Korea * U.S. Armed Forces * Viet Nam
Dedicated to those who gave their lives from Fairmont and Liberty Townships
Charles Edwin King · Marvin Edward Glassburn · Robert Eli Titus · Keith Alan Locher · Roy Leon Whitenack · Richard W. Wood . . . — — Map (db m168992) WM
In honor of those who gave their lives
21 names not transcribed
Donated by: the Town of Fairmont
Sponsored by the Fairmont Chapter
American War Mother
September 26, 1982
Fairmont & Liberty Township Honor Roll
World War II . . . — — Map (db m168993) WM
Dedicated to those who
served from Fairmont and Liberty Twp. Those who made the supreme sacrifice
Edward L. Addison ·
Rex E. Dickey ·
Charles H. Ford ·
Wesley Grahl ·
William Jessup ·
Earl E. Kepler ·
Charles Kimbrough ·
Millard . . . — — Map (db m168991) WM
James Dean is standing next to long-time friend, Bill Beck, twelve-year old cousin Marcus Winslow, Jr., and Everett Hiatt in front of Corn Auctioneers (now Fairmount Helping Hands) at 119 N. Main Street, as Bill's wife, Roma walks along Main Street . . . — — Map (db m182717) HM
Garfield is dressed in honor of his fellow
Fairmount native, 1950's film star,
James Dean
To hear more about this Garfield and others on the trail call 765-997-7034 and follow the prompts
Garfield @Paws, Inc. all rights . . . — — Map (db m182733) HM
The Eternal Flame of Peace is a tribute to all veterans.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, One Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all. — — Map (db m182704) WM
Carol & Edward Trice donated in November 2018, this building to the Fairmount Masonic Lodge #635 F & AM and is so named Clarence R. Maynard Fellowship Hall. — — Map (db m182731) HM
Built circa 1888. Occupied by civic leaders (Nixon Winslow, Levi Scott, and Joseph Patterson) who made significant contributions to Fairmount's economic, educational, and cultural development. Patterson was community's medical doctor, 1889-1913. . . . — — Map (db m63799) HM
This is not a monument to a rebel, those were only roles he played James Dean was an American original who on a basis of high school honors and in a period of five years time rose to the very pinnacle of the theatrical profession and through the . . . — — Map (db m182711) HM
Baldwin Addition Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Built 1858
Calvin Dillon House — — Map (db m182737) HM
Baldwin Addition Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Circa 1880
Built By: Enoch Beals — — Map (db m182739) HM
Baldwin Addition Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built C.1892
Frank Ziegler House — — Map (db m182738) HM
Baldwin Addition Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Built 1903
John H. Wilson
— — Map (db m182708) HM
Baldwin Addition Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
C: 1890
Built By M.J. Millspaugh — — Map (db m182741) HM
To the men and women in uniform today
and to those who have served in the past,
we dedicate this flag to you.
For your bravery, sacrifice, hard work,
and dedication to our country,
Thank You
Yesterday, Today, . . . — — Map (db m184144) WM
Willingness to sacrifice is the prelude to freedom
This monument is dedicated in honor of the uniformed times of war and peace
define the character of our great nation
We salute all of our military personnel past present and future . . . — — Map (db m182755) WM
The Avalon Hotel, originally named The Mississinewa Hotel, was built by the Gas City Land Company in 1892. The hotel was an important part of Gas City's history as it was the crossroads of two beloved Gas City Mayors, Robert "Bob Ray (6-term . . . — — Map (db m182742) HM
Dedicated to the honor of the men and women who served their country in World War II, Korea and Vietnam
Those who made the supreme sacrifice
Korea
Arthur L. Kelley
Charles E. King
In thankfulness to God and in lasting . . . — — Map (db m182767) WM
In memory of my grandfather
Paul M. Yoke
U.S. Army Air Corp WWII
-and-
In Honor of my Uncle
Flavious "Flay" Lhamon
US Army WWII
By David Huffman
— — Map (db m182763) WM
This Richardsonian Romanesque style structure, built 1900-1902, reflects the area's prosperity during the natural gas boom. The town of Harrisburg had been renamed Gas City in 1892. — — Map (db m63801) HM
In remembrance
of our
ancestors
A compilation
of all individuals
known to have been
interred
in the
Miami Indian Cemetery
Aw-Taw-Waw-Taw, 1879
Aw-Taw-Waw-Taw, Camillius, 1895
Aw-Taw-Waw-Taw, Takeequah, 1879 . . . — — Map (db m161471) HM
In memory of the men of Jonesboro who gave their lives in the World War
1917-1918
Orville A. Delong
Russell J. Darnell
Fred G. Freeman
William W. Hiatt
Carl A. Keith
Earl Myers
Carl McQuiston
Raymond A. Sutphin . . . — — Map (db m199960) WM
The largest Indian cemetery in Indiana. Few graves are marked. The Indians buried here are largely descendants of Chief Metocinya and include Meshingomesia and his family. The first burial was probably in 1873. Burial was contrary to Indian . . . — — Map (db m182607) HM
American Actor James Dean was born on February 8, 1931
in The Seven Gables Apartment House which stood at this site.
He starred in three major Motion Pictures
East of Eden
Rebel Without a Cause
Giant
James Dean died on . . . — — Map (db m168997) HM
Two miles west.
