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Historical Markers in Mitchell, Indiana

 
Clickable Map of Lawrence County, Indiana and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Lawrence County, IN (35) Greene County, IN (7) Jackson County, IN (25) Martin County, IN (5) Monroe County, IN (63) Orange County, IN (33) Washington County, IN (20)  LawrenceCounty(35) Lawrence County (35)  GreeneCounty(7) Greene County (7)  JacksonCounty(25) Jackson County (25)  MartinCounty(5) Martin County (5)  MonroeCounty(63) Monroe County (63)  OrangeCounty(33) Orange County (33)  WashingtonCounty(20) Washington County (20)
Bedford is the county seat for Lawrence County
Mitchell is in Lawrence County
Lawrence County (35)  ►
ADJACENT TO LAWRENCE COUNTY
Greene County (7)  ►
Jackson County (25)  ►
Martin County (5)  ►
Monroe County (63)  ►
Orange County (33)  ►
Washington County (20)  ►
 
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1 ► Indiana, Lawrence County, Mitchell — Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom Boyhood Home —
Mercury 4 Virgil I. Grissom Liberty Bell 7 Gemini 3 Virgil I. Grissom • John W. Young The Molly Brown Apollo 1 Virgil I. Grissom • Ed White • Roger B. Chaffee — — Map (db m195330) HM
2 ► Indiana, Lawrence County, Mitchell — Lehigh Portland Cement — Spring Mill State Park —
On June 19, 1928 the Lehigh Portland Cement Company donated the area known as Hamer Mill Land to the state of Indiana for its natural beauty and scenic characteristics, to be used for the preservation and use as a state park This donated . . . — — Map (db m289922) HM
3 ► Indiana, Lawrence County, Mitchell — Mitchell Opera House — National Register of Historic Places —
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m195327) HM
4 ► Indiana, Lawrence County, Mitchell — Site of Southern Indiana Normal College —
Founded April 6, 1880, a coeducational, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with schools of Law, Civil Engineering, Pedagogy, Liberal Arts, Commerce and Music. There were no entrance examinations or required courses. The college was . . . — — Map (db m307071) HM
5 ► Indiana, Lawrence County, Mitchell — Space Age Sweetgum Tree —
STS-41D — Mercury Program This tree was grown from a seed which orbited the Earth with astronaut Charles Walker, native of Bedford, Indiana aboard Space Shuttle Discovery from 30 Aug. to 5 Sept. 1984. It was presented to the Grissom family by . . . — — Map (db m195329) HM
6 ► Indiana, Lawrence County, Mitchell — Vincennes Tract Line —
This marker is on the northern boundary of the Vincennes Tract, the first Indian cession obtained by Governor William Henry Harrison in the Indiana Territory. The treaty was signed by chiefs of the Miami, Delaware, Shawnee, Potawatomi, Eel . . . — — Map (db m243588) HM
 
 
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Oct. 16, 2026