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Sunman in Ripley County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Sunman

 
 
Sunman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 26, 2018
1. Sunman Marker
Inscription. Sunman was platted in 1856 by James Vanness and named after a family from Holtby, Yorkshire, who settled nearby in 1819. Later settlers were primarily of German descent. The town of Sunman was incorporated in 1896.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.
 
Location. 39° 14.545′ N, 85° 5.65′ W. Marker is in Sunman, Indiana, in Ripley County. It is on North Meridian Street (Indiana Route 101) north of Maple Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 604 North Meridian Street, Sunman IN 47041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern 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 markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War 83rd Volunteer Infantry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saint John Lutheran Church (approx. 2½ miles away); Exhausted Morgan Troops (approx. 2.6 miles away); Raiders Steal the Priest’s Horses (approx. 5.1 miles away); General John Morgan (approx. 5.3 miles away); St. John The Baptist Church (approx. 7.8 miles away); Dover (approx. 7.9 miles away); a different marker also named General John Morgan (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunman.
 
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Sunman Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 26, 2018
2. Sunman Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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