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Indiana Historical Bureau Markers
State historical markers commemorate significant individuals, organizations, places, and events in Indiana history. These markers help communities throughout the state promote, preserve, and present their history for the education and enjoyment of residents and tourists of all ages.
By M. Bowyer, July 1, 2007
Railroad Construction Marker (side two)
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On East 4th Street at South McClure Street on East 4th Street. |
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Side 1
Tracklayers building narrow gauge railroad connecting Great Lakes at Toledo, Ohio, with Mississippi River reached this point October 1, 1880. In 1887, 2,000 men converted 206 miles of this to standard gauge railroad in 11 . . . — — Map (db m1502) HM |
| On County Road 600 N 1.1 miles west of State Road 15. |
| | The largest Indian cemetery in Indiana. Few graves are marked. The Indians buried here are largely descendants of Chief Metocinya and include Meshingomesia and his family. The first burial was probably in 1873. Burial was contrary to Indian . . . — — Map (db m1503) HM |
| On South Washington Street at East 3rd Street (State Road 18), on the left when traveling south on South Washington Street. |
| | In October 1818, Purchasing Commissioners Lewis Cass, Benjamin Parke and Governor Jonathan Jennings acquired Indian claims on the land shown on this marker. About one-third of modern Indiana was involved in this transaction. — — Map (db m1500) HM |
| On State Road 26 at S. Wheeling Pike, on the left when traveling east on State Road 26. |
| | Trask, like other pioneer villages, served an important commercial, social, and educational role for early settlers. The post office (1846-1901) marked the start and end of Trask's official existence. As travel improved, such villages disappeared or . . . — — Map (db m63802) HM |
| On S. Baseline Road (County Road 25 E) 1.2 miles north of County Road 300 S, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Built 1883 by A.M. Kennedy and Sons to Burr arch truss design on stone abutments. Closed 1957; opened 1967 after foundation and roof rehabilitation; closed 1990. Bridge reopened 1998 following extensive structural renovation and replacement of . . . — — Map (db m98962) HM |
| On North Commercial Street at East Main Street, on the right when traveling south on North Commercial Street. |
| | Born in Worthington 1875. Left home at sixteen and became performer, composer, and bandmaster for several circuses, including Ringling Brothers (1902-1904, 1907) and Barnum and Bailey (1908-1910). Brought his publishing company to Worthington 1923; . . . — — Map (db m21728) HM |
| On E. 276th Street 0.8 miles east of U.S. 31, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Free people of color left the South starting in the 1820s as threats to freedom and property escalated with slavery expansion. In 1835, Hansel and Elijah Roberts and Micajah Walden of North Carolina bought land in Hamilton County near anti-slavery . . . — — Map (db m98840) HM |
| On East Logan Street east of North 10th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Hamilton County formed 1823. Noblesville platted 1823, selected county seat 1824, incorporated 1851. Located east of downtown commercial area; boundaries are Conner and Logan streets (east and west) and 10th and 17th streets (north and south). . . . — — Map (db m240) HM |
| On Allisonville Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | [Obverse]:
First bridge spanning White River at Potter's Ford was commissioned 1860 and named after the landowner, William Potter. In 1870, Hamilton County Commissioners voted for construction of this "Howe Truss" bridge. It was finished . . . — — Map (db m8165) HM |
| On Canal Way west of Meadows Boulevard, on the left when traveling west. |
| | These canal-bed earthworks are remnants of construction on the Central Canal from 1836-39. It was planned to link the Hoosier interior with interstate markets, via the Wabash & Erie Canal, as part of the 1836 Internal Improvement Act. Indiana's . . . — — Map (db m41624) HM |
| On Hoover/181st Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Side A:
