Fremont in Steuben County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fremont Indiana
Photographed By Christopher Light, November 4, 2007
1. Fremont Indiana Marker
Settled in 1834 as Willow Prairie.
Village of Brockville - Platted in 1837.
Post Office and town changed to Fremont in 1848 in honor of John C. Fremont “the Great Pathfinder.” Located on the Vistula Trail, the meeting place for people from the Detroit, Toledo, and Pittsburg areas in their westward movement.
First frame building erected in 1837 near the center of the village. In 1838 the Potawatomi Tribe was removed from the area. First Church – Methodist Episcopal was organized in 1841. First frame school was built in 1845. In 1877 a brick school was erected to replace one built in 1856 which was destroyed by fire. New school was erected on Spring Street between Tolford and Coffin Streets.
Electric lights were installed in 1896. Dr. Wade opened Steuben County's first hospital in 1914. First paved streets were laid in 1922.
Town erected a 60,000 gallon tank and supplied water to the community in 1937. Sewer lines and disposal plant went into service in 1957. At one time Fremont boasted 2 Hotels, and was served by 6 passenger and 4 freight trains daily.
Erected 1976. (Marker Number 76.1976.1.)
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Location. 41° 43.852′ N, 84° 55.975′ W. Marker is in Fremont, Indiana, in Steuben County. Marker is at the intersection of Toledo Street (State Road 120) and Wayne Street (State Road 827) on Toledo Street. It is at the northwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fremont IN 46737, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Beams Funeral Home Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Michael-Sullins House (about 400 feet away); Veterans Memorial Flag Pole (about 700 feet away); Steven A. Vaughn House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Vistula Road (approx. ¼ mile away); The Erastus Farnham House (approx. half a mile away); Sam and Adeline Ropchan Wildlife Refuge (approx. one mile away); The Unknown Potawatomi (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fremont.
More about this marker. Plaque dedicated July 4, 1976, at the site of the “ole town pump.”
Photographed By Craig Doda, April 24, 2022
2. Fremont Indiana Marker
Photographed By Christopher Light, November 4, 2007
3. Same scene as in the photo on the marker (the building has changed)
Image #5 below shows the cornice of the two buildings to the left of the corner structure in better detail. These two have also changed since the picture on the marker.
Photographed By Christopher Light, November 4, 2007
4. Downtown Fremont
Photographed By Christopher Light, November 4, 2007
5. Building Detail
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, February 15, 2024
6. Fremont Indiana Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 2,465 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 8, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. 2. submitted on April 25, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 8, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. 6. submitted on February 15, 2024, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
