This bridge is also known as the Baker's Camp Covered Bridge. It was constructed in 1901 by J.J. Daniels over Big Walnut Creek. It is a single span and measures 128 feet long, 14 feet wide and stands 13 feet high. A short distance to the north is . . . — — Map (db m6428) HM
On U.S. 40 east of Indiana Route 240, on the right when traveling east.
"Are we there yet?" For emigrants traveling along the National Road in Indiana, the answer was a resounding "YES!"
Many of us move for the same reasons: new jobs, attractive settings, and nice houses. In the 19th century, thousands moved west . . . — — Map (db m233272) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
Greencastle Courthouse Square
6 West Washington Street
William Herndon
Jesse Weik
Abraham Lincoln
and
Greencastle
During the long, hot summer of 1887, William H. Herndon of Springfield, Illinois, the former law . . . — — Map (db m56295) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
When a tailor from Ireland came to Greencastle to continue his trade, he brought with him a family name that was to be prominent in the Greencastle business community for more than 125 years.
The craftsman was Frank Cannon, Sr. Frank arrived in . . . — — Map (db m56272) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
“I felt called to teach as some men feel called to preach.” - - - D.J. Cook
Donald J. Cook, born at Rock Island, Il. B.A., Augustana College, 1937, M.S., U. Of Illinois, 1938, Ph.D., Indiana U., 1944, also served as . . . — — Map (db m56340) HM
This bridge was built in 1880 by J.J. Daniels over Big Walnut Creek. It is a two-span with Burr Arch truss. It is 174 feet long, 16 feet
wide with a clearance of 13.5 feet. It stands on cut
stone abutments and a pier. Early bridges were . . . — — Map (db m161452) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
In 1908, John and Anna Marie Eitel established John Eitel and Son Florist on 13 acres located in the Higgert Subdivision of Greencastle. In 1913 John’s son, Jacob Eitel opened a retail establishment on East Franklin Street. Relocating several times . . . — — Map (db m56271) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (Road 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
The year 1861 would prove to be a very eventful year for the young Eli Lilly. On January 31, 1861, a marriage license was issued to the 22-year-old Eli Lilly and his local sweetheart, Emily Lemon. Shortly after his marriage, Eli opened the door of . . . — — Map (db m56304) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
A thriving business started with half a cow on east Anderson Street. In 1916 Grandma Edith Handy started milking a neighbor’s cow for half the milk and was unaware that she was opening a new business that would ultimately serve seven . . . — — Map (db m56399) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
DePauw University was first named Indiana Asbury University. Within two decades after the founding of Greencastle, the Indiana Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church decided that the time had arrived to establish an institution of higher learning . . . — — Map (db m56438) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
On October 23, 1933, the nation’s Public Enemy No. 1 John Dillinger and some of his gang (Harry Pierpont, Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd, Walter Dietrich, George “Machine Gun” Kelly, and George “Baby . . . — — Map (db m56363) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
Indiana Historic Site and Structure
the
Julian Family Home
715 Crown Street
Greencastle, Indiana
1920 - - 1944
In this house once lived Elizabeth and James Julian and their six children – Percy, James, . . . — — Map (db m56306) HM
On South College Avenue at Park Street, on the left when traveling south on South College Avenue.
Side one
On January 27, 1870, Bettie Locke, Alice Allen, Hannah Fitch, and Bettie Tipton established first female Greek-letter college fraternity, Kappa Alpha Theta, at Indiana Asbury University. Fraternity fostered unity, promoted . . . — — Map (db m18832) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
The early 1930's was a time for great chemical research productivity at DePauw. It was to this decade that William M. Blanchard, Dean of the University, hired Percy Julian as a research fellow. Blanchard had been Julian’s mentor during his . . . — — Map (db m56439) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
In a lifetime of continual striving, Percy L. Julian succeeded against the prejudices and discriminations of his time to become a pathbreaking synthetic chemist, a successful industrial research director, and a wealthy businessman. He was born in . . . — — Map (db m56305) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
Prevos as we knew it started as the Model Store in 1900 as a men’s haberdashery located at 12 E. Washington St., Greencastle, Ind. Owned by Samuel C. Prevo. From his second marriage to Emily Hogue from Clark County Illinois they had three . . . — — Map (db m56410) HM
On South Cemetery Road (County Road 50 W) south of Veterans Memorial Highway.
Civil War Veterans
who died during the war
W. F. Boyd • J. W. Busby • W. Conklin
J. H. McGill • J. Singer
W. Ball • A. C. Batte • S. Baugh • G. Bealer • . . . — — Map (db m56560) WM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
The Putnam County Playhouse was first established as Greencastle Summer Theatre in late 1961. Its first two productions, Blithe Spirit and Kiss and Tell were presented at the Junior High Auditorium. The organization was . . . — — Map (db m56371) HM
Near South Cemetery Road south of Veterans Memorial Highway, on the left when traveling south.
