Beech Grove in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Sarah T. Bolton

1814 - 1893

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 7, 2013

1. Sarah T. Bolton Marker

Inscription. A pioneer poet of Indiana, author of "Paddle Your Own Canoe" and "Indiana," crusader for women's rights, lived here at "Beech Bank" from 1871 to 1893.

Erected 1960 by Society of Indiana Pioneers. (Marker Number 49.1960.2.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 39° 43.128′ N, 86° 6.093′ W. Marker is in Beech Grove, Indiana, in Marion County. It is on Sherman Drive just north of Mann Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 Sherman Dr, Beech Grove IN 46107, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); “Cannon Ball” Baker (approx. 2½ miles away); Leedy Manufacturing Company (approx. 2.8 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Southport (approx. 3.2 miles away); Bates-Hendricks House (approx. 3.3 miles away); Hook's Drug Stores (approx. 3.4 miles away); Butler College Campus Site (approx. 3½ miles away); 28th Regiment USCT (approx. 3½ miles away).

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Sarah T. Bolton - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 3, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, June 7, 2013

2. Sarah T. Bolton Marker

View to east across Sherman Drive

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 648 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.