Near University Boulevard west of Miracle Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
In honored memory
of those who served
our country
They gave their today
for our tomorrow Veterans, Fraternal and Civic Organizations and the People of Madison County
In remembrance of those who served
Geo H Hockett . . . — — Map (db m168950) WM
On East 9th Street at Madison Street on East 9th Street.
This Public Square was part of Chief Anderson's Delaware Indian Village. In 1827, thirty acres were donated to Madison County by John and Salley Berry to relocate the county seat from Pendleton to Anderson.
The remaining acreage was sold by . . . — — Map (db m232) HM
On N. Pendleton Avenue north of Fall Creek Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
(Side One)
In 1843, Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society sent speakers to New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana to hold "One Hundred Conventions" on abolition. When speakers encountered citizens with deeply held racist ideas, they were . . . — — Map (db m69254) HM
On Northshore Boulevard east of North Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
At the beginning of the Civil War ground now occupied by Anderson Country Club was the site of Camp Stilwell, a training area for Union soldiers named in honor of Thomas N Stilwell, quartermaster of the 34th Indiana Regiment. The 34th, composed . . . — — Map (db m231402) HM
Near Mounds Road (State Road 232) 0.4 miles south of Markleville Road (County Road S300E), on the right when traveling south.
The Bronnenbergs represent true pioneer spirit and a preservationist ethic.
Frederick Brandenburg was born in 1775 in Germany. As a youth he apprenticed as a tanner. Brandenburg immigrated to America as a young man, changing his name to . . . — — Map (db m163062) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 25) at North 1st Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
"A Ten Acre Lot Full" In the early evening hours of August 30, 1862, the weary Union soldiers fighting a running battle from Kingston to Richmond were forced to stop. Confederate cavalry had blocked the roads leading out of Richmond - the . . . — — Map (db m167329) HM
On Front Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
[Front] The largest engagement of the Civil War in Madison County was fought during a driving rainstorm here at the site of the railroad depot. Under the command of Col. Josiah Patterson, the Confederate forces (~1000 cavalry and a battery of . . . — — Map (db m85836) HM
On State Road 38 E 0.5 miles west of Chesterfield Road (400 E), on the right when traveling west.
In 1824, nine Indians were murdered by white men
near this spot. The men were tried, found guilty and hanged. It was the first execution of white men for killing Indians. — — Map (db m170002) HM
On West State Street (State Road 38) at South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on West State Street.
August 8, 1988, in the dining room of the Grey Goose Inn, five Pendleton women agreed that this day would mark the founding of Historic Fall Creek, Pendleton Settlement. The fledging organization was created because Ruth Shawhan Berline, Helen . . . — — Map (db m231435) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling west.
In 1831, Congress passed a bill appropriating money for the extension of the Cumberland Road through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. In 1836-37 this great National Road was completed through Madison County.
At the beginning of the 19th Century, hardly . . . — — Map (db m96977) HM
On Park Drive just south of West Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
In the mid 1800s, roughly a quarter-mile east of where you stand, Madison County residents carved a settlement from farm fields, prairie grass, broken forests, and the National Road.
Here, the National Road was little more than a scraped-earth . . . — — Map (db m144106) HM
On Ramey Drive 0.3 miles south of Collinsville Road, on the right when traveling south.
In 1806, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation creating America's first federal highway. The National Road would join the bustling cities of the East to the resource-rich wilderness of the West, connecting state capitals, county seats, . . . — — Map (db m144040) HM
On West 18th Street at Baynard Boulevard on West 18th Street.
African American Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial
The Medal of Honor takes its place in our country as the highest award for military valor. The honor, awarded by the President in the name of Congress, may only be accorded an . . . — — Map (db m173924) HM WM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
