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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Decatur County, Indiana
Adjacent to Decatur County, Indiana
▶ Bartholomew County (15) ▶ Franklin County (48) ▶ Jennings County (11) ▶ Ripley County (27) ▶ Rush County (7) ▶ Shelby County (6)
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| On East Main Street (State Road 46) west of North Lathrop Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Side one
Wilder (1830-1917), resident of Greensburg circa 1858-1869, built this home 1865-1866. He was millwright and inventor; provided major employment in the area. Enlisted in Civil War; appointed lieutenant colonel of Seventeenth . . . — — Map (db m44744) HM |
| On North Franklin Street north of East Main Street (U.S. 421), on the left when traveling north. |
| | 1822 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1922
Colonel Thomas Hendricks
Veteran of the War of 1812
Founded this Town in 1821
He built the first cabin and donated one
hundred acres of ground to the new . . . — — Map (db m44769) HM |
| On City Pond Park Drive east of County Road 500. |
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Built by the Pan-American Bridge Company of New Castle, Indiana, in 1915. This bridge originally carried County Road 700 South over Sand Creek, 2.5 miles East of Letts, Indiana. This bridge was disassembled, rehabilitated, and reconstructed at . . . — — Map (db m22028) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 421) west of North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Note: When this Memorial was documented and photographed (Sunday: 7-17-2011), it was being yet constructed (and/or reconstructed.) There were skids of building material setting about in the parking lot, ground opened, concrete just finished, . . . — — Map (db m45063) WM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 421) west of North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | ( Front Plaque )
In Honor
of the Civil War Soldiers
of Decatur County.
“This monument cannot disclose.
Nor can the skill of mortal make
a record of the countless woes
they suffered for their Country’s sake.” . . . — — Map (db m44943) WM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 421) west of North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Site of the original court house built in 1827 and occupied until 1854. Present building completed in 1860. Large tooth aspen tree appeared in 1870 on the roof of the 115 foot clock tower. In July, 1863, it became a temporary armory while troops . . . — — Map (db m44757) HM |
| On East Washington Street east of North Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Side one:
Luther Donnell was convicted in Decatur Circuit Court (1849) of aiding fugitive slaves, Caroline and her four children, to escape to Canada. In Donnell v. State, Indiana Supreme Court reversed the conviction, claiming that under . . . — — Map (db m44752) HM |
| On County Road N80NE at Road E280N, on the right when traveling south on County Road N80NE. |
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Caroline and her four children escaped Kentucky slave owner October 31, 1847; they crossed Ohio River near Madison. After passing near here, Fugit Township black and white residents hid family close to Clarksburg. While hidden, family seized . . . — — Map (db m44743) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 421) west of North Franklin Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | ( Front Plaque )
( Bronze “Crest” of the “Spanish War Veterans 1898 - 1902" )
( Obverse Plaque )
( Likeness of the Original Memorial )
Original Spanish American War Memorial
On 24 August . . . — — Map (db m44798) WM |
| On North Franklin Street north of East Main Street (U.S. 421), on the right when traveling north. |
| | In 1893 Robert Naegel built this two-story structure featuring an elaborate metal facade that reflects a combination of Italianate and Queen Anne architecture. The Capital Finance Corporation was located here for nearly 40 years, beginning in the . . . — — Map (db m44947) HM |
| On Veterans Way (at milepost 132). |
| | (Currently no transcription - work on the memorial and its surroundings are in progress as of spring, 2018) — — Map (db m116576) WM |
| On W. Layton Drive north of County Road W1100S, on the right when traveling west. |
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A Single Span Burr Arch Bridge
Built by A.M. Kennedy & Sons in 1880
Clear Span 111 ft. 6 in. Overall Length 130 ft.
Entered on the
National Register of Historic Places
June 25, 1982 — — Map (db m73979) HM |
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