On North High Street at West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on North High Street.
(( Front (“A - C”) - - Side ))
In Honor of All
Civil War Veterans
of Blackford County
( Row One )
Henry B. Adams • Watson Adams • William W. Adams • David V. Addison • Philip H. Albright • Elijah H. Alexander • . . . — — Map (db m54347) WM
Blackford County's second courthouse, featuring a 165 foot high clock tower, was built on foundation stones from nearby Montpelier quarries. At a cost of $129,337.83, this Richardsonian Romanesque structure was constructed 1893-1895. Listed in . . . — — Map (db m41465) HM
On West Washington Street at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Street.
(( Front Center Panel ))
To honor the men and the women of
Blackford County
who fought in Korea and Vietnam
and to the heroes who gave
their lives on land,
on the sea, and in the sky
that mankind might live in freedom
we . . . — — Map (db m54423) WM
On North High Street at West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on North High Street.
In Memory
of the
Revolutionary Heroes
who rest in Blackford County
David Kirkpatrick • John Mills
John Saxon • John Twibell • Thomas Miles
Erected by
The Nancy Knight Chapter
Daughters of the American . . . — — Map (db m54624) HM
On North Jefferson Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling north on North Jefferson Street.
(( Front of Base ))
“Lest We Forget”
Those from Blackford County who
answered their Country’s call in the
World War,
Apr. 6th 1917 to Nov. 11th 1918.
“Our Boys”
(( Obverse of Base ))
When the . . . — — Map (db m54272) WM
On North High Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North High Street.
((( Center Panel )))
Dedicated to the Honor and Sacrifice of
our men and women of Blackford County
who served our Country in World War II
——— 1941 — ★ — 1945 ———
in Honor . . . — — Map (db m54607) WM
On North High Street at West Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on North High Street.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places June 13, 1986, by the United States Department of the Interior in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation. — — Map (db m222241) HM
On North Richmond Street at West Van Cleve Street, on the left when traveling north on North Richmond Street.
In 1920, a small group of women in Hartford City founded Sigma Phi Gamma, a non-scholastic sorority dedicated to friendship and philanthropy. The sorority expanded across Indiana, the U.S., and into Canada by 1929. To fulfill its mission of service, . . . — — Map (db m231195) HM
On South Main Street at West Huntington Street (Indiana Route 18), on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
In honor of astronaut Kevin Ford, native son of Montpelier, Indiana, Blackford County, pilot of the Space Shuttle Discovery "STS 128" — — Map (db m222232) HM
On West Huntington Street at South Rockafeller Street, on the left when traveling east on West Huntington Street.
F-84 F Thunder Streak
donated to City of Montpelier
by
U. S. Air Force and the 122nd
Tactical Fighter Wing, Indiana
Air National Guard
September 12, 1970 — — Map (db m222236) WM
On South Main Street at West Huntington Street (Indiana Route 18), on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
Forever honoring the pioneers of Montpelier and the community who built the foundation for the freedom we cherish today.
1836 - 1976 — — Map (db m222231) HM
On E. Huntington St (State Road 18) at S. Main St, on the right when traveling east on E. Huntington St.
Reserved by U.S. to Chief Francois Godfroy of the Miami Nation of Indians by treaty at St. Mary's, Ohio, 6 October 1818, 3,840 acres on Salamonie River at La Petite Prairie, Harrison Township, Blackford County; reserve lands sold 1827, 1836. — — Map (db m63825) HM
On South Main Street at East Green Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
This plaque is erected in honor of the Montpelier alumni who taught in Montpelier schools
Adrian Burris Geary 1898 • Bessie Slater 1899 • Mary Dailey Black 1900 • Grace A Maddox 1903 • Charles B. Anthony 1907 • Grace Kitterman Smith 1908 • . . . — — Map (db m238632) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 136) west of North High Street, on the right when traveling west.
