warbirds Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Rangers (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all
Regarding Creek Chub Bait Company. Marker honors Creek Chub Bait Company for fishing lures, employing women and more information has been linked to the state website at IN.gov/history
Additional keywords. The company was a leader of women in the workplace.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2017, by Kern Butler of Auburn, Indiana. This page has been viewed 960 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2017, by Kern Butler of Auburn, Indiana. 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
