Farmland in Randolph County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Farmland Downtown Historic District
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn Wolf, May 30, 2010
1. Side "A" - - Farmland Downtown Historic District Marker
(Click on any of these photos to see the details.)
Farmland platted 1852 in Randolph County and listed as station on Indianapolis and Bellfontaine Railroad. Town incorporated 1867. Commerce based on agriculture and, by late 1880's, gas and oil production nearby. Responding to 1897 fire, community built six major buildings within two years of disaster.
Historic district boundaries include parts of Main, Henry, and Williams streets, on original plat. Buildings were built circa 1867 - 1929 and are close to original condition. District demonstrates growth of railroad - based rural agricultural community. Listed in National Register of Historic Places 1994.
Erected 2005 by Indiana Historical Bureau and Farmland History Book Committee of Historic Farmland U S A, Inc. (Marker Number 68.2005.1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Notable Buildings • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
Location. 40° 11.294′ N, 85° 7.658′ W. Marker is in Farmland, Indiana, in Randolph County. It is on South Main Street north of East Henry Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Farmland IN 47340, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central 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.
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Also see . . . Photos of Dedication (Courtesy - Indiana Historical Bureau):. (Submitted on January 22, 2013, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn Wolf, May 30, 2010
2. Side "B" - - Farmland Downtown Historic District Marker
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn Wolf, May 30, 2010
3. Looking North - - Farmland Downtown Historic District Marker
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn Wolf, May 30, 2010
4. Looking South - - Farmland Downtown Historic District Marker
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn Wolf, May 30, 2010
5. Long View North/East - - Farmland Downtown Historic District Marker
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn Wolf, May 30, 2010
6. Long View South/East - - Farmland Downtown Historic District Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,304 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 31, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
