Jasper in Dubois County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Early Furniture Store

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 2021

1. Early Furniture Store Marker

Inscription.
In 1860 the Alles Furniture Store was established here. This later became the Jasper Furniture Co., predecessor of the Jasper Desk Co., which was formally established in 1876 at another location.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 38° 23.493′ N, 86° 55.88′ W. Marker is in Jasper, Indiana, in Dubois County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Courthouse Square) and West 6th Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street (Courthouse Square). Marker is mounted at eye-level on the building at the northwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 607 Main Street, Jasper IN 47546, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in Southern 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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dubois County Honor Roll Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Dubois County Named in Honor of Toussaint Dubois (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of the Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Dubois County (within shouting distance of this marker); The Jasper Bicentennial Time Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First Court House - School (within shouting distance of this marker); Dubois County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis H. Sturm Hardware Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); State Police Jasper Post (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jasper.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 2021

2. Early Furniture Store Marker

(marker at southeast corner of building here today, facing south)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 12, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2. submitted on April 13, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.