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Daughters of the American Revolution Historical Markers
Markers erected by all chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Society is dedicated to historical preservation, accomplished by the efforts of its chapters at the local level. One of the ways they accomplish this is by placing monuments around the world to memorialize people and events throughout American history.
By Al Wolf, October 4, 2008
Right Front of Bronze Court House
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On West Main Street at South Main Street (Illinois Highway 51), on the right when traveling east on West Main Street. |
| | In which Abraham Lincoln once practiced Law stood West of this Marker.
1829 - 1838
Replica placed by Decatur and Macon County Heritage Committee. — — Map (db m12197) HM |
| On West Williams Street at North Edwards Street on West Williams Street. |
| | A three time Governor of Illinois A Major General in the Civil War A United States Senator — — Map (db m56879) HM |
| On North Plum Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North Plum Street. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — — Map (db m12137) HM |
| Near 7th Street east of U.S. 45. |
| |
1500's Spanish Ownership
1702 French trading post and mission
1757 French fortification to block British expansion into Mississippi River, named Fort Massac
1764 French abandoned fort to British
1778 George Rogers Clark . . . — — Map (db m154811) HM |
| Near East 5th Street (U.S. 45). |
| |
In Memory of
George Rogers Clark
and his faithful companions in arms
who by their enterprise courage
devotion and sagacity won the
Illinois Country for The Common
Wealth of Virginia and so for
the American Union. This monument . . . — — Map (db m154851) HM WM |
| On North Main Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — — Map (db m12156) HM |
| On East Taylor Street at South Clayton Street, on the right when traveling east on East Taylor Street. |
| | The home of Julia Green Scott, (Mrs. Matthew T. Scott) seventh President General of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 1909–1913
Later home of her daughter, Julia & son-in-law, Carl Vrooman — — Map (db m57838) HM |
| On County Road N 750 E north of County Road E 2250N, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — — Map (db m12152) HM |
| On East Douglas Avenue at South Sixth Street, on the left when traveling west on East Douglas Avenue. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ··· 1847 - 1857 — — Map (db m12136) HM |
| On Gall Road 0.1 miles east of Illinois Route 3, on the right when traveling south. |
| | William Whiteside built Whiteside station as a fort to protect his family, pioneers and travelers from Indian raids, along the Kaskaskia-Cahokia trail.
Whiteside was a patriot of North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War and is . . . — — Map (db m140339) HM |
| Near Bluff Road (Illinois Route 3) just west of Fults Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | [Left plaque:]
Served under the command of Col. George Rogers Clark in the Virginia line, the capture of Kaskaskia & the capture of Fort Vincennes.
[Right plaque:]
In memory of
Revolutionary War Soldier
Robert Kidd . . . — — Map (db m142149) HM |
| Near South Church Street south of Debra Lane, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The second American settlement in the northwest territory was established in 1782 by Capt. James Moore, an Officer of the American Revolution serving with the Virginia Militia. He was commissioned by Gov. Patrick Henry and sent George Rogers Clark . . . — — Map (db m145121) HM WM |
| On County Route 2400N west of Route 400E, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing. |
| |
Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — — Map (db m53237) HM |
| On Washington Street at Harrison Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — — Map (db m10955) HM |
| On County Route 1675N at County Route 0E, on the left when traveling west on County Route 1675N. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — — Map (db m10994) HM |
| On Charter Street south of Washington Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — — Map (db m10962) HM |
| On County Route 300E at County Route 2100N, on the left when traveling south on County Route 300E. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — — Map (db m10993) HM |
| On U.S. 54 at Illinois Route 96, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 54. |
| | This section, settled in 1820, by Ebenezer Franklin, Daniel Shinn and the four Ross brothers, was known as Ross Settlement until 1823 when it was named Atlas. Pursuant to an act passed by the Illinois Legislature, in session, at Vandalia, in 1822, . . . — — Map (db m78653) HM |
| On 1st Street at Webster Street, on the right when traveling south on 1st Street. |
| | This bell, given by King Louis XV of France to the Catholic Church of the Illinois Country in 1741, has been in Kaskaskia for centuries. The people of Kaskaskia rang it in celebration after George Rogers Clark occupied the town on July 4, 1778, . . . — — Map (db m143580) HM |
| On Consolidated Road (County Road E 2300N) west of County Route 29, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — — Map (db m12210) HM |
| On Old Jacksonville Road (County Route 8) at New Salem Church Road, on the left when traveling west on Old Jacksonville Road. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m32539) HM |
| On Illinois Route 125 just from Clayville Road. |
| | One-Fourth mile west of this site
Moses Broadwell
A revolutionary soldier, 3rd N.J. Regt.,
built the first brick house in
Sangamon County, 1820-1827.
