Middlebury in Elkhart County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Dan West

Photographed by Duane Hall, April 1, 2014

1. Dan West Marker

Inscription. Dan West was a resident of the Middlebury area when, in 1944, he created the Heifer Project, now Heifer International, an international relief program. This program sends pregnant cows, as well as other livestock, throughout the world to relieve hunger.

This stone previously stood at Dan West Acres, Heifer International's Midwest Regional Headquarters in Goshen, Indiana.

Dan West Acres
honoring
Dan West, 1893 - 1971
Founder of Heifer Project
Ambassador of Peace
Neighbor to the World
He loved God and made a career
of helping his fellowman

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.

Location. 41° 40.648′ N, 85° 42.522′ W. Marker is in Middlebury, Indiana, in Elkhart County. It is at the intersection of Railroad Street and W. Bristol Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Railroad Street. Marker is located on the grounds of the Middlebury Community Historical Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 W Bristol Avenue, Middlebury IN 46540, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana

and in Greater South Bend.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Krider Nurseries World's Fair Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Vernon H. Krider

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Krider Nurseries (about 300 feet away); 9/11 Survivor Tree Memorial (about 800 feet away); Middlebury World War II Roll of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Tuffs Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away); Bonneyville Cemetery (approx. 3.6 miles away); Chief Shipshewana Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middlebury.

Also see . . . About Heifer International. Official website of Heifer International. (Submitted on April 2, 2014.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, April 1, 2014

2. Dan West Marker

Photographed by Duane Hall, April 1, 2014

3. Dan West Marker

View to north along Railroad Street

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 917 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 2, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.