Prominent educator and statesman Herman B. Wells was born in Jamestown, Indiana. During the Great Depression, he directed research for the Indiana Bank Commission, producing state banking reforms. In 1938, Wells was elected President of Indiana . . . — — Map (db m175678) HM
On Main Street (a.k.a.: US 136) west of High Street, on the right when traveling west.
Jamestown War Memorial
Dedicated to the
memory of all
Veterans of all Wars
Great is he who
lays down his life for
his Country in the name
of Freedom.
Erected by the people
in the year of Our Lord . . . — — Map (db m43762) WM
On County Road 950 North at North 200 East, on the right when traveling west on County Road 950 North.
Boone County Bridge 41, over Sugar Creek was a triple stone
arch built in 1901 by Theodore Eck and Charles Ridout
of Lebanon, IN. The cost was $4000.00. B.F. Baker, county
surveyor, served as engineer and construction supervisor.
In 1905 the . . . — — Map (db m289084) HM
On South Lebanon Street (State Road 39) south of South Street (State Road 32), on the right when traveling south.
Enroute to Washington, D.C., to become 16th President of the U.S., addressed citizens of Lebanon and Boone County from rear of railroad passenger car at this place on the evening of February 11, 1861. — — Map (db m3811) HM
On Meridian Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Meridian Street.
( Center - Engraved in Stone: )
In Memory of our
Boone County Veterans
who Bravely Served
in Our Wars.
Erected by The American Legion
Brown - Dolson Post 113
Lebanon, Ind.
( Left Bronze Plaque: ) . . . — — Map (db m21359) WM
On West Main Street west of West Street, on the right when traveling west.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
2011
by the United States
Department of Interior
thanks in part to
Bud Falke — — Map (db m251052) HM
On North Lebanon Street (Indiana Route 39) north of West Camp Street, on the right when traveling north.
Brothers Mel and Don Kenyon impacted American open wheel racing in a way which, perhaps, will never be duplicated. Mel began his career in 1954, driving stock cars. When Don left the Air Force, in 1958, they bought a midget with his mustering out . . . — — Map (db m265556) HM
On Main Street west of Meridian Street, on the right when traveling west.
In Memory
of Revolutionary Soldiers
Buried in
Boone County Indiana
Arthur Andrews 1753 - - 1834
John Ferguson 1759 - - 1839
William Gipson 1753 - - 1835
James Hill 1745 - - 1854
Henry Johns 1757 - - 1833
John Leap 1735 - - . . . — — Map (db m241648) WM
On West Main Street just east of North Lebanon Street ( Route 39), on the right when traveling west.
A progressive politician and lifelong Democrat, Ralston met the challenges posed by Indiana’s transition to a more urban and industrial state. Born 1857 in Ohio, he opened a law office in 1886 in Lebanon, where he lived until elected governor in . . . — — Map (db m175673) HM
Near Country Club Drive north of Artman Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Henry C. Ulen, an international
contractor from Boone County,
founded multiple construction
companies in the early 1900s. His
companies' infrastructure projects.
including the Marathon Dam in Greece,
parts of the Trans-Iranian and . . . — — Map (db m250683) HM
The Boone County REMC built Indiana's first electric cooperative line to the Clark Woody farm 5 miles west of this site with funds borrowed from the Rural Electrification Administration, July 22, 1935. — — Map (db m27673) HM
On State Road 47 west of Evans Road, on the left when traveling east.
Ka-wi-a-ki-un-gi Village "Place of Thorns" (Thorntown) was center of 64,000 acre Thorntown Indian Reserve. Granted to Eel River Miamis in 1818, ceded to U.S. in 1828. — — Map (db m21352) HM
Black southerners established a thriving, free community around Thorntown in Sugar Creek Township by the early 1850s. Most became farmers and some owned property, despite Indiana's constitutional prohibition of black settlement. By 1870, this . . . — — Map (db m174247) HM
On South Main (County Route 650E) at Linville Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Main.
