Muncie in Delaware County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn Wolf, May 30, 2010
1. Side "A" - - Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company Marker
(Click on any photo to see the details.)
Company incorporated in New York 1886 to manufacture glassware (particularly fruit jars). Brothers Edmund, Frank, George, William, and Lucius Ball all were trustees. Company - promised money, land, and free natural gas - came to Muncie; first glassware produced here 1888. Led nation in production of fruit jars by 1900.
Ball Brothers expanded its operations in Muncie and into other states. Company diversified holdings into plastics, rubber, and aerospace technology. Closed Muncie plant 1962; moved corporate offices 1998. Company and owners contributed to the state and nation's economy and culture in many significant ways.
Erected 2008 by Indiana Historical Bureau and Minnetrista. (Marker Number 18.2008.1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 40° 10.694′ N, 85° 22.219′ W. Marker was in Muncie, Indiana, in Delaware County. Marker was on East Memorial Drive west of South Macedonia Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Hemingray Glass Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1983 Stoeckel Award (approx. 1.1 miles away); YWCA (approx. 1.2 miles away); Passing of the Buffalo (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mattie Coleman (approx. 1.2 miles away); Muncie Carnegie Library (approx. 1.2 miles away); Jones Block 1903 (approx. 1.2 miles away); 1946 (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Muncie.
Also see . . . Photos of Dedication (Courtesy - Indiana Historical Bureau):. (Submitted on January 20, 2013, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
Additional commentary.
1. Marker missing for a month, found in a ditch.
This marker was found in a ditch, in the south part of Delaware County, about a month after going missing from Muncie. It has minor damage and should be able to be re-installed. See story here.
— Submitted September 21, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn Wolf, May 30, 2010
2. Side 'B" - - Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company Marker
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn Wolf, May 30, 2010
3. Looking East - - Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company Marker
Photographed By Courtesy:: Marilyn Wolf, May 30, 2010
4. Looking West - - Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 2,481 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 31, 2010, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