In 1837, an enslaved family of three escaped from Missouri; settled six miles north of here 1839 with name Rhodes. In 1844, Singleton Vaughn arrived at their home to claim them; family resisted until neighbors arrived. Vaughn agreed . . . — — Map (db m27812) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 40) west of Apple Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The use of the rooster as a Democratic party symbol originated in Greenfield in the 1840 campaign. The rooster was later adopted by the state and national Democratic parties. — — Map (db m273) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 40) west of Pennsylvania Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Birthplace James Whitcomb Riley "The Hoosier Poet" October 7, 1849–July 22, 1916 Editor, author, poet, lecturer and entertainer. One of the best known Hoosiers of all time, Riley first wrote under the name "Benj. F. Johnson of Boone" and was . . . — — Map (db m65222) HM |
| On North Capitol Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A force of about 400, Indiana militia and citizen volunteers commanded by Col. Lewis Jordan, engaged John Hunt Morgan's raiders, 2,400 cavalry, along a wooded ridge a mile south of Corydon. The determined Hoosier defense caused General Duke, . . . — — Map (db m9636) HM |
| On Summit Street at North Maple Street, on the left when traveling east on Summit Street. |
| | First burials date back to founding of Corydon 1808. Col. Thomas L. Posey, a public minded citizen, donated the original ground to the Town of Corydon for burial purposes. The Farquar family added a small addition and the remainder of the cemetery . . . — — Map (db m9718) HM |
| On North Elm Street north of East Beaver Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Site of the first Methodist church, Corydon. Lot purchased from Isaiah Boone, son of Squire Boone, in 1826. Earlier, Corydon was a station on Silver Creed Methodist Circuit. Services were held in Corydon as early as 1816. — — Map (db m9716) HM |
| On Ohio River Scenic Byway (State Road 62) 0.3 miles east of State Road 135, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Corydon became the first state capital of Indiana in 1816. The first constitution was drawn up and the first sessions of the state legislature and supreme court convened here. — — Map (db m9712) HM |
| On North Mulberry Street at East Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on North Mulberry Street. |
| | Built 1817. Housed offices of State Treasurer and Auditor until Fall of 1824. The cellar was the Treasury vault. Building used by Harrison County Seminary, 1829-51. Since 1871, home of Amzi Brewster heirs. — — Map (db m9710) HM |
| On East Walnut Street south of North Elm Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Home of Governor William Hendricks 1822-1825 while he was Governor of Indiana. Front room was Governor's Headquarters. Hendricks was also Secretary of Constitutional Convention. House wa built 1817 by Davis Floyd, Territorial Auditor and Treasurer . . . — — Map (db m9711) HM |
| On East Cherry Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Organized 1808 from parts of Knox and Clark Counties. Named in honor of William Henry Harrison who owned land within the County and was Territorial Governor and later ninth President of U.S.
Fourth County formed in Indiana Territory. Original . . . — — Map (db m9750) HM |
| On North Capitol Avenue (State Road 62) at West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling south on North Capitol Avenue. |
| | First Log Jail erected 1809. Spier Spencer, First Sheriff, was killed 1811 commanding the Harrison County Yellow Jackets in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
During first twelve years, Harrison County had a whipping post where justice was meted out by . . . — — Map (db m9628) HM |
| On North Capitol Avenue near East Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Capital of Indiana Territory was moved to Corydon from Vincennes, 1813.
This building became first State Capitol, 1816.
Offices were moved to Indianapolis in 1825. — — Map (db m9626) HM |
| On East Walnut Street near Elm Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Shields, born 1769 in Virginia, served as a private for the entire Lewis and Clark Expedition from October 19, 1803 until October 10, 1806; one of its "Nine Young Men from Kentucky," he was a skilled gunsmith and blacksmith.
The Corps of . . . — — Map (db m9642) HM |
| On Summit Street west of Hill Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Facility built 1891 as elementary and secondary school for African Americans. Originally known as Corydon Colored School; first graduation was on May 14, 1897.
