Indiana in Indiana County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jimmy Stewart Island

"It's a Wonderful Life in the Garden"

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025

1. Jimmy Stewart Island Marker

Inscription.

Jimmy's wife, Gloria, loved to garden.

Erected by Jimmy Stewart Museum and Indiana Garden Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 40° 37.495′ N, 79° 9.194′ W. Marker is in Indiana, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County. It is on 7th Street south of Oak Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 North 7th Street, Indiana PA 15701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vinegar Hill (within shouting distance of

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this marker); COVID-19 Pandemic Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Property of William & Charlotte Banks (about 700 feet away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Indiana County Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (approx. 0.2 miles away); James S. Nance, Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peter Sutton's Tavern, 1806 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Indiana County (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indiana.

More about this marker. The marker and garden are near the Jimmy Stewart boyhood home.

Regarding Jimmy Stewart Island. Although limited in historical information, it complements efforts by the town to honor hometown son Jimmy Stewart.

Jimmy Stewart Island Garden and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025

2. Jimmy Stewart Island Garden and Marker

Boyhood home in background

Jimmy Stewart Island Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025

3. Jimmy Stewart Island Garden

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.