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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «putnam county» AND «indiana»

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By Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
Wider View - - World War II War Memorial Marker
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1 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Greencastle — World War II War Memorial — Putnam County - Greencastle, Indiana —
On West Washington Street at North Jackson Street, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Street.
Dedicated to all who served and died in World War II Our Hallowed Dead Smith M. Abbott • James F. Alexander • Donald Leon Anderson • Vernon Arnold • Harley Gene Ball • James Robert Best • Edgar Eugene Blaydes • Francis L. Boswell • . . . — — Map (db m201248) WM

2 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Greencastle — Eli Lilly & The Civil War ( 1861–1865 ) —
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (Road 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
The year 1861 would prove to be a very eventful year for the young Eli Lilly. On January 31, 1861, a marriage license was issued to the 22-year-old Eli Lilly and his local sweetheart, Emily Lemon. Shortly after his marriage, Eli opened the door of . . . — — Map (db m56304) HM

3 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Greencastle — Indiana Asbury - - DePauw University —
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
DePauw University was first named Indiana Asbury University. Within two decades after the founding of Greencastle, the Indiana Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church decided that the time had arrived to establish an institution of higher learning . . . — — Map (db m56438) HM
4 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Greencastle — Putnam County Civil War Honor Roll —
On South Cemetery Road (County Road 50 W) south of Veterans Memorial Highway.
Civil War Veterans who died during the war W. F. Boyd • J. W. Busby • W. Conklin J. H. McGill • J. Singer W. Ball • A. C. Batte • S. Baugh • G. Bealer • . . . — — Map (db m56560) WM
5 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Putnamville — The Cumberland Road · The National Road · U.S. Highway 40 —
Near U.S. 40 at Indiana Route 243.
The Historic National Road, begun in 1806, is the nation's first inter-state highway and the first road to be federally funded, stretching from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois. This road covers 156 miles across Indiana to link the . . . — — Map (db m260026) HM

6 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Greencastle — Julian Family Home —
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
Indiana Historic Site and Structure the Julian Family Home 715 Crown Street Greencastle, Indiana 1920 - - 1944 In this house once lived Elizabeth and James Julian and their six children – Percy, James, . . . — — Map (db m56306) HM

7 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Downtown — Putnam County — Organized in 1822 — Named for Israel Putnam —
Near North Blackford Street near Indianapolis Cultural Trail, on the right when traveling north.
Putnam County's 15,000-acre natural area is along Big Walnut River's deep stream corridor. Great blue heron and great horned owls can be found among some of Indiana's largest trees in the Big Walnut Nature Preserve. — — Map (db m238645) HM

8 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Greencastle — The Founding of Greencastle, Indiana —
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
The name Indiana means “Land of the Indians”. For untold centuries, some say millennia, the Indians moved across the land. It was their hunting ground. Permanent Indian settlements in Indiana were to the north and to the south. And then . . . — — Map (db m56396) HM
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9 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Greencastle — Donald J. Cook (1915 - 2005) —
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
“I felt called to teach as some men feel called to preach.” - - - D.J. Cook Donald J. Cook, born at Rock Island, Il. B.A., Augustana College, 1937, M.S., U. Of Illinois, 1938, Ph.D., Indiana U., 1944, also served as . . . — — Map (db m56340) HM

10 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Greencastle — Prevo 1900 - 1992 —
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
Prevos as we knew it started as the Model Store in 1900 as a men’s haberdashery located at 12 E. Washington St., Greencastle, Ind. Owned by Samuel C. Prevo. From his second marriage to Emily Hogue from Clark County Illinois they had three . . . — — Map (db m56410) HM

11 ► Georgia, Putnam County, Eatonton — Putnam County Court House — Eatonton, Georgia — March to the Sea Heritage Trail —
On West Marion Street at South Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Marion Street.
Eatonton's “Liberty Pole,” erected after Georgia's secession in 1861, towered 102 feet above the Putnam County Court House grounds holding an oversized flag. Approximately 10,000 Putnam County residents produced six infantry companies for . . . — — Map (db m197750) HM
 
    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.
 
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