Renamed 1987 for Leora Brown Farrow, a teacher at the school, 1924 - 1950. . . . — — Map (db m9627) HM |
| On East Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Front side
Born in Maryland early 1810's. Bought land in Corydon, May 1849. In November 1857, Kentuckians arrested Wright and two white men, Charles and David Bell; they were indicted and jailed in Kentucky for aiding escape of fugitive . . . — — Map (db m9615) HM |
| On Old Hwy 135 (Indiana Route 337), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Polly Strong was born into slavery circa 1796 in the Northwest Territory. Vincennes innkeeper Hyacinthe Lasselle purchased her circa 1806. Although the 1816 Indiana Constitution prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude, in 1820, Strong and . . . — — Map (db m126304) HM |
| On North Oak Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built 1817 - - Home of Col. Thomas Posey, son of Gov. Posey. Col. Posey (1792 - 1863) served as Treasurer of Harrison County; Cashier of Corydon Branch of the Bank of Vincennes; U.S. Military Pension Agent in Indiana; Adjutant General of Indiana; . . . — — Map (db m9630) HM |
| On East Walnut Street at North Elm Street, on the right when traveling west on East Walnut Street. |
| | Organized under Louisville Presbytery, Synod of Kentucky, January 1819 by Rev. John Finley Crowe who later founded Hanover College. Early Church services were held in homes and in State Capitol prior to building first church 1826. Original church . . . — — Map (db m9713) HM |
| On Old Indiana 135 south of West Heidelberg Road NW, on the left when traveling south. |
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Site of the
Battle
of
Corydon
July 9 - 1863 — — Map (db m9635) HM |
| On North Maple Street near East High Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Side one
Free blacks and former slaves organized an African Methodist Episcopal congregation in Corydon by 1843. In 1851, church trustees purchased land in Corydon in order to build a church and for school purposes. In 1878, church . . . — — Map (db m9752) HM |
| On Pearl Street at Railroad Street, on the right when traveling south on Pearl Street. |
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(Side One)
Born 1878 in Pecksburg (which was 2.1 miles east). Elected to Board of Controls of Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) 1911, appointed Permanent Secretary 1913, continued after 1929 as Commissioner of High School . . . — — Map (db m69349) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 36) near North Wayne Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Organized 1876 at Ladoga as second private Indiana normal school specializing in teacher training. Based on Alfred Holbrook's techniques at his normal college in Lebanon, Ohio which pioneered teacher training in America. Central Normal College was . . . — — Map (db m239) HM |
| On South Indiana Street at East Broadway Street on South Indiana Street. |
| | (Side one):
At May 1902 meeting newly-formed Library Board authorized lot purchase and tax levy to support a public library as required by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for funding. Designed by S. C. Dark of Indianapolis in Classical . . . — — Map (db m238) HM |
| On West Main Street (U.S. 36) west of Cross Street (State Road 39), on the right when traveling west. |
| | (Side One) Residential district bounded by Main, East, Cross, and Marion streets. Nineteenth and early twentieth century homes reflect social and economic diversity of residents, including town’s prominent citizens. Listed in National Register of . . . — — Map (db m237) HM |
| Near E. Main Street (U.S. 36) east of Wayne Street. |
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(Side One)
He was born in Danville March 5, 1860 and educated in Danville Graded School. He played for Danville Browns baseball team in 1883 and for Evansville and Indianapolis minor league ball clubs 1884 and 1885. He played for . . . — — Map (db m69351) HM |
| On E. Main Street (U.S. 40) at Avon Avenue (State Road 267), on the right when traveling east on E. Main Street. |
| | has been the site of annual meeting of Religious Society of Friends since 1858. The Depository was erected to house Quaker records, 1873. Friends Central Academy served as secondary school, 1881-1919. — — Map (db m69404) HM |
| On S. High St at E. Main St, on the right when traveling north on S. High St. |
