The following persons worked tirelessly to establish these monuments as a tribute and lasting memorial to all the veterans of the United States military services.
With love, honor and respect, we thank our veterans for their sacrifices to . . . — — Map (db m314646) WM
A reform-minded Republican lawmaker, Emmett Forest Branch (1874-1932) served Indiana as a legislator, lieutenant governor, and governor. He served in the Spanish-American War and WWI. Branch spent three terms in the Indiana House of . . . — — Map (db m210975) HM
Morgan County native Glenn Curtis coached Indiana basketball teams for over thirty years. He led Lebanon High School to a state title in 1918, and Martinsville High School, where he coached from 1919-1938, to state titles in 1924, 1927, and 1933. . . . — — Map (db m210978) HM
Albert "Dutch" Allen Luther Curtis Bill Poe and Richard Teeters.
Served our country with honor in World War II.
To honor their memory Allene Allen Glendyn Curtis Bobbie Poe Nancy Teeters and their families donated the lighting . . . — — Map (db m314651) WM
World War I
Cassius Cameron Baker Martin Ellsworth Barger Roscoe W. Bishop Worth Wayne Bragg Robert Burns Rex Clark Bruce N. Culmer Orval Victor Dillon Howard Halstead Fields Ralph Morton Foley Adam Edgar Foltz William . . . — — Map (db m314642) WM
Freedom Is Not Free
I was that which others
did not want to be.
I went where others feared to go
and did what others failed to do
I asked nothing from those
who gave nothing
and reluctantly accepted
the thought of eternal . . . — — Map (db m314649) WM
These roses honor the legacy of the women who made history on our Home Front during WWII.
They are part of a national "Living Memorial" to inspire a new generation of 21st century Rosies. — — Map (db m314634) WM
Paul Vories McNutt came to Morgan County as child; graduated Martinsville High School 1909; Indiana University 1913; L.L.B. Harvard University.
Practiced law in Martinsville with Father as McNutt & McNutt. Served W.W. I as Colonel; 1925 became . . . — — Map (db m19424) HM
In honor of SSG William R. Fritsche B Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment Killed in Action 29 July 2007 while engaged with enemy ground forces near Kamu
Ambush At Saret Koleh, Afghanistan
On 27 July 2007 at approximately 0800 Z, . . . — — Map (db m314648) HM WM
Five sons who served in World War II
Lennis Marvin and triplets Dick Don Dale
Grandsons who served Vietnam Era
Steve Tom John Jerry Stanley and Lynn Johnson
United States Army — — Map (db m314643) WM
William G. Bray
1903 - 1979
Born Mooresville; LLB IU Law School; Morgan County Prosecuting Attorney and lawyer; Resided Martinsville.
WW II Colonel Armoured Group Pacific Theatre: Awarded Silver Star. Served Military Government Korea . . . — — Map (db m19431) HM
Esteemed basketball player and coach Emmett Branch McCracken was born in Monrovia in 1908. He led Monrovia High School to Tri-State Tournament wins in 1925 and 1926, as two-time MVP. McCracken played for Indiana University from 1927-1930. He led . . . — — Map (db m210972) HM
Monrovia had one of the first steam grist mills in central Indiana. It was owned and operated by Harris and Goddard and built in 1856. The property had many upgrades over the years including a woolen mill in 1861 and the mill was powered using wood, . . . — — Map (db m233822) HM
1883-1912. Monrovia's first high school was started in the fall of 1883 and graduated its first two alumni Mary Hubbard and Ina Phillips in 1884. The building was built in 1881 on the location of Monrovia's first Common School built in 1857 . . . — — Map (db m210970) HM
The West Union Friends Meeting was established in 1832 by Quakers from North Carolina. It was the first church and school in Monrovia which was established in 1834 by Quakers Gideon Johnson and George Hubbard. Members of the West Union Friends . . . — — Map (db m233821) HM
At centennial of statehood in 1916, Indiana lacked a unique state flag. The Indiana DAR spearheaded a movement to create a design by hosting a state flag competition. Mooresville watercolorist and John Herron Art Institute instructor Paul Hadley . . . — — Map (db m99004) HM
A Trail from Whitewater River at Laurel terminated here at the Bluffs of White River. Cut in 1818 by Jacob Whetzel, it was the first east-west road into central Indiana. — — Map (db m66830) HM
