On West Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
In fall 1846, residents of Covington and Attica skirmished at Lock 35 over lack of water to Covington. Heavy rains eventually resolved the problem. Competition among canal towns over water control was often intense. First boat reached Attica 1846 . . . — — Map (db m3284) HM
On South Perry Street, on the left when traveling south.
Ladies Library Association of Attica, created 1885, deeded its library building to city; city library opened 1902 with a collection of 1,500 books. Funds from Andrew Carnegie made it possible to build a new library here on land originally owned . . . — — Map (db m3317) HM
On East River Road (County Road 1400) 1 mile east of North Riverside Road (State Road 500), on the left when traveling east.
Platted 1832
Addition 1836
Population in 1840 - - 800
First polling place in Davis Township.
Many years Largest Town South of Chicago. — — Map (db m9874) HM
Near South Perry Street, on the left when traveling south.
Doctor – Educator – Builder – Financier.
Attica, Indiana Doctor, 1839–1845
Founder: Indiana Hospital for Insane.
Chicago Mercy Hospital: City of Evanston, Ill.
Northwestern University - U. of Denver.
Rush . . . — — Map (db m9947) HM
On E. Washington Street near South Perry Street, on the left when traveling west.
Historic Landmarks of Fountain County
Award presented to
Dr. Peter and Ann Petrich
for the Restoration and Preservation of This
Italianate Style House built c. 1850 — — Map (db m7969) HM
On East Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
Milford Home
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1845 — — Map (db m9310) HM
On Ravine Park Boulevard near East Jackson Street, on the right when traveling north.
American Indians frequented this area, rich in natural resources. The ravine provided water from natural springs, marl for lime, and clay for bricks for nineteenth-century residents of Attica, platted 1825. City became owner of ravine 1906 when . . . — — Map (db m3311) HM
John Feuristien - Co. D - 113 Eng.
Robert L. Goans - Battery C - 150 F.A.
Edward Harty - 306 U.S. Inf.
Arch Hope
Earle Ireland - 131 U.S. Inf.
Lloyd Ireland - Battery B - 70 F.A.
Frank J. Kight - Battery C - 6 F. A.
Chas. W. . . . — — Map (db m22801) HM
On 413 Washington Street, on the left when traveling east.
Historic Landmarks of Fountain County
award Presented to Craig and Dawn Dixon for Restoration and Preservation of 413 Washington Street Covington, In. Built 1903 — — Map (db m7906) HM
On Liberty Street (U.S. 136), on the left when traveling west.
The 1st wife of Governor David Wallace and Mother of General Lew Wallace, soldier, author of Ben Hur, statesman & diplomat, is here buried. She influenced the lives of two important Hoosiers. — — Map (db m3382) HM
On 4th Street north of Liberty Street, on the left when traveling north.
Fountain County Court House
1937
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department
of the Interior — — Map (db m37241) HM
On Liberty Street at Fourth Street, on the right when traveling west on Liberty Street.
1826 - - 1926
Fountain County Centennial Memorial
Erected by The Richard Henry Lee Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution in Memory of The Pioneers and Illustrious Dead of Fountain County and In Honor of our Heroes Who Have Defended us in . . . — — Map (db m7907) WM
Historic Landmarks of Fountain County
Award Presented to Fountain County Art Council
for Restoration and Preservation of
Fountain County Clerk's Building Built 1842. — — Map (db m21155) HM
Near West Scout Camp Road (County Road 600 N) 0.4 miles south of North Walnut.
has been designated a
National Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the nation's natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of the environment — — Map (db m10093) HM
On North Portland Arch Road west of County Road W400N, on the left when traveling west.
Shawnee Township
Wabash - Erie Canal
1846 - 1875
The Canal extended from Toledo, Ohio to Evansville, Indiana. Construction on the 376 mile section in Indiana began in 1832 and completed through Fountain County in 1846.
One to six horses in . . . — — Map (db m20364) HM
Near North Park Street north of East Hayes Street.
World War - I
Orel A. Smith, Born 1898, 32nd Co. 6th Marine Vol., Killed In Action, Nov. 2, 1918 • Lieut. W. E. G. Cooper, Born March 29, 1888, Killed In Action at Chateau Thierry, July 20, 1918 • Claude L. Wilkinson, Born June 9, 1893, Killed . . . — — Map (db m7884) WM
On East Main Street west of South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
David J. Ratliff platted his farm land just North of State Street through which the new Chicago, Attica, & Southern railway passed. The town was named after the foreman of the construction crew. The town South of State Street was Fountainville until . . . — — Map (db m36101) HM
On Silver Island Road (County Road 850 W) south of Blue Island Drive (County Road W1000S), on the right when traveling south.
Silver Island Cemetery
Established 1832
A Historic Cemetery Listed in
Indiana’s Cemetery and Burial Grounds
Registry of the Indiana Department of
Natural Resources
Installed 2013 Indiana Historical Bureau . . . — — Map (db m77555) HM
On Business State Road 55 near Business State Road 341, on the left when traveling east.