| | Seth Hinshaw, (1787-1865), well-known abolitionist, operated a station of the Underground Railroad on this site, prior to the Civil War. He also operated a store in which he refused to sell goods produced by slave labor. In 1843, Hinshaw helped . . . — — Map (db m63804) HM |
| On North County Road 750E (County Road 750), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Co-inventor of the airplane with his brother, Orville, he began studying flight, 1896; built first model airplane, 1899; began gliding, 1900; and achieved first successful powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, December 17, 1903. — — Map (db m4664) HM |
| On U.S. 31 at East Boulevard on U.S. 31. |
| | Here on July 4, 1894, Elwood Haynes made the first test run of an automobile which he designed and built. His car reached a speed of about seven miles per hour over a six mile course on the Pumpkinvine Pike. — — Map (db m1455) HM |
| On North Jefferson Street at East Washington on North Jefferson Street. |
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(Side 1)
Canal Landing on Washington Street. The Huntington Landing started 120 feet west on Washington St and continued to the lock at Cherry St. The Wabash & Erie canal was 4 feet deep and 100 feet wide as this point. Other locks . . . — — Map (db m65223) HM |
| On Henry St. near Charles St., on the left when traveling north. |
| | Drover Town, the first addition south of the Little River was platted Aug. 22, 1857 by Henry Drover. It included about 20 of his 160 acres of woodland. Family first names were given to the streets. Additional subdivisions followed. Huntington's . . . — — Map (db m55693) HM |
| On West Park Drive at SR 9, on the right when traveling east on West Park Drive. |
| | The junction of the Wabash and Little rivers, 100 yards south, was the western terminus of the Maumee-Wabash long portage and, in 1835, of the first section of the Wabash and Erie Canal. During the 18th century French and English traders passed this . . . — — Map (db m45118) HM |
| On Wabash Road (U.S. 24) at N Marion Road (State Road 9) on Wabash Road. |
| |
Jean Baptiste Richardville
(Pe-she-wah), 1761-1841
last great chief of the Miamis, made the forks of the Wabash his principal residence. His mother was the influential Tau-cum-wah sister of Chief Little Turtle. — — Map (db m7541) HM |
| On Jefferson St. 0.1 miles north of Riverside Dr., on the right when traveling south. |
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(Side 1)
Huntington's Ford and First Bridge
Pioneers forded Little River From Charles Street diagonally across just below the Island to the Court House. A dugout canoe, when hailed, carried pedestrians across for 50 cents. . . . — — Map (db m65224) HM |
| On West Park Drive (U.S. 24). |
| | Huntington, the “Lime City.” so named for its many limestone quarries and kilns, the first kiln being built in this vicinity by Michael Houseman in 1843 or 1844. By 1885 there were 31 kilns in operation: eight were perpetual kilns, the . . . — — Map (db m7544) HM |
| On State Road 105 at State Road 124 on State Road 105. |
| | (Side 1) Pioneer Medical Doctors. George A. Osborn, 1823-1902, Margaret Osborn, 1827-1914, Parents of Chase S. Osborn. The mother launched upon active practice here 1860. The father practiced in Ohio before 1850.
(Side 2) . . . — — Map (db m61750) HM |
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(Front Side)
Born 1810 in what is now Huntington County. She was a granddaughter of Miami Chief Little Turtle. Her second husband was Antoine Revarre; her son Anthony Revarre, lived with her near Roanoke and acted as interpreter since . . . — — Map (db m61120) HM |
| On E. First St at US 24 on E. First St. |
| | First lock west of summit level of Wabash and Erie Canal (connected Lake Erie with Ohio River in 1853). Known as Dickey Lock. Built as Lock 1, 1834-1835, of wood construction; renumbered Lock 4 as result of canal completion to Ohio line (1840). . . . — — Map (db m61119) HM |
| On East 3rd Street at N Main Street on East 3rd Street. |
| | Side A A Warren Public Library Board was organized in June 1916 after a public fundraising campaign to buy books and periodicals. In 1917, a grant of $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation was confirmed to support construction of a free . . . — — Map (db m41467) HM |
| On South Main Street (U.S. 50) at East Cross Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. |
| | In Memory of Col. John Ketcham
1782 - 1865
Fearless pioneer, Ranger, surveyor, public servant who dedicated this public square for seat of government of Jackson County, Ind. when Brownstown was founded April 8, 1816.
