Knight Township near Evansville in Vanderburgh County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

IU Students at Angel Site

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2023

1. IU Students at Angel Site Marker

Inscription. Indiana University students trained with Glenn Black.

From 1945-1964. Glenn Black trained students from Indiana University. Men and women enrolled in summer field schools to learn how to excavate, document and care for artifacts. If they completed the course, they joined the Trowel and Brush Society, an honorary club.

Today, periodic excavations take place by archaeologists working with the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology.

[Captions]
• Top: 1948 IU excavations
• Bottom: 2005 IU excavations

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.

Location. 37° 56.683′ N, 87° 27.106′ W. Marker is near Evansville, Indiana, in Vanderburgh County. It is in Knight Township. It is on Muskhogen Trail ¼ mile south of Pollack Avenue, on the right. Marker is in front of Angel Mounds State Historic Site's visitor/interpretive center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8215 Pollack Ave, Evansville IN 47715, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

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: WPA Workers at Angel Site (here, next to this marker); Angel Site (here, next to this marker); Angel Mounds (within shouting distance of this marker); Glenn A. Black (1900-1964) (approx. 0.2 miles away); Haney-Williams House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Williams-Raab House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Henry & Caroline Koch House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Clements-Koch House (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Evansville.

Also see . . . IU Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology to preserve ‘American treasures’ from Angel Mounds. News at Indian University website entry (Submitted on June 16, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 29, 2023

2. IU Students at Angel Site Marker

Featured marker is the right one of the three markers on the left. The Angel Mounds State Historic Site's visitor/interpretive center is to the right.

Village Floor at Angel Site image. Click for full size.

IN Dept of Conservation via General Photo Collection, Rare Books & Manuscripts, IN State U. (Public Domain), June 1945

3. Village Floor at Angel Site

Indiana University students began helping archaeologist Glenn A. Black excavate the Mississippian townsite in 1945.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.