Near Lanesville in Harrison County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Walter Q. Gresham

1832-1895

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2022

1. Walter Q. Gresham Marker

Inscription. Union General in the Civil War; U.S. District Judge; Postmaster General under President Arthur; Interim U.S. Secretary of Treasury in 1884; U.S. Secretary of State under President Cleveland. Was born in Lanesville in 1832, and lived in Corydon for many years.

Erected 1966 by Indiana State Highway Commission. (Marker Number 31.1966.2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Law Enforcement • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 38° 14.04′ N, 85° 59.515′ W. Marker is near Lanesville, Indiana, in Harrison County. It is on Barron Avenue Northeast south of Main Street Northeast (Indiana Road 62), on the right when traveling south. Marker is in front of the Lanesville post office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2415 Barron Ave NE, Lanesville IN 47136, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George W. Waltz (approx. 4.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Patrick Shields (approx. 4.2 miles away); Sherman Minton (approx. 4.3 miles away); Georgetown (approx. 4½ miles away); Early African American Education (approx. 7.1 miles away); Leora Brown School (approx. 7.1 miles away); Cedar Hill Cemetery (approx. 7.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Walter Q. Gresham. Wikipedia entry on the jurist and government official. (Submitted on October 2, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2022

2. Walter Q. Gresham Marker

Walter Quintin Gresham image. Click for full size.

Matthew Brady via Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division (cropped/public domain), circa 1870/80

3. Walter Quintin Gresham

Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 2, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.