Waverly in Morgan County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Whetzel Trace

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 20, 2013

1. Whetzel Trace Marker

Inscription. A Trail from Whitewater River at Laurel terminated here at the Bluffs of White River. Cut in 1818 by Jacob Whetzel, it was the first east-west road into central Indiana.

Erected 1955 by National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Indiana. (Marker Number 55.1957.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers, and the The Colonial Dames of America, National Society of series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 39° 33.192′ N, 86° 16.49′ W. Marker is in Waverly, Indiana, in Morgan County. It is on Old State Road 37 North 0.1 miles south of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Martinsville IN 46151, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana

and specifically in Greater Indianapolis.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bargersville School (approx. 6 miles away); Stone's Crossing (approx. 6.4 miles away); Samuel Moore (approx. 6.7 miles away); Indiana State Flag (approx. 6.7 miles away); Providence (approx. 6.8

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miles away); Two Cent Road and Three Notch Road (approx. 7½ miles away); Proctor Park (approx. 8.8 miles away); The Hopewell Flag (approx. 9.1 miles away).

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 20, 2013

2. Whetzel Trace Marker

View to north along Old State Road 37 North

MacKenzie Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 20, 2013

3. MacKenzie Cemetery

Jacob Whetzel is buried here

Burial Site of Jacob Whetzel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 20, 2013

4. Burial Site of Jacob Whetzel

Jacob Whetzel Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, October 1, 2023

5. Jacob Whetzel Grave

Photographed by Trevor L Whited, October 1, 2023

6. Whetzel Trace Marker

now painted blue

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 948 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 18, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 5, 6. submitted on October 1, 2023, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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