Albert S. White, for whom Whitestown is named, was president of the Indianapolis & Lafayette Railroad. White was a United States senator and Representative from Indiana and a leading abolitionist. He was appointed to a select federal commission by . . . — — Map (db m175788) HM
On South Main Street (County Route 650E) just south of Linville Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Commemorating the historic Lafayette & Indianapolis Railroad. On May 1st, 1865, at 1:07a.m., the Lincoln Funeral Train passed through Whitestown with mourners lining the tracks in the middle of the night to pay homage to the assassinated 16th U.S. . . . — — Map (db m175790) HM
Near South First Street at West Oak Street, on the left when traveling north.
Abraham Lincoln enroute to Washington as President Elect on February ll, 1861 addressed the Citizens of Zionsville at the Railroad Depot which stood on this site. — — Map (db m8326) HM
On Whitestown Road east of County Road 950 East, on the right when traveling east.
Located in Eagle Township in Boone County, Indiana, this
intact family farmstead includes a farmhouse and related
outbuildings, and was named a Historic District on the
National Register of Historic Places by the National Park
Service in 2011.
. . . — — Map (db m231487) HM
On Michigan Road (U.S. 421) at Valley Meadow Drive, on the left when traveling north on Michigan Road.
With proceeds from the sale of 170,580 acres of Indian land granted by the Federal Government, Indiana built its first north-south road. Surveyed 1829, passable by 1834, "completed" in 1837, its cost was $242,000.00. — — Map (db m67191) HM
On South Main Street just south of West Hawthorne Street, on the right when traveling south.
Site of
First Post Office, Lot No. 4, 1853
Postmaster: John W. Vaughn
First Dry Goods Store and Grocery Store, Lot No. 4, 1852
Wiley & Vaughn
First House erected
John Miller’s hous, Lot No. 1, 1852
and Boarding House
Zion . . . — — Map (db m175807) HM
On W. Hawthorne Street at S. 2nd Street, on the left when traveling west on W. Hawthorne Street.
Patrick H. Sullivan, 1794-1879, was the first white settler in Boone County, 1823, and built the first log cabin. In 1857, he bought this site and lived here until 1872. He served in the War of 1812. — — Map (db m67190) HM
On West Pine Street at South 1st Street, on the left when traveling west on West Pine Street.
On these grounds stood one of Zionsville’s first and finest hostelries. It was a two story frame structure, erected in Civil War days, and razed in 1938. It served as a rooming house, meeting place, and occasionally as the village social . . . — — Map (db m175824) HM
On South Main Street at East Cedar Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.
In the beautiful Eagle Creek valley of southeastern Boone County, a new town was planned on land owned by Elijah and Mary "Polly" Cross.
Convinced by Lebanon businessman William Zion, a director of the Lafayette & Indianapolis Railroad, the . . . — — Map (db m8328) HM
On East National Avenue at South Harrison Street, on the left when traveling west on East National Avenue.
These Civil War Cannons
were rededicated after
restoration by the
American Legion Post #2
Brazil, Indiana
on May 30th, 1998 by
Commander Thomas W. Owen — — Map (db m18910) WM
On East National Avenue west of South Harrison Street, on the left when traveling west.
County formed by Indiana General Assembly 1825; named for national statesman Henry Clay. First county seat at Bowling Green; had three courthouses: first built 1827 was two-story log structure; second and third built 1839-1840 and 1852-1853 were . . . — — Map (db m18883) HM
On South Harrison Street north of East Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south.
Pioneering lawyer and entrepreneur Elizabeth 'Bessie' Eaglesfield was born in Clay County in 1853. Indiana's constitution denied women suffrage while also requiring attorneys to be voters. Nevertheless, she gained admittance to the bar in 1875 . . . — — Map (db m309028) HM
On Forest Avenue (Indiana Route 59) at East National Avenue (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling north on Forest Avenue.
Jimmy Hoffa was born in Brazil, Indiana in 1913. His family struggled with poverty, inspiring him to become an organized labor leader during the Great Depression. He became active in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in the 1930s and served . . . — — Map (db m238479) HM
On East National Avenue at South Alabama Street, on the left when traveling west on East National Avenue.
