On I Street north of Parkview Drive (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling north.
Courthouse square, part of original 1825 plat, surrounded by nineteenth and early twentieth century commercial buildings in various architectural styles. Limestone facing quarried and milled by local industry. Listed in National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m48967) HM
On Q Street at 23rd Street, on the left when traveling north on Q Street.
Lawrence County's greatest philanthropist, he endowed the Rector Scholarship Foundation at De Pauw University with $2,250,000 in 1919. To date 5,100 awards have been made, 22 to Lawrence County natives.
"To youth of ability and courage in . . . — — Map (db m74127) HM
Indiana was one of many states that the estimated 60 million American bison inhabited in early America, which is why they have been a part of our state seal since 1801. Their migration trail, the Buffalo Trace, was used to create Indiana's first . . . — — Map (db m242134) HM
On 23rd Street west of P Street, on the right when traveling west.
(Side One)
Lawrence County Hospital Association was organized July 15, 1903 to build, maintain, and manage a hospital in Bedford. Opened first building 1904. State, district, and local Works Progress Administration officials and city and . . . — — Map (db m74128) HM
On J Street south of 15th Street (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south.
Portrait of Freedom
( Art Work )
(Including Words) - - Courage • Sacrifice • Service • Liberty
In Memory of Indiana Veterans
of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars — — Map (db m48427) WM
On 16th Street west of I Street, on the left when traveling east.
As Lawrence County was created by enactment of the Indiana General Assembly on January 7th, 1818, this marker proudly acknowledges the history and visionary spirit of the people of the county whose bedrock has built major cathedrals of the world and . . . — — Map (db m241950) HM
On J Street south of 15th Street (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south.
Korea
Honor Roll
Defenders of Freedom
for God and Country
This votive tablet is dedicated to the honor of the men of Lawrence County, Indiana who answered the call of our Country during the Korea Conflict and died so that you and . . . — — Map (db m48424) WM
On J Street south of 15th Street (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south.
Vietnam
Honor Roll
Defenders of Freedom
for God and Country
This plaque is dedicated to honor the men of Lawrence County, Indiana who answered the call of our Country during the Vietnam Conflict and died so that you and I might . . . — — Map (db m48425) WM
On J Street south of 15th Street (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south.
Honor Roll
Defenders of Freedom
for God and Country
This votive tablet is dedicated to the honor of the men of Lawrence County, Indiana who answered the call of our Country in World War II and who died that you and I might . . . — — Map (db m48423) WM
On J Street south of 15th Street (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south.
From 1851 to 1892 this was the location of the first railroad depot in Lawrence County. It was built by the New Albany and Salem R. R. And handled both passengers and freight. Starting in 1876 it was also the depot of the narrow gauge Bedford and . . . — — Map (db m243574) HM
On Tunnelton Road, 0.1 miles south of Parkview Drive (16th Street) (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south.
A gift of newspaperman Fred B. Otis, May 13, 1937. The mansion was built circa 1865 by William A. Ragsdale. Pioneer stone worker, Nathan Hall purchased the property in 1875 and named it "Pine Hall." Later it was owned by industrialist Alvin T. Hert. . . . — — Map (db m74152) HM
Near Tunnelton Road, 0.1 miles Parkview Drive (16th Street) (U.S. 50).
Presented to the City of Bedford October 31, 1935 by Fred B. Otis, editor of the Bedford Daily Mail. An area of 145.81 acres of beautiful landscape, including the fine old mansion, Pine Hall. Dedicated to refined recreation and pleasure of all the . . . — — Map (db m74153) HM
Near Tunnelton Road, 0.1 miles south of Parkview Drive (16th Street) (U.S. 50).
Built 1865-7 by Wm. Ragsdale. Cost $25,000. Occupied by his family 11 years. Bought 1878 by Nathan Hall, pioneer quarryman. Occupied by his family 21 years. Bought and run as a dairy farm 1899 by Alvin Tobe Hert who named the estate Pine Hall. Owned . . . — — Map (db m74154) HM
On U.S. 50 at Ikerd Lane, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 50.
Here on March 11, 1818, Ambrose Carlton, Thomas Beagley and James Scotts, commissioners, organized Lawrence County and its first five townships, appointed officers, fixed Palestine as county seat and ordered first elections. The first court convened . . . — — Map (db m74155) HM
On 15th Street (U.S. 50) west of I Street, on the right when traveling west.
