Kendallville in Noble County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Arthur F. Mapes 1913-1986
Photographed by Angela Turner
1. Arthur Franklin Mapes Marker
Erected 2004.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.
Location. 41° 25.879′ N, 85° 15.238′ W. Marker is in Kendallville, Indiana, in Noble County. It is on Sherman Street, on the right when traveling north. Bixler Lake Park Nature Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kendallville IN 46755, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana and in Greater Fort Wayne. 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 markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Arthur Franklin Mapes (here, next to this marker); Camp Mitchell (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sawyer/Old Kendallville Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); Lakeview Cemetery (approx. 1.9 miles away); Civil War Memorial Cannon (approx. 1.9 miles away); Gene Stratton-Porter (approx. 5.8 miles away); Memorial To Jacob And Sarah Ober Brechbill (approx. 6.7 miles away); Orin Clark House (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kendallville.
More about this marker. Marker was installed in 2004 to replace a weather-beaten 28-year-old sign. Marker was sponsored by the Noble County Historical Society. Mapes family added flowers and landscaping and has maintained the landscaping
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Regarding Arthur F. Mapes 1913-1986. Indiana Poet Laureate Arthur Franklin Mapes, author of the Official State Poem, was born and lived near Bixler Lake most of his life.
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Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2024, by Angela Turner of Auburn, Indiana. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 8 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 29, 2024, by Angela Turner of Auburn, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
