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Farmland platted 1852 in Randolph County and listed as station on Indianapolis and Bellfontaine Railroad. Town incorporated 1867. Commerce based on agriculture and, by late 1880's, gas and oil production nearby. Responding to . . . — — Map (db m31322) HM
Indian boundary line established by treaty with Miami Indians at St. Marys, Ohio October 6, 1818. Erected by Mississinewa Chapter, D.A.R. — — Map (db m97227) HM
Dedicated to the memory
of all soldiers and sailors
living and dead who
served the United
States in any of its wars
Erected 1931 — — Map (db m168862) WM
Union Literary Institute was one
of the first schools to offer higher
education without regard to color
or sex before the Civil War. It was
established in 1846 by a biracial
board, including free blacks from
nearby settlements. At the . . . — — Map (db m139553) HM
Born in Randolph Co. circa 1828 to Quaker family, Way was advocate for women’s rights and temperance. Founding member of Indiana Woman’s Rights Association, 1851; participant in “Whisky Riot” here, 1854; and nurse in Civil War. She . . . — — Map (db m120249) HM
Randolph County first in Nation with all Rural Consolidated High Schools
Lee L. Driver, School Superintendent
Lincoln (1st) • McKinley
Spartanburg • Lynn
Farmland • Parker
Jefferson • Saratoga
Ridgeville • Green
Stoney Creek . . . — — Map (db m31380) HM
Indiana laws passed 1897 - 1907 provided for abandonment of rural one-room schools; they were replaced with consolidated schools that offered graded curriculum, high school education, and athletics. Driver, Superintendent of Randolph County Schools, . . . — — Map (db m31326) HM
Established in 1818 and was split off the north end of Wayne County with Winchester made the County Seat. 1820 - 1825 the County included all Territory North to the Michigan Line. Until 1836, included Territory North to Allen County. The 1875 . . . — — Map (db m31376) HM
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When this meeting house was dedicated 1898, membership in Quarterly Meeting of Friends at Winchester was largest in the world. Migration of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) into this area began 1814 with the arrival . . . — — Map (db m69283) HM
"We arrived at our Present place of abode on White River, Randolph County, Ind., on the 20th day of December, 1831 after a long and tedious journey. We arrived here without any Lives lost or Limbs broke, and that is all we can say." -Edmund . . . — — Map (db m98847) HM
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Winchester Speedway is one of the most significant, historic short tracks in the United States. It opened in 1914 under the name Funk’s Speedway, and has held races continuously since. Known as the “World’s Fastest ½ . . . — — Map (db m138726) HM
( Front - Plaque )
1917 ― 1918
In honor of the World War Heroes of
Randolph County who made the Supreme
Sacrifice for their beloved Country.
( Row One )
Hershel W. Arens • Clarence W. Borror • Chauncey C. . . . — — Map (db m31464) WM