Time Capsule . . . — — Map (db m46756) HM |
| On Perry Street (State Road 235) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Perry Street. |
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(Side One)
West Lee Wright laid out Medora 1853. Sample of local shale was made into brick “excellent for building and paving” 1904. Medora Shale Brick Company organized 1904. Construction began by 1910, one south of here . . . — — Map (db m74168) HM |
| On North Broadway Street (State Road 11) south of East 2nd Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Side 'One'
On April 15, 1860 at the Seymour railroad depot, a shipping box was damaged while being transferred; McClure was discovered inside and immediately identified himself as a fugitive slave from Nashville, Tennessee. The box had been . . . — — Map (db m46663) HM |
| On South Walnut Avenue (State Road 11) at B. Avenue East, on the right when traveling south on South Walnut Avenue. |
| | Activated December 1942 as U.S. Army Air Forces advanced training school for World War II twin engined pilots; graduated over 4000 by February
1945. Construction of 413 structures and four 5,500-foot runways supervised by U.S. Army Corps of . . . — — Map (db m13625) HM |
| On West Tipton Street (U.S. 50) at South Airport Road, on the left when traveling east on West Tipton Street. |
| | Activated December 1942 as U.S. Army Air Forces advanced training school for World War II twin engined pilots; graduated over 4000 by February
1945. Construction of 413 structures and four 5,500-foot runways supervised by U.S. Army Corps of . . . — — Map (db m13626) HM |
| On U.S. 50 west of Schleter Road (County Road E410N), on the right when traveling west. |
| | 800 feet northwest is the point which marks the junction of the Grouseland Treaty line of 1805 with the Fort Wayne Treaty line of 1809. These and other treaties permitted early white settlement of Indiana. — — Map (db m74056) HM |
| On State Road 135 at S. Main Street (County Road S310W), on the right when traveling south on State Road 135. |
| | Site in town of stockade built in 1812 on old Indian trail for protection of the settlers in this area. Garrisoned by Maj. John Tipton and his militia Rangers in 1813. Marker on the site. — — Map (db m74071) HM |
| Near U.S. 231 at County Road 1700N. Reported missing. |
| | In December, 1679, Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle, with thirty men crossed northwestern Indiana by way of the Kankakee River in an attempt to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. — — Map (db m64157) HM |
| Near West 1600 South near South 680 West. |
| | Fountain Park has been the site of annual Chautauqua sessions since 1895. The Chautauqua continues to promote traditional values and religious, social and educaitonal activities upon which it was founded. — — Map (db m3806) HM |
| On East Michigan Street at North Ohio Street on East Michigan Street. |
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Built 1897 by Challenge Wind and Feed Mill Company of Batavia, Illinois. Rare tower and wood tank structure is an original example of nineteenth century public water utility facility, construction methods, and technology. Tower has limestone . . . — — Map (db m1513) HM |
| On West Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling west. |
| | General Robert H. Milroy, 1816–1890, was appointed colonel of the 9th Indiana Infantry, later promoted to brigadier and major general. He saw extensive action in western Virginia. After the war he served as Indian agent in State of Washington. — — Map (db m2312) HM |
| On Washington Street (U.S. 231) at Front Street, on the left when traveling west on Washington Street. |
| | Born February 17, 1892 in Rensselaer; became part of New York Tin Pan Alley music scene. Wrote for Broadway musicals such hits as "Second Hand Rose" (Grant Clarke, lyrics) for Fanny Brice (1921 Ziegfeld Follies) and "Zing! Went the Strings of . . . — — Map (db m27712) HM |
| On South College Avenue (U.S. 231) at East Drexel Parkway on South College Avenue. |
| | Erected by the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions with funds from Katharine Drexel and operated by the Society of the Precious Blood with federal funds, 60 Indian boys from distant reservations were annually trained here. — — Map (db m2311) HM |
