Oldenburg in Franklin County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Academy of the Immaculate Conception

Sisters of Saint Francis

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 20, 2013

1. Academy of the Immaculate Conception Marker

Inscription. Opened in 1852; enlarged in 1876 and 1901. The Academy Classroom Building and the Auditorium were completed in 1968.

Erected 1971 by Society of Indiana Pioneers. (Marker Number 24.1971.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 39° 20.517′ N, 85° 12.107′ W. Marker is in Oldenburg, Indiana, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street and Vine Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oldenburg IN 47036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Immaculate Conception Convent (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Corpus Christi Procession Route (about 600 feet away); Hackman General Store (about 800 feet away); Father Franz Joseph Rudolf (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Stone Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town of Oldenburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Carriage House (approx. 8 miles away); Gordon Double Residence (approx. 8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oldenburg.

Also see . . . IHB Review of Marker. The Indiana Historical Bureau has prepared a preliminary report reviewing the marker for accuracy and relevance. The preliminary report concludes, "Were this marker to be rewritten today, IHB would include information on German immigration into this region as represented by the academy." (Submitted on July 19, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.)

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Photographed by Duane Hall, May 20, 2013

2. Academy of the Immaculate Conception

View to the southwest from Washington Street

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 515 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.