Site of battle fought Dec. 18, 1812, in which British-allied Miami Indians were defeated by U.S. troops and Militia under Col. John Campbell. — — Map (db m1497) HM
James Byron Dean
Born on this site
February 8, 1931
Reverse: James Dean
James Byron Dean was born on this site at 2 a.m. on February 8, 1931, the only child of Winton and Mildred Dean. The deans lived in Unit A of the Seven . . . — — Map (db m168998) HM
Side 1
Tracklayers building narrow gauge railroad connecting Great Lakes at Toledo, Ohio, with Mississippi River reached this point October 1, 1880. In 1887, 2,000 men converted 206 miles of this to standard gauge railroad in 11 . . . — — Map (db m1502) HM
Erected for Grant County
Vietnam Veterans
(obelisk front)
Grant County KIAs
William McKinley Berry Mark Ryan Black Ralph W. Blackerby Rollie Lee Bolden Emmett Lee Booth Steve Brandenburg William F. Clover, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m44557) WM
For God
For Home
For Country
to those of Grant County
who served that others might live
World War II
1941 – 1945
Korea
1950 - 1954
Ezekiel Davis, Jr.
Billy G. Fogle
Ralph L. Glover
Virgil C. Hartley
Victor . . . — — Map (db m168300) WM
Early pioneer who, one century ago, in May 1831, donated for a courthouse the last half of this ground upon which this fountain stands. — — Map (db m44142) HM
(Center Panel)
Korean War
In loving Memory
and Appreciation
for the Men & Women
of Grant County
who served in the
Korean Conflict
1950 - - - - 1953
( Left Panel )
Those who made the Supreme . . . — — Map (db m44369) WM
Marion Boys
who gave their lives in
the World War
( Row One )
Vaugh Beekman Melvin Bookins Chester Biggs Victor Baughman Fred Button Ashton Baldwin Harry Lee Craig William Cromwell (Col.) Russel Denton John . . . — — Map (db m44307) WM
(side 1)
At the end of the Civil War, U. S. undertook care of disabled Union veterans in a system of homes known by 1873 as National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (NHDVS). The offer of free natural gas by Grant County residents and . . . — — Map (db m183322) HM
National Home
In spring 1888, Congressman George Steele, Sr., of
Marion, Indiana, introduced legislation authorizing the
establishment of a National Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers (NHDVS) in Grant County. Construction . . . — — Map (db m164704) HM
In memory of
Martin Boots
The first white man to
enter land in Marion
and the donor of
the ground upon which
this boulder stands. — — Map (db m44195) HM
On Dec. 17, 1812, Lt. Colonel John B. Campbell with 600 mounted troops arrived at this site under orders to destroy the Miami Indian Villages along the Mississinewa River from here to the present site of Peru.
The destruction of the village on . . . — — Map (db m1512) HM
In October 1818, Purchasing Commissioners Lewis Cass, Benjamin Parke and Governor Jonathan Jennings acquired Indian claims on the land shown on this marker. About one-third of modern Indiana was involved in this transaction. — — Map (db m1500) HM
( Front Side )
( Engrossed Shield -and-
Seals of U.S. Armed Services )
1990 - - - - 1991
In Honor of the
men and women
of Grant County
who served in
the Persian Gulf
( Obverse Side )
( . . . — — Map (db m44260) WM
Upper Panel
Phi Delta Kappa
Fraternity
Lower Panel
Founded in Marion Ind.
June 7, 1902
by
Ray L. Neal
George B. Nottingham
Loftis T. Jones
James L. Reed
Paul R. Martin
Louis Elliott
Zach C. . . . — — Map (db m44252) HM
In honor of those who gave the
ultimate sacrifice in service to
the United States of America and
the families they left behind.
the sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m161465) WM
In memory of
the men who offered
their lives
in defense
of
their country.
Marion Branch
National Military Home
Indiana
Act of Congress July 28, 1888 — — Map (db m161466) HM WM
A Historic Cemetery Listed in Indianas Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Installed 2019 by the Weaver Historical Landmark Committee and the Indiana DNR – Division of Preservation and . . . — — Map (db m168286) HM
Black pioneers, fleeing threats to their freedom in southern slave states, settled in Grant County by the 1840s. With other free and formerly enslaved families who arrived over the following decades, they cleared and drained the forested, swampy . . . — — Map (db m168285) HM
(center panel)
World War II
1941 - 1945
All Gave Some
Some Gave All
(left panel)
** The Supreme Sacrifice **
(left column)
Edward Leroy Addison Bruce Adkins Donald Perry Adkins George Corwin . . . — — Map (db m44410) WM
Built at New Cumberland in 1877 by William Parks of Marion at a cost of $722. The 1913 flood floated the bridge a half mile downstream. It was returned to its foundations by rollers and horsepower. New Cumberland was the second community in Grant . . . — — Map (db m7479) HM
The Cumberland Covered Bridge was built in 1877. During the Great Flood of 1913, it was washed downstream.
On March 26th 1913, the Mississinewa River floodwaters rose high enough (Fig. 2, 3) to push the Cumberland Covered Bridge from its . . . — — Map (db m71494) HM
In honor of
the citizens
of Matthews
& community
who served
in the armed
forces of
their country
They served
without thought
of self, that
the principles
of liberty,
justice and
equality might
prevail for
all . . . — — Map (db m141914) HM
Trask, like other pioneer villages, served an important commercial, social, and educational role for early settlers. The post office (1846-1901) marked the start and end of Trask's official existence. As travel improved, such villages disappeared or . . . — — Map (db m63802) HM
This covered bridge
built 1877 – 181 ft. long
called Cumberland Bridge
for Old Town.
The 1913 flood carried the bridge
downstream. It was returned
on rollers to the old foundation
and raised 3 feet.
The 1958 flood . . . — — Map (db m141813) HM
