Known as the Drillmaster of
the American Revolution
Appointed by
Gen. George Washington as
Inspector General. He drilled
and disciplined American
troops at Valley Forge 1778.
Active officer through
Yorktown Campaign,
defeating the . . . — — Map (db m196520) HM
You are looking at the lower basin of Lake James. The lake is the third largest natural lake in Indiana (1,140 acres). With the middle and upper basins of Lake James, and Snow Lake, the park has water on three sides.
The 120 lakes of Steuben . . . — — Map (db m74712) HM
Who has been a slave in the State of New York, and who has been a Lecturer for the last twenty-three years, whose characteristics have been so vividly portrayed by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, as the African Sybil, will deliver a lecture upon the . . . — — Map (db m196518) HM
( East Side - Memorial )
( Stone Etching )
In loving memory of the women of 1861 to 1865
whose courage and heroism at home were a no less
worthy sacrifice upon the alter of Liberty.
( Bronze Plaque )
Steuben Countys Roll of . . . — — Map (db m54113) WM
Each date in history has a significant
memory that takes us back to a special
time in history. None more than the start
of the new millennium - the Year 2000 - in Steuben County.
Representatives from many walks of life
came together to . . . — — Map (db m196522) HM
"We will not tire,
We will not falter,
We will not fail!"
President George W. Bush
September, 2001
God Bless America
Land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with a light from
above. . . . — — Map (db m196528) WM
Dedicated August 12, 1950
in commemoration of the men and women
of Tri-State College for service to
their country in time of war
Erected by
Board of Trustees of Tri-State College
of Angola, Indiana
Raymond B. Willis, Chairman
Ray . . . — — Map (db m196531) WM
The Potawatomi Inn opened for business in 1927, two years after Pokagon State Park was established. The Inn had 40 guest rooms, the dining room and the Lonidaw Lounge. A long open porch, since enclosed, faced Lake James. A night at the Potawatomi . . . — — Map (db m74713) HM
Built in 1891 for Anna Morse Osborn, this home was sold in 1905 to Congressman Cyrus Cline and his wife Jennie. In 1923, their daughter, Carrie, married Dr. Don Cameron (founder of Cameron Hospitals). Carrie bequeathed the home in 1974 to the . . . — — Map (db m218549) HM
Side A Fox Lake Resort, established in the 1920s,
offered Black middle-class families
from Indiana and nearby states a refuge
from Jim Crow discrimination. By 1940,
the Fox Lake Property Owners
Association formed to meet the . . . — — Map (db m221710) HM
In memory of our deceased members
Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
Angola Lodge #180 charted November 20, 1856
Developed, owned & operated the "Circle Hill Cemetery" for over 100 years — — Map (db m218554) HM
Settled in 1834 as Willow Prairie.
Village of Brockville - Platted in 1837.
Post Office and town changed to Fremont in 1848 in honor of John C. Fremont the Great Pathfinder. Located on the Vistula Trail, the meeting place for people . . . — — Map (db m3406) HM
(Front Side)
Indiana admitted by the U.S. Congress as nineteenth state 1816. Enabling Act moved northern boundary ten miles north of southernmost tip of Lake Michigan providing direct access to the lake. Boundary first surveyed 1817 by . . . — — Map (db m61519) HM
This 180 acre refuge is established in perpetuity by the Ropchans under the stewardship of Acres, Inc. to be a home and protected area for wild creatures to live and where man can only visit as their guest to peacefully enjoy
Dedicated May . . . — — Map (db m196511) HM
The pioneers traveling from Chicago to Toledo used this road. It was the oldest path of travel in the Central West - first used by Indians - then French traders, missionaries and the military. Established by an act of Indiana legislature in 1833, . . . — — Map (db m62027) HM
In 1836, New Yorker Nicanor Munson entered a tract of land
that included the outlet of Hamilton Lake. Mr. Munson soon
sold the tract to the Steuben City Company, a group of New
York investors. A town was platted and called . . . — — Map (db m196563) HM
"These were the days of dense forests, of small beginnings, when a few acres of cleared land was considered a farm; of log cabins with stick chimneys, of
huge fireplaces, of corduroy mads over warships, when the neighbors turned out . . . — — Map (db m196560) HM
As the result of a 1992 diesel fuel
spill, a restoration plan is being
implemented to improve and protect
Fish Creek's water quality, habitat,
and wildlife diversity. With 30 mussel
species (including three Federal and
five Indiana . . . — — Map (db m196568) HM
Through the utilization of Fish Creek settlement
money, natural resource trustees were able to
carry out multiple habitat improvement projects,
including: purchasing conservation easements on
private lands, purchasing private lands to be . . . — — Map (db m196569) HM
Native Americans have had a presence in this region for almost 10,000 years. During that span, several different cultures moved through the area.
Ancient People
Earliest artifacts found nearby daie to the Paleo Period (11,000 B.C. to . . . — — Map (db m196562) HM
"We paddled up towards the Dells Neck. Tradition had it that some kind of an antediluvian monster once in that locality would get after the
Indians and break up their canoes."
A Hamiltonian Reunion, W.W. Gambia
Fish Creek provides habitat for many kinds of animals. One animal of special significance is the White Cat's Paw mussel. This clam is; Federally Endangered.
In 1993 a nearby pipeline ruptured, discharging diesel fuel into Fish Creek, Several . . . — — Map (db m196559) HM
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1876 — — Map (db m163393) HM
In honor of the Powers Brothers Stephen, Winn, Clark, Josiah, Calvin and their families marking site of the first Powers home in the wilderness July 8, 1837 — — Map (db m163394) HM
Collins School
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1877 — — Map (db m212798) HM
To the eternal memory of those who have served their country well, both in times of war and in times of peace, that this nation, under God, shall not perish from this earth.
Dedicated to God and Country
Our gift to the community of . . . — — Map (db m212804) WM
In remembrance of
the young men and women of the
orland community
who served in World War II
Haines, Lewis
Haines, Lloyd
Miller, Ralph
Albright, Donald
Atkins, Ronald
Ayers, Charles
Barrows, Archie . . . — — Map (db m212803) WM
The historical marker of Theodore McNaughton lies due south of this marker at the original site of the
Covenanted Church which is now a McNaughty Burial Plot. The historical marker of the McNaughton Pioneer,
Alexander McNaughton, lies southwest of . . . — — Map (db m203925) HM
The Kenneth and George Johnson plot is located due west and a little south
of this plot. The Johnson Family Plot is located in the Rich Square
Cemetery in Henry Co. / Indiana. The Younts Family Plot is
located in the Black Cemetery near Muncie, . . . — — Map (db m203924) HM
The Potawatomis' met the Scottish Covenanters on these lands in the
middle 1830's. The northeast Indiana Covenanters and Potawatomis were
extremely good friends. The Covenanter religion did not acknowledge the
U.S. Constituton at the time due . . . — — Map (db m222030) HM