This Clayville Tavern was built
about 1834 by a son,
John Broadwell,
a soldier . . . — — Map (db m39306) HM |
| On East Adams Street west of Sixth Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ··· 1847 - 1857 — — Map (db m12134) HM |
| On E. Monroe Street at 10th Street (railroad), on the right when traveling east on E. Monroe Street. |
| | My friends, no one not in my situation can appreciate my feelings of sadness at this parting, to this place, and the kindness of this people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. . . . — — Map (db m4611) HM |
| On County Route 1a east of Dave Stockton Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Approximately 800 fatigued Potawatomi camped in this area on September 28, 1838, on a forced removal from Indiana to Kansas. Two children died during the night. Chief I-O-Weh led his people through the town of Springfield the next day. — — Map (db m156778) HM |
| On East Adams Street west of Sixth Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | In Memory
of the
Soldiers of the
American Revolution
Buried in Sangamon County
Isaac Baker Ezekiel Harrison
Moses Broadwell John Lockridge
George Bryan . . . — — Map (db m12427) WM |
| On West Logan County Line Road near Onstant Road (County Highway 2 ΌE). Reported missing. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — — Map (db m12209) HM |
| On Main Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857
Smaller Plaque:
Presented to the Kuilka Chapter D. A. R. by O. J. Penwell — — Map (db m11295) HM |
| On East 1st Street just east of Falling Springs Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Major Nicholas Jarrot, 1764 - 1820, Frontier merchant prince, French Revolution refugee, built this Cahokia home, 1799 - 1806, for his American born wife, Julie St. Gemme de Beauvais, 1780 -1875, daughter of American Revolutionary patriots. . . . — — Map (db m145035) HM |
| On Court Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — — Map (db m12143) HM |
| On 2700 N at 500E Edgar County Roads, on the left when traveling west on 2700 N. |
| | Near here, on July 18, A.D. 1765, Colonel George Croghan, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the British government, made a preliminary treaty of peace with Pontiac, chief of the Ottawas and leader of the great Indian confederacy. By the terms of . . . — — Map (db m74024) HM |
| On West Main Street at North Logan Ave, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District ···1847 - 1857 — — Map (db m10702) HM |
| On North Gilbert Street at Lafayette Street, on the left when traveling north on North Gilbert Street. |
| | Abraham Lincoln delivered an impromptu address from the balcony of this house while a guest here in 1858 — — Map (db m4722) HM |
| On North Vermilion Street north of East Harrison Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Statue Erected
by
Daughters of the American Revolution
in Memory of Soldiers of the War for Independence
who are buried in Vermilion County.
William Adams
David Baird
Jacob Gundy
Hugh King
Thomas Morton
Joseph Coughran . . . — — Map (db m32494) HM |
| On West Main Street at North Vermilion Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| | Abraham Lincoln occupied offices in a building on this site while practicing law in the Eighth Judicial District from 1847 - 1859. — — Map (db m10723) HM |
| On Lincoln Trail Road east of County Route 200E, on the left when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m11027) HM |
| On Illinois Route 1 north of West Elm Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| On Illinois Route 1 north of Manns Chapel Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Original Milestone 121
marked by Barbara Standish Chapter NSDAR 1930
Replaced by them and the
Rossville Historical Society 1984 — — Map (db m11636) HM |
| On Lockport Street at Illinois Street, on the right when traveling west on Lockport Street. |
| | This Greek Revival frame building, now known as Plymouth Congregational Church, was built in 1850 and dedicated 14 January 1851 by the members of the Plainfield Congregational Church who organized their congregation in the mid 1830s.
The building . . . — — Map (db m94082) HM |
| On East Partridge Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode
the Circuit of the Eighth
Judicial District···1847-1857
— — Map (db m12151) HM |
| On North County Highway 3 at County Line Road, on the left when traveling north on North County Highway 3. |
| | Abraham Lincoln
traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District
1847 - 1859 — — Map (db m12148) HM |
| Near O'Day Road north of Yellow River Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Dedicated to the Memory
Of the Following
Revolutionary Soldiers
Buried in Allen County
Michael Cronts
James Ball
Charles Weeks, Sr.
