Rome City in Noble County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sylvan Lake
Photographed by Dave Zollinger, July 24, 2011
1. Sylvan Lake Marker
City of Rome IN website entry
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Created 1837-1838 as reservoir for proposed canal link between Fort Wayne and Lake Michigan. Part of 1836 internal improvements program. Popular resort area; site of Chautauqua, 1878-1906. Provided hydraulic power. Earthen dam on Elkhart River impounds 630 acres of water.
Erected 1992 by Indiana Historical Bureau and Rome City Chautauqua Committee. (Marker Number 57.1992.1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
Location. 41° 29.95′ N, 85° 22.55′ W. Marker is in Rome City, Indiana, in Noble County. It is on State Road 9 half a mile north of Front Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in Sycamore Park, a local park in Rome City, IN. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rome City IN 46784, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana and in Greater Fort Wayne. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gene Stratton-Porter (approx. 2.1 miles away); George and Margaret Wolcott House (approx. 2.2 miles away); South Milford World War I Monument (approx. 5.9 miles away); Ford Frick
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More about this marker. There is a Boy Scout plaque attached to the marker post. There is also a stone marker dedicating Sycamore Park located near the marker.
Photographed by Dave Zollinger, July 24, 2011
2. Sylvan Lake Marker
Sylvan Lake marker with spillway of dam visible in background.
Photographed by Dave Zollinger, July 24, 2011
3. Sylvan Lake Marker
Sycamore Park on right when approaching from the north. Note small, blue, "Historical Marker" direction sign on right. Portion of earthen dam is visible on left.
Photographed by Dave Zollinger, July 24, 2011
4. Sylvan Lake Marker
View of Sylvan Lake. Looking north from Rome City. Portion of earthen dam is visible on left.
Photographed by Dave Zollinger, July 24, 2011
5. Sylvan Lake Marker
Boy Scout plaque that is attached to Sylvan Lake marker post.
Photographed by Dave Zollinger, July 24, 2011
6. Sylvan Lake Marker
Sycamore Park dedication marker located near the Sylvan Lake marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2011, by Dave Zollinger of Goshen, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,663 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 24, 2011, by Dave Zollinger of Goshen, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