Created by the Legislature on January 28, 1834, it was one of ten original branch banks. This institution served six counties and contributed greatly to Bedford’s growth.
First President was Col. William McLane, followed by John Vestal. . . . — — Map (db m48302) HM
On J Street south of 15th Street (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling south.
Top Plaque
This Cornerstone of Freedom
presented June, 17, 1948
at Bedford, Indiana, U. S. A.
The Stone City of the World
On this spot June 17, 1948 as a
part of the Indiana Limestone
Centennial Cornerstones of . . . — — Map (db m48335) HM
On West Grissom Avenue west of South 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Mercury 4 Virgil I. Grissom Liberty Bell 7 Gemini 3 Virgil I. Grissom • John W. Young The Molly Brown Apollo 1 Virgil I. Grissom • Ed White • Roger B. Chaffee — — Map (db m195330) HM
Near West Grissom Avenue west of South 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
STS-41D — Mercury Program This tree was grown from a seed which orbited the Earth with astronaut Charles Walker, native of Bedford, Indiana aboard Space Shuttle Discovery from 30 Aug. to 5 Sept. 1984. It was presented to the Grissom family by . . . — — Map (db m195329) HM
On Indiana's Historic Pathways - North Spur (U.S. 50) 0.4 miles east of Connerly Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling west.
This marker is on the northern boundary of the Vincennes Tract, the first Indian cession obtained by Governor William Henry Harrison in the Indiana Territory.
The treaty was signed by chiefs of the Miami, Delaware, Shawnee, Potawatomi, Eel . . . — — Map (db m243588) HM
On Main Street east of Hoosier Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Largest building stone quarries in the world, in continuous operation since the 1830s. These quarries have produced stone for many of the world’s largest and finest memorials, buildings and bridges. — — Map (db m74165) HM
Near Indiana Route 60 west of County Road 950E, on the right when traveling west.
Although they never met, George Donaldson honored his countryman, Alexander Wilson, with this stone monument.
Alexander Wilson (1766-1813)
The Father of Ornithology
At the age of 13, Alexander Wilson began an apprenticeship as a . . . — — Map (db m185705) HM
Near Indiana Route 60, 0.3 miles County Road 950E, on the right when traveling west.
"Created in early 1933, the CCC was an effort by President Franklin Roosevelt to combine the national need for employment with the preservation of natural and historical resources. From May, 1933 until 1942, CCC boys restored village cabins, built . . . — — Map (db m163025) HM
Near Indiana Route 60, 0.3 miles west of County Road 950E, on the right when traveling west.
…our parks and preserves are not mere picnicking
places. They are rich storehouses of memories and
reveries. They are a solace to the aged and an
inspiration to the young.
Richard Lieber, Founder
Indiana State . . . — — Map (db m163028) HM
Near Indiana Route 60, 0.3 miles west of County Road 950E, on the left when traveling west.
Honoring a century of conservation and outdoor recreation. Celebrating unique, cherished places where future generations can experience nature and history.
Spring Mill established 1927
"I hope and trust that the small beginning . . . — — Map (db m163030) HM
Near Indiana Route 60, 0.3 miles west of County Road 950E, on the right when traveling west.
On June 19, 1928 the Lehigh Portland Cement Company donated the area known as Hammer Mill Land to the state of Indiana for its natural beauty and scenic
characteristics, to be used for the preservation and use as a state park
This . . . — — Map (db m163045) HM
Near Indiana Route 60, 0.3 miles west of County Road 950E, on the right when traveling west.
The Hamer Cemetery represents the customs and beliefs of 1800s frontier Hoosiers.
The Hamer Cemetery began out of immediate need when a traveler died in the night near this location. Mill owner Hugh Hamer instructed his carpenters to build a . . . — — Map (db m163047) HM
Near Indiana Route 60, 0.3 miles west of County Road 950E, on the right when traveling west.
You are standing on
the Stagecoach
Trail, an historic
stagecoach route.
From this point, the
trail curves to the
right into the woods.
Stagecoaches stopped here on their way between New Albany
and Terre Haute.
Stagecoaches had to stop . . . — — Map (db m163037) HM
