Near Muncie in Delaware County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

1827

[The First School House in Delaware County]

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 15, 2019

1. 1827 Marker

Inscription. The first school house in Delaware County was erected in a trackless forest one half mile west of this site. “Indian Jim,” the last of the Delaware tribe remaining in this county, a highly respected resident hewed the black walnut logs and clapboards with a broadaxe. The “Old Indian Trail” from Richmond to Peru, passes this point.

Erected 1927 by Paul Revere Chapter and the Indiana State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 40° 7.435′ N, 85° 17.99′ W. Marker is near Muncie, Indiana, in Delaware County. It is on South Burlington Drive 0.2 miles north of County Road 500, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7600 South Burlington Drive, Muncie IN 47302, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Central Indiana.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Uten-Ink (approx. 3.4 miles away); Smithfield (approx. 3½ miles away); William Henry Luick Farmhouse (approx. 4.3 miles away); Hemingray Glass Company (approx. 5.3 miles away); 1983 Stoeckel Award (approx. 6.4 miles away); YWCA (approx. 6.4 miles away); Passing of the Buffalo (approx. 6½ miles away); Mattie Coleman (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Muncie.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company (was approx. 5.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Additional keywords. Daughters of the American Revolution

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, October 15, 2019

2. 1827 Marker

full view of marker, from roadside

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 603 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.