Richland Township
Site of National Corn Husking Contest in 1935.
4 Blocks West - - -
Cobb Farms and L.K. Mitchell and Family Hosts.
Lawrence Pitzer of Fountain County Represented Indiana and later became National Champion in 1939. . . . — — Map (db m3405) HM
On South Coffing Brothers Road north of State Road 234, on the right when traveling south.
Salt discovered by Norbourn Thomas in 1829.
Capacity: 200 bushel of salt every 24 hours.
Depth 1,135 feet - Deepest in the United States at that time.
Artesian water of Medicinal value was discovered.
Became a Health Spa in 1921.
Water . . . — — Map (db m20482) HM
On U.S. 41 south of East Stone Bluff Road, on the right when traveling south.
Birch - Colvert Cemetery
Also Known As
Stone Bluff Cemetery
Beneath this hallowed ground rests the souls of many long-forgotten loved ones. Their gravestones destroyed by the hand of man: and the physical boundaries of . . . — — Map (db m77583) HM
On 1050 North, 0.1 miles west of County Road 400W, on the right when traveling west.
This original stone and bell donated to the Tangier community by the family of Paul E. Patton who graduated with the class of 1950 — — Map (db m163064) HM
On North Mill Street, on the right when traveling north.
HISTORIC LANDMARKS
OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY, INC.
Award
Presented to
BOOE - INLOW - D'ARLIER
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
for the restoration
and preservation of the
Prairie / Craftman House
D'Arlier Cultural Center
Built in . . . — — Map (db m19174) HM
On U.S. 41 at County Road E 100 N, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 41.
Famous orator - Representative in Congress, 1861-66, 1869-73; U.S. Senator, 1877–1897; chief promoter of the building of the Library of Congress. — — Map (db m3232) HM
On West Fifth Street, on the left when traveling east.
Erected by the town of Veedersburg in memory of Cal Scherer who used old Curfew Bell over 30 years.
—Board of Trustees: Leon L. Ewbank, L. R. Owens M.D., Leon Wiggins. — — Map (db m34092) HM
On North Main Street south of 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south.
Historic Landmarks of Fountain County
Award presented to
Lee and Mike Ramsey
for restoration and preservation of
115 North Main Veedersburg, IN
Built 1886 — — Map (db m9010) HM
On U.S. 41 at State Road 32, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 41.
John Gilmore entered first land in Township — 1826.
Alanson Savage built steam saw mill produced timbers for “Plank Road” — 1840.
Rev. Jones organized Methodist Church — 1852.
Early Families: Furrs, Booes, . . . — — Map (db m3805) HM
On U.S. 136 at South Layton Station Road, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 136.
Peter and James Layton, half brothers, came from New York, 1853. Here was the train stop for the residents of the area of the Plank Road ½ mile south. There a blacksmith shop, grocery, the stage stop, “Halfway House” were located. — — Map (db m3466) HM
On East Bonebrake Road near U.S. 41, on the left when traveling east.
Church: Established by United Brothers in 1828.
Building erected 1847 - Used until 1900.
Cemetery 1837 to present time.
The last resting place of pioneers and soldiers who served our country in seven wars. — — Map (db m3403) HM
On Main St at West First Street, on the left when traveling south on Main St.
1919 - 1991
American Legion
Veedersburg Post 288
In Memory of those from
Veedersburg & Vanburen Twp.
who served, and those who
gave their lives in the
service of their Country.
(Left Side):
World War . . . — — Map (db m7779) WM
On West 5th Street west of North College Street, on the right when traveling west.
Built 1934 for "Boy Scouts" by W.P.A. - Local Workers Guy Smith - Project Mgr., Logs - Walter Marshall Farm, Bricks - Veedersbrg Paving. — — Map (db m34089) HM
On Main Street at West First Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
(Engraved near the top are the Seals of the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Army Air Corps, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard) — — Map (db m7804) WM
On 1st Street at South Mill Street, on the left when traveling west on 1st Street.
One of the most iconic brand names in the world of sports has its origins here in the town of Veedersburg. The famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway is known the world over as “The Brickyard”, because the track surface was once composed entirely of . . . — — Map (db m175835) HM
On Cades Hollow Road east of South Jenks Road, on the right when traveling east.
Scott, Hultz, and Sigler commissioners appointed by State Legislature to form the newly formed Fountain County Seat of Justice, met here at William B. White Home.
He erected the County's first mill here near the covered bridge, the County's . . . — — Map (db m20411) HM
Near East Lutheran Church Road west of South Grimes Road.
Organized in 1832 by German speaking families of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Rowen County, North Carolina. Migrating to Indiana in 1828. August 7, 1836 Jacob and Elizabeth Linebaugh Bowman deeded land for the First Church and Cemetery. — — Map (db m10027) HM