| On W County Road 650N 0.4 miles east of N Country Road 750W, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Early Quaker settlement established 1836; center of Underground Railroad activity. Meeting house erected here, 1840, on land donated by Enos and Margaret Lewis; used by Congregational Friends, by Spiritualist society, as school, community hall; . . . — — Map (db m66818) HM |
| On State Road 7 at West Main Street on State Road 7. |
| | Confederate forces under Gen. John Hunt Morgan camped near Dupont the night of July 11. They destroyed railroad track, burned bridges, freight cars and a warehouse, and stole 2, 000 hams from Mayfield's pork house. — — Map (db m45875) HM |
| Near State Road 250 0.1 miles east of N. Rector Road (County Road N700W), on the right when traveling east. |
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(Side One)
College developed 1854 from Eleutherian Institute, founded 1848. Thomas Craven and anti-slavery advocates in the area created and supported the institution for education of students of all races and genders. This structure, . . . — — Map (db m74046) HM |
| On East Main Street east of West Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Born in Louisville, Kentucky 1898; after father's death, moved with family to Madison. Graduated from Madison High School 1916. After voice training in Indianapolis and Chicago, began singing professionally. Won lead in road show of Florenz . . . — — Map (db m22056) HM |
| On Boyd Road (County Road N700W) 0.3 miles north of State Road 250, on the right when traveling north. |
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(Side One)
The Tibbets provided assistance to fugitive slaves here in their home (now part of National Park Service, Network to Freedom); John piloted them to the next safe haven. Both were members of Neil’s Creek Anti-Slavery Society . . . — — Map (db m74045) HM |
| Near State Road 250 at Boyd Road (County Road N700W), on the right when traveling east. |
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(Side One)
Born in Vermont 1804. Moved to Jefferson County 1834, where he owned land and had several manufacturing businesses. Active in Neil’s Creek Anti-Slavery Society and in forming Liberty Party for abolition of slavery. He and his . . . — — Map (db m74044) HM |
| On East Vaughn Drive at Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on East Vaughn Drive. |
| | Madison Historic District, listed in National Register, 1973, in over 130 blocks contains hundreds of structures of every type, size, and period, 1812-1920, including many outstanding examples of major 19th century architectural styles. Madison is . . . — — Map (db m65654) HM |
| On West Street south of West Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Side one
Born Staunton, Virginia 1813. Purchased Madison Courier 1849; transformed it from pro-Democratic to voice for newly forming Republican Party. Promoted the Union and objected to Fugitive Slave Law. Was active in Republican Party . . . — — Map (db m22055) HM |
| On N. Base Road 0.4 miles south of Washington Street. |
| | Adam Kellar began constructing a stone mill race on Sand Creek, 1813, and opened grist mill, 1823. Mill was important to local economy and was an impetus for development: state road to mill established, 1834, and Brewersville founded, 1837. . . . — — Map (db m73975) HM |
| On U.S. 50 at County Road E325N, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 50. |
| | Mother of President Richard M. Nixon was born on a farm four and a half miles southeast to which her grandparents came in 1854. Hannah's parents moved to California in 1897 when she was twelve years old. — — Map (db m74039) HM |
| On State Road 7 at County Road W500N, on the right when traveling north on State Road 7. |
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Territorial Governor, William Henry Harrison, in a treaty with Indians held at Vincennes, secured lands which for the first time opened the entire north bank of the Ohio River for settlement. — — Map (db m45881) HM |
| On State Road 7 at Muscatatuck Park Entrance Road, on the left when traveling north on State Road 7. |
