Introduction
This monument, overlooking the site of the former Ball-Band factory on the south bank of the St. Joseph River, pays tribute to the thousands of men and women who labored there. The swift-flowing waters of the river . . . — — Map (db m64088) HM
On W. Mishawaka Ave at Charlotte St, on the left when traveling west on W. Mishawaka Ave.
Mishawaka's oldest park, circa 1860s; given to city (1881) by members of Battell family. Features include Civil War soldiers monument (1884); neoclassical copper-domed, brick and limestone bandshell commemorating WWI (1927); exceptional Works . . . — — Map (db m61835) HM
On Union St 0.1 miles north of E. 7th St, on the right when traveling north.
Wallace H. Dodge (1849-1894) founded company 1878; made wood products; moved to this site 1880. Patented wood split pulley 1882, revolutionary for standardized, interchangeable parts. Its innovative products have led to advances in power . . . — — Map (db m61832) HM
Near N. Main St 0.1 miles north of Front St. Reported missing.
The first bridge across the St. Joseph River was built at this place in 1837 at a cost of $2499 and was paid for by popular subscription. The bridge replaced a ferry which had operated here from 1834. First bridge replaced by the red, covered bridge . . . — — Map (db m64085) HM
On N. Race Street 0.1 miles north of E. First Street when traveling north.
First Dam Across The St. Joseph River
The original dam, providing power for which Mishawaka was noted, was completed in 1837. It was 577 feet long, 24 feet thick and cost $38,000.00.
Power Race
Along this race, providing water power, . . . — — Map (db m54742) HM
On West Grove Street west of Charlotte Street, on the right when traveling west.
1922: Moved to 524 W Grove
1929-1943 Major League Baseball pitcher
for New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers
1943-1945 Manager with Philadelphia Phillies
1948-1960, 1966: Coached Boston Braves,
New York Giants, Kansas City Athletics,
and . . . — — Map (db m250189) HM
Near Holy Cross Parkway 0.1 miles south of E. Douglas Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
"Historic Cross Relocation"
Dedicated April, 2012
In September 2010, this 30-foot stainless steel cross was removed from our 22-acre hospital campus in . . . — — Map (db m68782) HM
On N. Center Street at Front Street when traveling north on N. Center Street.
Kamm and Schellinger Brewery is significant in the industrial heritage of Mishawaka and Indiana. First structures built 1853; expansions in late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Incorporated in 1883; beer production ended in 1951. Listed in . . . — — Map (db m65463) HM
Opposite the south end of Main Street at 4th Street stood the two-storied, red brick Institute Building, where the Mishawaka Academic and Normal Institute classes were held. This was a Free school for Mishawaka children and a Select school for . . . — — Map (db m61833) HM
On West Mishawaka Avenue at Charlotte Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Mishawaka Avenue.
(Monument Base)
Erected September 1884
Shiloh - Mobile - Chickamauga - Vicksburg
(Facing East)
Erected by the citizens of Penn Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, to commemorate the bravery and patriotism of her . . . — — Map (db m254690) WM
St. Joseph River Trout and Salmon Project
The Mishawaka Fish ladder is an integral part of the St. Joseph River Trout and Salmon Project. This Project was conceived in the 1970's by the Indiana and Michigan Departments of Natural . . . — — Map (db m76352) HM
Mishawaka's first public high school was opened in 1874 with an enrollment of sixty students. Accredited in 1876, the school graduated its first class in June, 1878. The original building was a three-story red brick structure at First and Hill . . . — — Map (db m64087) HM
Near Holy Cross Parkway 0.1 miles south of E. Douglas Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
She was someone who was greatly respected, both within and outside of the congregation. A Civil War physician and historian wrote of Mother Angela: "In every army and battlefield in the west she and her sisters were found. She established field . . . — — Map (db m68783) HM
On N. Main St 0.1 miles north of E. McKinley Ave, on the right when traveling north.
Veterans' Homes of Mishawaka, Inc., founded by veterans, 1946, built (1947-1949) to counter housing shortage after World War II. 315 houses built on battle-named streets to seven designs; innovative features: aluminum siding, complete kitchen and . . . — — Map (db m61834) HM
On W. Front Street at N. Spring Street, in the median on W. Front Street.
This restored windmill was originally gifted by John M. Perkins to the Studebaker National Museum in 1979. The Museum conveyed it to the City in 2003. This iconic artifact is part of our proud manufacturing heritage, and a good reminder of our . . . — — Map (db m76353) HM
Near Lincolnway West (Indiana Route 933) at Baker Street, on the right when traveling west.
The daughter of Chief Elkhart, was buried near this spot in 1818, dying at the age of thirty two.
She was a beautiful, graceful, athletic, and brave Indian maiden, the central figure in two local Indian wars. Treacherously wounded by her . . . — — Map (db m254693) HM
At this site Alanson M. Hurd, a Detroit, Michigan, businessman, built the first successful iron blast furnace in Indiana. The town he platted in 1833 on the south bank of the river was called the St. Joseph Iron Company. On February 17, 1838, the . . . — — Map (db m64086) HM
On Holy Cross Parkway south of East Douglas Road, on the right when traveling south.
In response to Governor Morton’s call of October 1861, eighty Sisters of the Holy Cross under the leadership of Mother Angela served as military nurses. The Sisters became the forerunners of the Navy Nurse Corps in 1862 when they boarded the Red . . . — — Map (db m1669) HM
Near Holy Cross Parkway 0.1 miles south of E. Douglas Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
This historical marker was originally located at our South Bend Saint Joseph Hospital Campus, and was "dedicated" there in October of 1965. It was removed to accommodate the demolition of all of the existing buildings to make space for the new Saint . . . — — Map (db m68784) HM
On North Ironwood Drive at IUSB Bike Path, on the right when traveling south on North Ironwood Drive.
The South Bend Blue Sox was one of four original teams in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943-1954). Founded during WWII, the AAGPBL contributed to the war effort by boosting morale through family entertainment. Scouted . . . — — Map (db m291752) HM