In Memory of
the Revolutionary Dead
of Putnam County
Erected by
Washburn Chapter
Daughters of the
American Revolution
1776 — 1915 — — Map (db m56264) HM
On West Washington Street at North Indiana Avenue, on the left when traveling east on West Washington Street.
Putnam County
Remembers
Michael A. Ader • Fred Adkins • Levi F. Aker • Ralph E. Arnold • Homer B. Austin • Ralph D. Boone • Lee R. Collins • Dwight Ford • Millard E. Gibson • Andrew Hays • Clyde A. Hurst • Charles H. Lasley • Raymond E. . . . — — Map (db m18828) WM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
Built in 1834 as the Putnamville Presbyterian Church, the brick structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and sits at the intersection of SR 243 and US Hwy 40, also known as the old National Road. It has been used . . . — — Map (db m56360) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
We seldom pause to think of the peoples who long ago (some say 13,000 B.C. - 8,000 B. C.) Moved back and forth across this land. We know nothing, about these “Old Ones” and their times, they left no traces visible to us. They are known . . . — — Map (db m56415) HM
On West Washington Street (U.S. 231) at North Jackson Street on West Washington Street.
This war machine is a German built V-1, commonly known as a "Buzz Bomb." Adolf Hitler unleashed the V-1, precursor of the cruise missile, against London in 1944. It was a new German weapon, literally a "flying bomb." Officially it was simply FZG-76. . . . — — Map (db m6430) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
The name Indiana means “Land of the Indians”. For untold centuries, some say millennia, the Indians moved across the land. It was their hunting ground. Permanent Indian settlements in Indiana were to the north and to the south. And then . . . — — Map (db m56396) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
It is fitting that we pause to remember that a long time ago some most unusual people came out of the East into the wilderness of Indiana to settle in the backwoods town of Greencastle. Here, these pioneers would give freely of their intellectual, . . . — — Map (db m56412) HM
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
The Post-Civil War years in Greencastle were significant for women. Because they had proved themselves so capable at filling jobs usually held by men, new doors opened for them. In 1867 Indiana Asbury University (later renamed DePauw University) . . . — — Map (db m56372) HM
On West Washington Street at North Jackson Street, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Street.
Dedicated to all who served
and died in World War II
Our Hallowed Dead
Smith M. Abbott • James F. Alexander • Donald Leon Anderson • Vernon Arnold • Harley Gene Ball • James Robert Best • Edgar Eugene Blaydes • Francis L. Boswell • . . . — — Map (db m201248) WM
Also known as Hamrick
Bridge, it was constructed
in 1880 by the Massillon
Bridge Company of Ohio. A
two-span using Howe Truss
construction it sits on cut
stone abutments and a pier.
It is 210 feet long, 16 feet
wide and 15 feet high. . . . — — Map (db m161458) HM
January 13, 1858 - Born in Cloverdale Township
1870 - Attended Amo academy
1873 - Taught school at age 15
1881 - Graduated from Virginia State University Medical Department
1884-1925 - Practiced medicine in Putnamville
1887 - Married . . . — — Map (db m259982) HM
James Townsend laid out the town in 1830 on land he purchased from the original owner, Edward Heath. He received the rights of "running any water pipes underground to any part of the town". Perhaps the first hint of a water works system in Indiana. . . . — — Map (db m260028) HM
Putnamville's first school, which was later destroyed by fire, was built on this land by 1864 and was taught by Mr. Wakefield from New England.
The last school was erected in 1908-1937 at this site by A.L. Evens and included 4 classrooms and a . . . — — Map (db m259983) HM
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places March 1, 1984, by the United States Department of the Interior in cooperation with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation. — — Map (db m260013) HM
The Historic National Road, begun in 1806, is the nation's first inter-state highway and the first road to be federally funded, stretching from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois. This road covers 156 miles across Indiana to link the . . . — — Map (db m260026) HM
On U.S. 40 east of County Road S900W, on the right when traveling west.
Runs northwest-southeast through this point. On September 30, 1809, Indiana Territorial Governor, William Henry Harrison, obtained for the United States almost three million acres from the Potawatomi, Delaware and Miami tribes. — — Map (db m18880) HM
On County Road 800N at County Road 900E, on the left when traveling north on County Road 800N.
This marker stands on the corner of four Townships on the Parke and Putnam Co. line, once the center of the thriving rural town of Portland Mills
Settled in the early 1800's
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Established 1838 - Relocated 1959 . . . — — Map (db m69402) HM
