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Historical Markers and War Memorials in DeKalb County, Indiana

 
Clickable Map of DeKalb County, Indiana and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg DeKalb County, IN (9) Allen County, IN (56) LaGrange County, IN (11) Noble County, IN (19) Steuben County, IN (7) Defiance County, OH (40) Williams County, OH (19)  DeKalbCounty(9) DeKalb County (9)  AllenCounty(56) Allen County (56)  LaGrangeCounty(11) LaGrange County (11)  NobleCounty(19) Noble County (19)  SteubenCounty(7) Steuben County (7)  DefianceCountyOhio(40) Defiance County (40)  WilliamsCounty(19) Williams County (19)
Adjacent to DeKalb County, Indiana
    Allen County (56)
    LaGrange County (11)
    Noble County (19)
    Steuben County (7)
    Defiance County, Ohio (40)
    Williams County, Ohio (19)
 
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1Indiana (DeKalb County), Auburn — "It All Started Here"1874
On Gordon M. Buehrig Place just east of South Wayne Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Eckhart Carriage Company was established in 1874 in Auburn, Indiana. It was the direct ancestor of the Auburn Automobile Company as both were owned by the Eckhart family in the early days. This is the last remaining building of the . . . — Map (db m73297) HM
2Indiana (DeKalb County), Auburn — 17.1992.1 — Auburn Automobile Company
On Wayne Street at Gordon M. Buehrig Place, on the left when traveling south on Wayne Street.
Auburn Automobile Company (1900-1937) Art Deco Style Administration building, built 1929-1930. Housed departments of Cord Corporation, manufacturer of Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg automobiles. Became Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum, 1974; listed in . . . — Map (db m53934) HM
3Indiana (DeKalb County), Auburn — DeKalb County Veterans Memorial
On South Main Street at 9th Street, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street.
Dedicated to the Memory of DeKalb County Soldiers — Map (db m53948) WM
4Indiana (DeKalb County), Auburn — Site Of Wesley Park's Home
On North Cedar Street at Fourth Street, on the right when traveling north on North Cedar Street.
On this site stood the log home of Wesley Park, co-founder with John Howe of the City of Auburn in 1836. Park's cabin was an important social and government center, serving as a tavern, resting place, and courthouse for early settlers and . . . — Map (db m60238) HM
5Indiana (DeKalb County), Auburn — William Jacob Cuppy1884-1949
On Jackson Street north of West Eleventh Street, on the left when traveling north.
Humorist, author, and critic Will Cuppy was born here. He graduated from the University of Chicago, where he published his first book in 1910. He moved to New York City ca. 1914 and become a book reviewer at the New York Herald . . . — Map (db m139895) HM
6Indiana (DeKalb County), Garrett — 17.2017.1 — Creek Chub Bait Company
On Keyser Street just east of Randolf Street, on the right when traveling east.
Side A In 1916, Henry Dills, Carl Heinzerling,and George Schulthess established the company, which became one of the country's leading manufacturers of artificial fishing lures. Crafted by a largely female workforce, the high quality lures . . . — Map (db m107129) HM
7Indiana (DeKalb County), Garrett — Memorial To Jacob And Sarah Ober Brechbill
On County Road 7 0.3 miles north of State Route 8, on the right when traveling north.
Who settled here in Keyser Township, DeKalb County, state of Indiana in the year 1864 with purchase of three hundred seventy acres of virgin land and from which in 1882 they donated the tract on which the nearby Christian Union Church is . . . — Map (db m159852) HM
8Indiana (DeKalb County), Spencerville — First Settlement in DeKalb County Indiana 1828
On State Road 1 at DeKalb County Road 68 (County Road 68), on the right when traveling north on State Road 1.
First Settlement in DeKalb County Indiana 1828 — Map (db m139919) HM
9Indiana (DeKalb County), Spencerville — 17.1996.1 — Spencerville Covered Bridge
On County Road 68 west of County Road 57, on the right when traveling west.
Built 1873, by John A. McKay, spanning Saint Joseph River; a Smith Truss, Variant Four, by Smith Bridge Company, Toledo, Ohio; has remained in use with regular maintenance, repairs, and extensive 1981 restoration. Listed in National Register of . . . — Map (db m52971) HM
 
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