William Berry
Samuel Bird, Sgt.
James Saunders
Gurdin Burnham, Sgt.
David Blair . . . — — Map (db m73263) WM |
| On North Wells Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | An ancient Indian trail, through Pottawattomie country, variably called the Dragoon, White Pigeon, Great Northwestern and Fort Dearborn Road. After 1795 used for mail delivery between Fort Wayne and Fort Dearborn. Captain Wells, Wayne spy, was slain . . . — — Map (db m20782) HM |
| On East Main Street at Clay Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. |
| |
The "Old Well," an important factor in the existence of the fort and its people, saved the fort from Indian fire brands in 1812. Fort Wayne was first built, near by, in 1794. It was rebuilt, on this site, in 1804, and 1815.
Research by . . . — — Map (db m21210) HM |
| On South Calhoun Street north of East Lewis Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Richardville
1761 - 1841
Made Chief of the
Miamis for his
Daring rescue of a
White prisoner from
Burning at the
Stake — — Map (db m52919) HM |
| On Northside Drive at St. Joseph Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Northside Drive. |
| | Erected, 1750, by Captain Raimond
Surrendered to the British under Lieutenant Butler in 1760.
Ensign Richard Holmes and British garrison massacred by Miami Indians in 1763.
The most severe engagement of battle between Gen. Josiah . . . — — Map (db m21036) HM |
| On Edgewater Avenue at Dearborn Street, on the left when traveling west on Edgewater Avenue. |
| | To the Memory of
Major John Wyllys
And His Brave Soldiers Who
Were Killed Near this Spot
In The Battle of
Harmar's Ford
Oct. 22, 1790
With the Indians Under
Chief Little Turtle — — Map (db m21358) HM |
| On Clay Street at East Berry Street, on the left when traveling north on Clay Street. |
| | The Site Of
General Anthony Wayne's Fort
Dedicated October 22nd 1794
It Was The First
United States Fort
Near "Three Rivers"
This Fort Commanded
The Shortest Portage
Between The St. Lawrence
And Mississippi Systems
A Portage . . . — — Map (db m21020) HM |
| On Wayne Trace at New Haven Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Wayne Trace. |
| | Wayne Trace
Once the Indian trail to Cincinnati
The route
Of General Harmer's Army in 1790
Of General Wayne's
When leaving the stockade
Christened by Major Hamtramck
"Fort Wayne" in 1794
Also of General Harrison's Army . . . — — Map (db m52749) HM |
| On Jackson Street south of 3rd Street (State Road 46), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Revolutionary War Soldiers
buried in Bartholomew County
1776 ——— 1976
(Row One) - - William Campbell John Carney Joseph Carter Arthur Chenoweth, Jr. Thomas Cook Richard H. Crittenden Benjamin Ensley . . . — — Map (db m48339) HM |
| On North High Street at West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on North High Street. |
| | In Memory
of the
Revolutionary Heroes
who rest in Blackford County
David Kirkpatrick John Mills
John Saxon John Twibell Thomas Miles
Erected by
The Nancy Knight Chapter
Daughters of the American . . . — — Map (db m54624) HM |
| On E. Huntington St (State Road 18) at S. Main St, on the right when traveling east on E. Huntington St. |
| | Reserved by U.S. to Chief Francois Godfroy of the Miami National of Indians by treaty at St. Mary's, Ohio, 6 October 1818, 3,840 acres on Salamonie River at La Petite Prairie, Harrison Township, Blackford County; reserve lands sold 1827, 1836. — — Map (db m63825) HM |
| On Main Street west of Meridian Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
In Memory
of Revolutionary Soldiers
Buried in
Boone County Indiana
Arthur Andrews 1753 - - 1834
John Ferguson 1759 - - 1839
William Gipson 1753 - - 1835
James Hill 1745 - - 1854
Henry Johns 1757 - - 1833
John Leap 1735 - - . . . — — Map (db m21353) WM |
| On North Jackson Street at East Clinton Street, on the left when traveling north on North Jackson Street. |
| |
(Upper - Bronze Plaque:)
This Tablet Is Dedicated
To The Memory Of
The Revolution Soldiers
Buried in
Clinton County
Captain Harmon Aughe
John Applegate
William Carter
Thomas Harris
