Near Etna in Whitley County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Thomas Estlick, Jr.,
Whitley County Historical Museum
1. Thomas Estlick, Jr., Marker
was the first white child born in Troy Township, Whitley County, June 23, 1838, near this site. Thomas Estlick Sr., his father, pur- chased 120 acres of U.S. Government land at $1.25 per acre and settled here. He named Goose and Loon Lakes. Both father and son, their wives and children are buried in the Scott- Keister cemetery, one half mile east of here.
Erected 1974 by Whitley County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 23, 1837.
Location. 41° 15.169′ N, 85° 33.893′ W. Marker is near Etna, Indiana, in Whitley County. It is on Etna Road south of County Road 700 North, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Larwill IN 46764, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana and in Greater Fort Wayne. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Etna Township now a part of Etna - Troy (approx. 1.6 miles away); Stewart-Griesinger Cemetery (approx. 5.4 miles away); Wilmot (approx. 5.7 miles away); Gutscher Sanitarium (approx. 5.8 miles away); Larwill Indiana (approx. 6 miles away); Washington / Union Cemetery
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Photographed by Duane Hall, August 23, 2013
2. Thomas Estlick, Jr., Marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2013, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 719 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 2, 2013. 2. submitted on August 23, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 3. submitted on December 3, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
