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Near Veedersburg in Fountain County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Van Buren Township, Bonebrake Corner

 
 
Pioneers - and - Soldiers image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, November 7, 2007
1. Pioneers - and - Soldiers
Inscription.
Church: Established by United Brothers in 1828.
Building erected 1847 - Used until 1900.
Cemetery 1837 to present time.

The last resting place of pioneers and soldiers who served our country in seven wars.
 
Erected 1976 by Fountain County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesColonial EraPatriots & PatriotismReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.
 
Location. 40° 4.962′ N, 87° 14.555′ W. Marker is near Veedersburg, Indiana, in Fountain County. It is on East Bonebrake Road near U.S. 41, on the left when traveling east. Aprox. 2½ miles South of I-74 on US 41. Turn left onto East Bonebrake Rd. and use side entrance to Bonebrake Cemetery. Marker on Right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Veedersburg IN 47987, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana and in the Wabash Valley. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veedersburg (approx. 2.1 miles away); Veedersburg - VanBuren Township War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Veedersburg Memorial Park (approx. 2.3 miles away); Veedersburg’s Wabash Clay Company (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lee and Mike Ramsey
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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Nineteenth Century Functional Commercial Building (approx. 2.3 miles away); Booe - Inlow - d'Arlier Cultural Center (approx. 2½ miles away); Curfew Bell (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Veedersburg.
 
Additional keywords. Pioneers Soldiers
 
1837 till Present: Resting Place of Pioneers and Soldiers of Seven Wars. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, November 7, 2007
2. 1837 till Present: Resting Place of Pioneers and Soldiers of Seven Wars.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2007, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 2,248 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2007, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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