John Reed
Frederick . . . — — Map (db m21438) WM |
| On West High Street west of Mary Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In Honor of the Soldiers of
the American Revolution
buried in Dearborn County
Their names are recorded in the
County Auditor's Office
Book 29 - Page 250. — — Map (db m22174) HM |
| On Green Boulevard (U.S. 50) at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Green Boulevard. |
| | Born in Lawrenceburg, became a famous engineer who built the Eads Bridge arched over the Mississippi at St. Louis and jetties at New Orleans. During the Civil War President Lincoln commissioned him to design and build ironclad gunboats for the Union . . . — — Map (db m66910) 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 South Burlington Drive 0.2 miles north of County Road 500, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The first school house in Delaware County was erected in a trackless forest one half mile west of this site. “Indian Jim,” the last of the Delaware tribe remaining in this county, a highly respected resident
hewed the black walnut logs . . . — — Map (db m141163) HM |
| Near West Minnestrista Boulevard south of North Minnetrista Parkway, on the left when traveling south. |
| |
This boulder marks the traditional
site of Wah-Pe-Kah-Me-Kunk
the White River Town of the Muncee Clan of Delaware Indians.
It is, also, a memorial to Joshua, a Christian Indian, who was burned by the tribe, March 1806, a martyr to his . . . — — Map (db m141131) HM |
| On Burlington Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Uten-Ink, site of the Old Town of Muncee Clan of Delaware Indians. Tecumseh and the Prophet lived here in 1805. — — Map (db m141129) HM |
| On S. 2nd Street at W. High Street, on the left when traveling north on S. 2nd Street. |
| |
Erected by
The William Tuffs Chapter
National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
In Honor of the Revolutionary Soldiers
Buried in Elkhart County
William Tuffs Walter Denny John Proctor Jacob Leer John R. . . . — — Map (db m75444) WM |
| On West 6th Street at North Grand Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West 6th Street. |
| | While attempting to improve their water wheel power efficiency in 1854 Philander H. and Francis M. Roots invented the Roots Rotary Positive Blower Principle, now known throughout the world and still manufactured in Connersville. — — Map (db m152034) HM |
| On East 5th Street at North Eastern Avenue (Indiana Route 1), on the right when traveling east on East 5th Street. |
| | 1669 ~ Early "Indian Trail" Connecting Cincinnati to Northern Trading Posts
1812 ~ First Blockhouse
1813 ~ First Public Square
1828 ~ Parker, then Fayette County Seminary
1858 ~ First Public School
1874 ~ First High School Added
1904 ~ . . . — — Map (db m152029) HM |
| On West 4th Street at Market Street, on the left when traveling east on West 4th Street. |
| |
1801 Licensed to trade with the Indians in pelts.
1808 Established here a fur trading post.
1812 Interpreter and guide for Gen. William Henry Harrison prior to and during The War of 1812.
1813 Founded . . . — — Map (db m152032) HM |
| On State Road 44 at South Gabbard Road, on the right when traveling east on State Road 44. |
| | This plaque marks the western border of the twelve mile cession negotiated by Governor William Henry Harrison with the Miami, Potawatomi, and Delawares, Treaty of Fort Wayne, September 30, 1809. — — Map (db m44770) HM |
| On East Market Street east of East 10th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m46942) WM |
| On Liberty Street at Fourth Street, on the right when traveling west on Liberty Street. |
| | 1826 - - 1926
Fountain County Centennial Memorial
Erected by The Richard Henry Lee Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution in Memory of The Pioneers and Illustrious Dead of Fountain County and In Honor of our Heroes Who Have Defended us in . . . — — Map (db m7907) WM |
| On East 10th Street at John Street, on the right when traveling east on East 10th Street. |
| | First permanent Church in Brookville
was built by Methodists 1820.