(On Stone Bench)
To Keep forever living the freedom for which they served
we dedicate this symbol to those men and women who served in Vietnam.
(Left - Bronze Plaque)
Dedicated to the memory of these men who gave . . . — — Map (db m18912) WM
On East National Avenue (U.S. 40) west of Forest Avenue ( Route 59), on the left when traveling east.
Brazil, just like her sister US 40 communities, prospered due to its location on the National Road. With the 1926 designation of the National Road as US 40, Brazil instantly became linked with the rest of the nation. Almost every raw material, . . . — — Map (db m233271) HM
On U.S. 40 east of North Industrial Park Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The symbol of our company since 1931, the Great Dane Dog is the most elegant and distinguished of the giant type dog. A true great dane breed is spirited and courageous, yet always friendly and dependable. These special attributes coupled with . . . — — Map (db m259934) HM
Near Campground east of Park Road, on the left when traveling east.
Honoring a century of conservation and outdoor recreation. Celebrating unique, cherished places where future generations can experience nature and history.
Shakamak established 1929.
Governor Michael R. Pence
Lt. Governor Eric J. . . . — — Map (db m285580) HM
On Courthouse Square (Indiana Route 38) at East Clinton Street, on the right when traveling south on Courthouse Square.
Dedicated to the distinguished Air Force Generals from Clinton County
Brigadier Generals •
James W. Lucas •
James P. Ulm
Lieutenant Generals
Jay W. Kelley •
James F. Record — — Map (db m232384) WM
On East Clinton Street east of South Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
( Center Panel )
Clinton County
War Memorial
All Gave Some.
Some Gave All.
Dedicated to All
Clinton County
Veterans
( Left - Large Panel )
Civil War * 1861 - - 1865
( Row One )
Wm. H. Abbott • Alfred R. . . . — — Map (db m21436) WM
On South Maish Road north of East Wabash Street (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling north.
Hall of Famer Everett Case, known for his basketball strategies and promotion of the sport, began his high school coaching career at age 19. After stints at Columbus and Smithville, he coached Frankfort for 17 seasons starting in 1922. He led his . . . — — Map (db m238480) HM
On East Clinton Street west of Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling east.
Old Stoney was built in 1892 and served as the Frankfort High School. On February 24, 1922 there was a fire that completely gutted the building, leaving only the four walls. Using the original walls, the building was rebuilt and reopened on . . . — — Map (db m278908) HM
On North Main Street at East Washinton Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
( Top has Insignia of the "Navy Club U.S.A." )
This memorial is erected to
revere, honor, and perpetuate
the memory of our departed Shipmates
Roy E. Boggess
Ship No. 11 — — Map (db m21430) WM
On North Jackson Street at East Clinton Street, on the left when traveling north on North Jackson Street.
(Upper - Bronze Plaque:)
This Tablet Is Dedicated
To The Memory Of
The Revolution Soldiers
Buried in
Clinton County
Captain Harmon Aughe •
John Applegate •
William Carter •
Thomas Harris •
John Reed •
Frederick . . . — — Map (db m21438) WM
On South Broadway Street south of West State Street ( Route 28), on the left when traveling south.
Diplomat James G. McDonald grew up in Albany and taught history at Indiana University by 1910. Representing the Foreign Policy Association, he met with Nazi officials in 1933, including Adolph Hitler who was quickly rising to power. McDonald . . . — — Map (db m203649) HM
On E. Harris St 0.1 miles east of N. Meridian St, on the left when traveling east.
The first significant commercial gas well came in Sept. 15, 1886, near here south of the Mississinewa River and East of the railroad, ushering in the gas boom era. Almeron H. Crannell, a Civil War veteran and later resident of Hartford City, drilled . . . — — Map (db m63797) HM
On East Gregory Road (County Road E879N) at Old Granville Road (County Road N375E), on the left when traveling east on East Gregory Road.
