Shelbyville in Shelby County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks
September 7, 1819 - November 25, 1885
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023
1. Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks Marker
Erected 1966 by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission. (Marker Number 73.1996.1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
Location. 39° 31.549′ N, 85° 46.611′ W. Marker is in Shelbyville, Indiana, in Shelby County. It is at the intersection of N. Harrison St and E. Mechanic St, on the right when traveling north on N. Harrison St. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 126 N Harrison St, Shelbyville IN 46176, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Julius Joseph Fountain (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Bears of Blue River (about 600 feet away); Historic Shelbyville High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana (approx. 0.3 miles away); Indiana's First Railroad
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Other markers no longer nearby. Whetzel Trace (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing); De Witt Pioneer Home (was approx. 6.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Thomas Andrews Hendricks - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on March 21, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed by Duane Hall, March 15, 2013
2. Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks Marker
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 13, 2019
3. Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, March 15, 2013
4. Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks Marker
This view of the marker is to the north.
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 20, 2023
5. Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 839 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on March 18, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 3. submitted on May 3, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on March 18, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 5. submitted on December 3, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