It was occupied by
Methodists 1821 - 1839
Presbyterians 1839 - 1855
Lutherans 1855 - 1922
Baptists since 1953
Many Brookville early . . . — — Map (db m44699) HM |
| On US Rt 52 (U.S. 52), on the left when traveling west. |
| | This is the point on the line
established by the Treaty of
Greenville, August 8, 1795,
between General Anthony Wayne
and the Indian tribes of the
Northwest Territory. This treaty
opened southern Ohio and eastern
Indiana to white settlement. — — Map (db m79692) HM |
| On Main Street north of East 9th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 17[Daughters of American Revolution Logo] 76
In memory of the Revolutionary War Soldiers
buried in Fulton County
John Johnson Samuel Lane — — Map (db m35497) HM |
| On North Old US Highway 31 north of County Road E 350 N, on the right when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m35347) HM |
| On Main Street north of East Ninth Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
In Memory
of the Fulton County sons
who gave their lives
in the World War
that America might live
—————————
Clarence Oren Benge John W. Black Earnest V. Burns Claud Everett . . . — — Map (db m35492) HM |
| On West Broadway Street (State Road 64) west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Soldiers & Patriots of the
American Revolution
buried in Gibson County Indiana
( Row One )
Robert Archer, S. C. Thomas Bell, S. C. Nicholas Boren, Penn. David Bucklin, R. I. Robert Cashbott, Penn. Charles Cross, Va. . . . — — Map (db m47895) WM |
| On West Broadway Street (State Road 64) at North Hart Street, on the right when traveling west on West Broadway Street. |
| | Erected 1914
Centennial Year
by
General John Gibson
Chapter Daughters
of the
American Revolution
in Honor of
Judge William Prince
after whom Princeton
was Named — — Map (db m47873) HM |
| On South Adams Street north of East 4th Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Early pioneer who, one century ago, in May 1831, donated for a courthouse the last half of this ground upon which this fountain stands. — — Map (db m44142) HM |
| On South Washington Street south of West 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In memory of
Martin Boots
The first white man to
enter land in Marion
and the donor of
the ground upon which
this boulder stands. — — Map (db m44195) HM |
| Near E. Main Street (U.S. 40) at Avon Avenue (State Road 267), on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Marked by
Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter
Daughters of
The American Revolution
1941 — — Map (db m69405) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 40) at South Franklin Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. |
| | This Tablet is Dedicated to the Memory of Revolutionary Soldiers of Henry County Captain Philip Hendrick Captain Nathaniel Leonard Captain James Stevenson Jacob Wimmer Caleb Dille Richard Conway Christopher Long Orr Scovelle Hugh Heally Aaron . . . — — Map (db m4669) HM |
| On West Sycamore Street (Indiana Route 22) west of North Phillips Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Seiberling Mansion was built in 1890 for
Monroe Seiberling, a well-known Kokomo
natural gas boom industrialist. His elaborate
Neo-Jacobean, Romanesque Revival mansion
took three years to build, costing $50,000.
George Kingston, inventor of the . . . — — Map (db m141064) HM |
| On Jefferson St. 0 miles north of State St., on the left when traveling south. |
| | In Memory of the Huntington County Boys who lost their lives in the World War.
Charles S. Beard Homer Glenn Fisher Elmer Leroy Fysoa Carl William Grossman Lewis Alden Haller Edward Emerson Hasty Edward D. Hoover Robert McNeil Mayne . . . — — Map (db m134405) HM |
| On East Park Drive (U.S. 224) at Warren on East Park Drive. |
| | The first permanent hotel of Huntington was built of stone on this site by General John Tipton in 1835. Standing on the bank of the Wabash and Erie Canal, it was a commercial, political and social center. From 1862 to 1872 it housed one of the first . . . — — Map (db m7547) HM |
| Near S. Main Street (County Road S310W) south of Water Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | On June 11, 1813, Col. Joseph Bartholomew, with Lieut. Col. John Tipton and Maj. David Owens as aides, and 137 mounted men of the Indiana Territorial Militia moved northward along this trail from Vallonia (Jackson county) through Tiptonia (now . . . — — Map (db m74073) HM |
| On Washington Street (U.S. 231) at the Iroquois River, on the left when traveling west on Washington Street. |
| | This tablet marks the site of the first cabin in Rensselaer. Built and occupied by Joseph Yeoman and wife, December 1836. — — Map (db m27714) HM |
| On Angelica Street at Cullen Street (State Road 114), on the right when traveling east on Angelica Street. |
| | Founder of the town of
Rensselaer, Ind.
Came to Jasper Co., Ind.