Once promoted by its boosters as an ideal location for the Delaware County seat, this community was officially platted in 1836 by John Gregory, David Shideler and Peter Thomas. It is the successor to Georgeville, platted a short distance up the . . . — — Map (db m141446) HM
On State Road 3 at West Crannell Rd (County Road 1000N), on the right when traveling south on State Road 3.
Dedicated to those who lost their lives in the service of our country and forever honoring the men and women of this community who served in the Armed Forces — — Map (db m141433) WM
On Indiana Route 28 at County Route 875, on the right when traveling west on Indiana Route 28.
On June 12, 2021, this location was dedicated to Don
Talley, Citizen Driver. Don is a decorated veteran who
served in the U.S. Army from 1974 to 1994 and began his
trucking career while serving in Saudi Arabia.
Don is a natural born leader, . . . — — Map (db m180759) HM
On County Road 370 at County Road 1270, on the right when traveling north on County Road 370.
Joseph Wilson and Uriah Powers first operated a flour mill and a sawmill around which the village of Elizabethtown grew up in the 1830s. Wilson named the town after his daughter, Elizabeth, and had high hopes for the community as a prospective . . . — — Map (db m141424) HM
On County Road 650N 0.1 miles east of County Line Rd, on the right when traveling east.
Site of production mill and three beehive kilns, first fueled by wood and then by natural gas, circa 1883-1910, owned & operated by Manassa Myers, Sr. family. Produced drainage tiles (hollow cylinder-shaped sections) from adjacent clay pit for local . . . — — Map (db m63796) HM
On East Elm Street (County Road 850N) at South Sycamore Street (County Road N600W), on the right when traveling east on East Elm Street.
The Barlett, Bryant, Vannata, and Veach families were the first settlers in 1837-1839.
In 1840-1850 the McCreery, Woodring and Maynard, Rowlett and Thompson families became property owners.
Snagtown ~ New Corner was platted by David L. . . . — — Map (db m141475) HM
On West County Road 700 South at South County Road 600 West when traveling west on West County Road 700 South.
This building was originally called
Richwoods Church for the dense growth
of black walnut and other valuable
timber in the area. The founding
pastor was Rev. Samuel Sayford, who
with his wife Mary, moved from Virginia
and ministered on . . . — — Map (db m231348) HM
On South Burlington Drive 0.2 miles north of County Road 500, on the left when traveling north.
The first school house in Delaware County was erected in a trackless forest one half mile west of this site. “Indian Jim,” the last of the Delaware tribe remaining in this county, a highly respected resident
hewed the black walnut logs . . . — — Map (db m141163) HM
On East Charles Street east of South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
This imposing home was built by businessman, George Riley Jones and his wife, Margaret, in 1901-1903. Alfred Grindle, the architect, designed this Colonial Revival style building. The Jones' enjoyed and occupied this house during their lifetime.
. . . — — Map (db m231344) HM
On East Memorial Drive west of South Macedonia Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Reported missing.
Company incorporated in New York 1886 to manufacture glassware (particularly fruit jars). Brothers Edmund, Frank, George, William, and Lucius Ball all were trustees. Company - promised money, land, and free natural gas - came to Muncie; first . . . — — Map (db m31345) HM
On West University Avenue west of North McKinley Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
To meet Muncie’s higher education needs, the Ball Brothers gave land, money, and the building here to the state in 1918. Their gift became the Indiana State Normal School Eastern Division and was renamed Ball Teachers College in their honor in 1922. . . . — — Map (db m231197) HM
On West Main Street (Indiana Route 32) at North Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Dedicated to all Delaware County
Veterans for all wars
A patriotic sacrifice forever
The memories will live forever
We will remember them
— — Map (db m141705) WM
On Macedonia Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Side A
Founded as Gray & Hemingray in
Cincinnati, Ohio in 1848. Incorporated
1870 in Covington, Kentucky; company
produced glass bottles, jars, oil
lamps, light globes, tableware and
insulators. After discovery of natural
gas in . . . — — Map (db m65208) HM
Near West Kilgore Avenue (Indiana Route 32) just east of West 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
In remembrance
of the Delaware County Civil War Veterans / POWS of the 9th Cavalry, 121st Regiment — especially to those who lost their lives when the steamboat Sultana exploded, April 27, 1865 on the Mississippi River, 7 miles north of . . . — — Map (db m141230) HM
Near Kilgore Avenue (Indiana Route 32) south of West 1st Street, on the left when traveling south.
