Crawfordsville in Montgomery County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church

Photographed by Al Wolf, July 13, 2008

1. Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church Marker

Looking North:: on the right is South Washington - - with West Wabash intersection.

Inscription. In 1824, Presbyterians worshipped together for the first time in Montgomery County in an unfinished log cabin. Expressing their religious mission through education, Presbyterians founded Wabash College in 1832 and the county's first free preschool program in 1969. The present sanctuary was constructed in 1881, and the education wing was added in 1961. In 2001, this church sponsored the Nation's first rural gun exchange.

Erected by Presbyterian Church U. S. A.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 40° 2.339′ N, 86° 54.097′ W. Marker is in Crawfordsville, Indiana, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of South Washington Street and West Wabash Avenue, on the right on South Washington Street. Marker is in the front of the Church's Education Wing. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crawfordsville IN 47933, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Crawfordsville (Indiana) Carnegie Library (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint John's Episcopal Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Mary Holloway Wilhite

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Cradle of Basketball (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry S. Lane (approx. 0.2 miles away); Montgomery County's Tribute to her Heroic Dead (approx. 0.2 miles away); Howdy Wilcox (approx. ¼ mile away); Wabash College Students who Served in the Civil War (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crawfordsville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lane Place (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church, Marker, and Education Wing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Wolf, July 13, 2008

2. Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church, Marker, and Education Wing

Marker sitting toward the church in front of the large Educational Wing. The street viewed is South Washington Street. West Wabash can be seen slightly just right of the Church.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,979 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2008, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.