Georgetown in Floyd County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
George W. Waltz
Bicentennial Celebration of Georgetown's Founding Father
| | 1808 - 2008 | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 9, 2016
1. George W. Waltz Marker
George W. Waltz/Walts,
Anna Brewer Walts & family
left Pennsylvania to go west
1808
Recorded 170 acre purchase in
Harrison Co. Indiana Territory
1809
Petitioned Congress for
U.S. Government intervention of
pioneer suffrage, voting rights
& land payments
1833
Recorded the first town plat
of Georgetown, Indiana
But for his dreams and visions
Georgetown would not be.
Erected 2008.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.
Location. 38° 17.602′ N, 85° 58.583′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Indiana, in Floyd County. It is on Wissman Road south of the railroad tracks, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Georgetown Park, Georgetown IN 47122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, 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: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Patrick Shields (here, next to this marker); Sherman Minton (approx. Ό mile away); Georgetown (approx. Ύ mile away); Walter Q. Gresham (approx. 4.2 miles away); Simpson Memorial Chapel
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
2. Veterans Memorial and Founders Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on July 23, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
