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

Trooper Richard T. Gaston, PE# 6679

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 16, 2025

1. Trooper Richard T. Gaston, PE# 6679 Marker

Inscription. Born 1 December 1969
Killed in the line of duty on the Indiana Toll Road
St. Joseph County
4 March 1999
Served the Indiana State Police from 13 December 1998 to 4 March 1999

Erected by Indiana Troopers Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is March 4, 1999.

Location. 41° 43.881′ N, 86° 0.304′ W. Marker is in Elkhart, Indiana, in Elkhart County. It is on Indiana Toll Road (Interstate 80/90 at milepost 90), on the right when traveling east. The marker is at the George N. Craig Travel Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2971 Moose Trl Dr, Elkhart IN 46514, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana

and in Greater South Bend.

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

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8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Trooper Richard T. Gaston, PE# 6679 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The History of Boot Lake (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ambrose G. Bierce (approx. 2.8 miles away); Havilah Beardsley (approx. 3 miles away); The Havilah Beardsley House (approx. 3 miles away); Main St. Memorial Bridge (approx. 3.1 miles away); Ruthmere (approx. 3.1 miles away); Development of Diagnostic Test Strips (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elkhart.

More about this marker. The marker appears to be a duplicate of a marker that’s found on the opposite side of the Indiana Toll Road from here, at the Henry Schricker Travel Plaza.

Also see . . . Officer Down: Trooper Richard Terrell Gaston. (Submitted on May 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Trooper Richard T. Gaston Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 16, 2025

2. Trooper Richard T. Gaston Marker

Trooper Richard T. Gaston Marker from the rear image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 16, 2025

3. Trooper Richard T. Gaston Marker from the rear

Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.