1836 — — Map (db m27705) HM |
| On West Main Street at North Court Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. |
| | 1826 —————— 1901
In Memory
of
Major General
John P. C. Shanks
Congressman, Lawyer, Citizen. — — Map (db m54799) HM |
| On Jefferson Street at North Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Jefferson Street. |
| | ( Side One )
In Honor of All Revolutionary War
Soldiers and Patriots
Buried in Johnson County
Erected
July 2009
( Side Two )
—∮— (D.A.R. - Crest) —∮—
Alexander . . . — — Map (db m55609) WM |
| On West Scott Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on West Scott Street. |
| |
Welcome to
"Grouseland"
Built 1803 - 1804
Home of
William Henry Harrison
Governor Indiana Territory 1800 - 1812
President of the United States 1840
Mansion owned and restored by
Francis Vigo Chapter
Daughters of the . . . — — Map (db m23255) HM |
| On Park Street east of East Scott Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | On July 4, 1800, the western part of the
Northwest Territory became the Indiana Territory.
It covered land that would eventually be included
in the present states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
Vincennes, on the . . . — — Map (db m23266) HM |
| On Willow Street (Business U.S. 41) 0.1 miles south of S. 10th Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Indian and pioneer trail from Anthonys Ferry (Henderson, Ky.) on Ohio River to Vincennes. Connected with road to Nashville and there with Natchez Trace. Served Illinois trails, north and west, at Vincennes. — — Map (db m99122) HM |
| On South 1st Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on South 1st Street. |
| | Site of house occupied as headquarters of
Colonel George Rogers Clark before capturing
Fort Sackville from the British February 25, 1779.
It was a private house facing the Fort.
Later Colonel Henry Hamilton, British Commander
of the . . . — — Map (db m23304) HM |
| On North Detroit Street south of Michigan Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m53908) HM |
| On Michigan Avenue at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Michigan Avenue. |
| |
LaPorte Centennial
1832 – 1932
On this site was built
the first log cabin in LaPorte
Here was held the first session
of the County Commissioners
Erected in memory of the pioneers
by Miriam Benedict Chapter
Daughters of . . . — — Map (db m77178) HM |
| On W. Michigan Blvd (U.S. 12) at Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on W. Michigan Blvd. |
| |
Michigan Road
from
the Ohio River
to
Lake Michigan
passed this corner
Marked by
Abilah Bigelow Chapter
D.A.R.
1833 - 1933 — — Map (db m72909) HM |
| On U.S. 20 west of State Road 2, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Sauk (sac) Indian Trail, a southwest fork of the Fort Wayne-Fort Dearborn Trail, was an early route travelled by Indians from Rock Island, Illinois to Detroit, Michigan to collect their annuities from the British for their services in the . . . — — Map (db m970) HM |
| On North Delaware Street north of East 12th Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Caroline Scott Harrison (1832–1892), wife of President Benjamin Harrison, advocated for the arts and worked to expand womens influence outside the home. She was active in charity work in Indiana and Washington, D.C., including 30 years on the . . . — — Map (db m127835) HM |
| On North Delaware Street at East 11th Street, on the left when traveling north on North Delaware Street. |
| | The home of Caroline Scott Harrison First President General National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 1890-1892 and Benjamin Harrison Twenty Third President of the United States Erected in 1871 Presented by Indiana Daughers of . . . — — Map (db m122216) HM |
| On Barnhill Drive south of West Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | After serving throughout the Revolutionary War he freed his slaves and in 1800 moved from Kentucky to Indiana. In 1820 he came to Indianapolis and built one of the first houses on "donation land." In 1822 he moved from the "donation land" to this . . . — — Map (db m132706) HM |
| Near North Delaware Street south of East 13th Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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In honor of those
members of the families of
Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter D.A.R.
who served in
World War II — — Map (db m132871) WM |
| On East Wabash Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Small Upper Brass Plaque - by Front Door:
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. United States Department of Interior.
Large Middle - Brass Plaque
In Memory of the Soldiers of the . . . — — Map (db m9396) HM |
| On U.S. 136 at State Road 25, on the left when traveling east on U.S. 136. |
| | Bratton (1779 - 1841) is buried in this cemetery. With U.S. Army rank of private, he joined Lewis and Clark Expedition's Corps of Discovery near Clarksville, Indiana 1803. Corps explored lands of Louisiana Purchase and Pacific Northwest. . . . — — Map (db m3868) HM |
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