Monticello in White County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Monticello Tornado Memorial Sculpture

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 4, 2024

1. The Monticello Tornado Memorial Sculpture Marker

Inscription. The Monticello Tornado Memorial Sculpture was designed by Rod Pool, Memorial Park Project Manager. The clock hands represent when "Time Stopped," at 5:17 p.m. on April 3, 1974. This Tornado Memorial Sculpture is dedicated to those individuals who lost their lives that tragic day.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1974.

Location. 40° 44.707′ N, 86° 45.631′ W. Marker is in Monticello, Indiana, in White County. It is on North Bluff Street south of East Broadway Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 N Bluff St, Monticello IN 47960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern 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 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Finial (here, next to this marker); The Black Light Poles (a few steps from this marker); Super Outbreak…Killer Tornado (a few steps from this marker); Tornado Park Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Courthouse Cast Iron Drinking Fountain (a few steps from this marker); Monticello Carnegie Library (within shouting distance of this marker); White County War Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); State of Indiana Bicentennial Legacy Project of 2016 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monticello.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 4, 2024

2. The Monticello Tornado Memorial Sculpture Marker

The Monticello Tornado Memorial Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 4, 2024

3. The Monticello Tornado Memorial Sculpture

Tornado Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 4, 2024

4. Tornado Memorial Park

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 352 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 12, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.