Downtown in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Pike County

Organized in 1817

— Named for Zebulon Pike —

Pike County Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, December 30, 2023

1. Pike County Marker

Inscription. Pike County's major deposits of coal support an active strip-mining industry and provide fuel for electric generating plants located on the White River. These plants produce power for various metropolitan and rural Indiana areas.

Erected 2002.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources • Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.

Location. 39° 46.112′ N, 86° 10.144′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Downtown. Marker can be reached from North Blackford Street north of Indianapolis Cultural Trail, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 650 West Washington Street, Indianapolis IN 46204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Knox County (here, next to this marker); Monroe County (here, next to this marker); Union County (a few steps from this marker); Whitley County (a few steps from this marker); Howard County (a few steps from this marker); Brown County (a few steps from this marker); Marshall County (a few steps from this marker); Fulton County (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.

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marker. This is one of 92 markers on the perimeter of the Indiana State Museum, one for each county.

Also see . . . Pike County. (Submitted on January 6, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, December 30, 2023

2. Pike County Marker

Location of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, December 30, 2023

3. Location of the marker

Zebulon Pike image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Charles Willson Peale, 1808

4. Zebulon Pike

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 18 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 6, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.