Collett Park in Terre Haute in Vigo County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Gold Medal Plaza

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012

1. Gold Medal Plaza Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated to these three Garfield High School athletes who took our community to ‘A Level Above’.

Terre Haute - parks & recreation

Gold Medal Sponsors
City of Terre Haute
A Friend of Union Hospital
First Financial Bank
Garfield High School Alumni
Private Donors

A special thanks to Gary Fears and Brian Miller for the vision to create this plaza.

2009

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 2009.

Location. 39° 29.539′ N, 87° 23.88′ W. Marker is in Terre Haute, Indiana, in Vigo County. It is in Collett Park. It is at the intersection of North 13th Street and Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North 13th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2108 N 13th St, Terre Haute IN 47804, 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

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in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Twelve Points (a few steps from this marker); Visionary Point (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union Hospital (approx. 0.7 miles away); Hungarian Community (approx. 0.9 miles away); Confederate Soldiers Buried in this Cemetery (approx. 1.2 miles away); Charles Gene Abrell (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Unknown Embattled Defenders of Fort Harrison (approx. 1.3 miles away); Burial Ground Fort William Harrison (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Terre Haute.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Ft. Wm. Henry Harrison (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Full View - - Gold Medal Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012

2. Full View - - Gold Medal Plaza

Clyde Edward Lovellette image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012

3. Clyde Edward Lovellette

Graduate of Terre Haute’s Garfield High School, 1948
Won Olympic Gold Medal, Basketball,
Helsinki, Finland, 1952

Gregory Curtis Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012

4. Gregory Curtis Bell

Graduate of Terre Haute’s Garfield High School, 1948
Won Olympic Gold Medal, Broad Jump,
Melbourne, Australia, 1956

Terry Gilbert Dischinger image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012

5. Terry Gilbert Dischinger

Graduate of Terre Haute’s Garfield High School, 1958
Won Olympic Gold Medal, Basketball,
Rome, Italy, 1960

Gold Medal Plaza at 12 Points Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012

6. Gold Medal Plaza at 12 Points Park

Sign - - " Gold Medal Plaza " image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012

7. Sign - - " Gold Medal Plaza "

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 917 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on August 14, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.