Union Township near Ray's Crossing in Shelby County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
De Witt Pioneer Home
Photographed by Duane Hall, March 16, 2013
1. De Witt Pioneer Home Marker
Erected 1959 by Shelby County Historical Society. (Marker Number 73.1959.1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 39° 34.575′ N, 85° 39.883′ W. Marker was near Ray's Crossing, Indiana, in Shelby County. It was in Union Township. It was on County Road 625E 0.4 miles north of E. Union Rd, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 3472 N 625 E, Shelbyville IN 46176, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Central Indiana. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: Wilbur Shaw (approx. 6 miles away); Thomas A. Hendricks 1819- 1885 (approx. 6.1 miles away); Indiana's First Railroad (approx. 6.6 miles away); USAC Plane Crash (approx. 6.9 miles away); Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks (approx. 6.9 miles away); The Julius Joseph Fountain
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Whetzel Trace (was approx. 6.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Duane Hall, March 16, 2013
2. De Witt Pioneer Home Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 784 times since then and 93 times this year. Last updated on July 12, 2023, by Sara Nemtuda of Lafayette, Indiana. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