“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m141265) HM WM
Near Cardinal Greenway Trail at Wheeling Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Several principal Indian and Pioneer Paths cut across Indiana and Delaware County
connecting trading and warrior routes of ancient times. First made by migrating large animals searching for salt, followed by Native Americans for food, trade and . . . — — Map (db m141410) HM
On East Highland Avenue at North Wolfe Street, on the right when traveling east on East Highland Avenue.
Structure, circa 1893, is Muncie's oldest standing public school building. Purchased by church congregation, circa 1928. Rallying point in August 1930 when bodies of two African-American men, lynched in Marion, were brought to Muncie for embalmment . . . — — Map (db m31346) HM
Near West Minnestrista Boulevard south of North Minnetrista Parkway, on the left when traveling south.
This boulder marks the traditional
site of Wah-Pe-Kah-Me-Kunk
the White River Town of the Muncee Clan of Delaware Indians.
It is, also, a memorial to Joshua, a Christian Indian, who was burned by the tribe, March 1806, a martyr to his . . . — — Map (db m141131) HM
Near West Kilgore Avenue (Indiana Route 32) east of West 2nd Street, on the left when traveling east.
Dedicated to the Veterans of W.W.I ★ W.W. II ★ Korea and Viet Nam who served
their country with honor and all who gave their lives for freedom — — Map (db m141233) WM
Near Minnetrista Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
The two blocks of granite placed here were salvaged from the W.A. McNaughton Building, which was demolished in 1989. They were design elements of the main entrance on Walnut Street. The building was constructed in 1901 at the south east corner of . . . — — Map (db m141269) HM
On West Charles Street west of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
The ground floor was modified several times to accommodate new tenants including Schuster Brothers, Men's Town, York Furs, and Murray's Jewelers. — — Map (db m222316) HM
On West Charles Street at South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on West Charles Street.
This building was purchased by William F. Freund and renamed the Freund Building. At this time the McNaughton Building (Ball Stores) and the Johnson Building also stood at the corners of Walnut and Charles Streets. — — Map (db m222315) HM
On West Charles Street west of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
This building was purchased by Steven and Todd Murray, the fourth generation of Murray Jewelers. At this time only the McNaughton Building (Ball Stores) and this building remained at the intersection of Walnut and Charles Streets. — — Map (db m222317) HM
On West Charles Street west of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
This building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing structure to the Walnut Street Historic District in 1989. It was designated as a local landmark by Muncie City Council in 1990. — — Map (db m222318) HM
On West Charles Street west of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.
Steven and Todd Murray, Community Development, and the Urban Enterprise Association renovated the exterior of this building back to its original design character and renamed it the Murray Building. — — Map (db m222319) HM
On West Main Street (Indiana Route 32) at South Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
Downtown Muncie offers vibrant cultural experiences for all ages. Within a 30 block area major cultural venues anchor a lively district of galleries, performance spaces, restaurants, pubs and taverns featuring live entertainment.
Family . . . — — Map (db m222310) HM
On West Seymour Street west of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west.
Attorney Benjamin Cohen was born in Muncie to Jewish-Polish Immigrants who owned a wholesale store here. He was involved in the Paris Peace Conference and later entered private practice. Cohen joined Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Brain Trust" in the . . . — — Map (db m313335) HM
On South Mulberry Street south of East Main Street ( Route 32), on the left when traveling north.
This property
Boyce Block
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m222323) HM
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