Terre Haute in Vigo County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Civil War Memorial
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012
1. Full View - - Civil War Memorial Marker
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 28.791′ N, 87° 20.745′ W. Marker is in Terre Haute, Indiana, in Vigo County. It can be reached from East Wabash Avenue east of Blakely Avenue. Located within the Highland Lawn Cemetery. Upon entry follow the main drive all the way back to the "Civil War - Hill Top". Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4420 Highland Cemetery Rd, Terre Haute IN 47803, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Highland Lawn Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Destination Anywhere (approx. Ύ mile away); Rose-Hulman Polytechnic Institute (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Shape of Excellence (approx. 1.2 miles away); Max Carey (approx. 1.3 miles away); Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hungarian Community (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lost Creek (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Terre Haute.
More about this marker. This marker is a very large lettered concrete made memorial accompanied with a flag pole and a 1862 "Parrott Rifle".
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Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012
2. 1862 Parrott Rifle - Civil War Memorial
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012
3. Left Trunnion - - Text "100 Pdr."
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4. Right Trunnion - - Text "R.P.P."
(Robert Parker Parrott)
(Robert Parker Parrott)
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012
5. 1862 Parrott Rifle - Civil War Memorial
Text on muzzle makes this a 1862, W.P.F. (West Point Foundry made - 6.4 (Parrott Rifle), numbered 78, weight 9,814, and inspected by A. M..
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012
6. Other View - - Civil War Memorial Marker
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012
7. Civil War Soldiers
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8. Civil War Soldiers
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9. Civil War Memorial Marker -and- Soldiers
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, August 12, 2012
10. Civil War Soldiers
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 997 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on August 17, 2012, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.