| |
Side one:
Opened 1921 as Indiana's fourth state park for its natural beauty and recreation potential. Named Vinegar Mills State Park after stone-cutting mill in park. Renamed Muscatatuck State Park 1922. Stone shelters and stairways, . . . — — Map (db m45877) HM |
| On Jackson Street (State Road 7) at Perry Street, on the left when traveling east on Jackson Street. |
| | Jennings County, formed 1816, named in honor of Jonathan Jennings: territorial delegate to Congress, 1809-1816; president of Indiana Constitutional Convention, 1816; first governor of state, 1816-1822; member of United States House of . . . — — Map (db m45807) HM |
| On Jackson Street (State Road 7) east of North Pike Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | During the Civil War, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan led a raid into southern Indiana, July 8-13, 1863. On July 11, he demanded the surrender of Vernon. Colonel Hugh T. Williams, Indiana Legion, replied that Morgan "must take it by hard . . . — — Map (db m48965) HM |
| On Jackson Street (State Road 7) at North Pike Street, on the left when traveling east on Jackson Street. |
| | Side 'One':
Vernon platted 1815. Jennings County formed by Indiana General Assembly 1817; Vernon named county seat 1817. Madison-Indianapolis Railroad reached Vernon 1839; masonry arch, elevating track over Pike Street, remains. Vernon . . . — — Map (db m45809) HM |
| On N. Walnut St at W. King St, on the right when traveling south on N. Walnut St. |
| | McNutt, born July 19, 1891 at 200 N. Walnut, was Indiana's 33rd Governor (1933-1937), state and national American Legion Commander, I. U. Law School Dean, High Commissioner and first U.S. Ambassador to Philippine Republic. Died March 24, 1955; . . . — — Map (db m66821) HM |
| On N. Yandes St south of E. Adams St, on the right when traveling south. |
| | As Indiana's 42nd governor 1965-1969, championed equal opportunity in education and housing. Earned degrees from Franklin College and Harvard University. Deputy prosecutor of Johnson and Brown counties 1926-1929. Practiced law in Franklin, . . . — — Map (db m66820) HM |
| On S. Georgetown Rd at E County Road 775S, on the right when traveling south on S. Georgetown Rd. |
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(Front Side)
Prolific artist who helped develop and promote a style internationally recognized as distinctly American. Born 1849 near here; studied art in Indianapolis, New York, and Munich. Returned to New York in 1878; opened lavish . . . — — Map (db m66832) HM |
| On North 1st Street at Buntin Street, on the left when traveling north on North 1st Street. |
| | Built in 1787 by Major John F. Hamtramck under command of General Josiah Harmar. United States Army's most western outpost for several years. Named for General Henry Knox, first Secretary of War. — — Map (db m23253) HM |
| On North 8th Street south of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Side One:
Born circa 1801, Clark, a slave, was purchased in Kentucky in 1814 by B. J. Harrison, brought to Vincennes in 1815, and indentured as his servant. In 1816, G.W. Johnston purchased her indenture for 20 years. In 1821, Clark and . . . — — Map (db m23219) HM |
| On North 1st Street north of Seminary Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Home of French fur trader Michel Brouillet (1774-1838). French Creole cottage (built circa 1806) is typical of "posts-on-sill" construction technique used by French settlers in Mississippi Valley during eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. . . . — — Map (db m23252) HM |
| On Harrison Street north of North 1st Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | First resident Presbyterian minister in Indiana Territory, 1808. Headed the first school under the authority of the board of trustees of Vincennes University (a grammar school), 1811-1815. Served as member of board of trustees of Vincennes . . . — — Map (db m48966) HM |
| On North 7th Street at Seminary Street, on the left when traveling north on North 7th Street. |
| | Side One
Designed by local architect John B. Bayard in Collegiate Gothic Style; built 1917-1918. Dedicated 1919, with 13, 518 books and 4, 207 registered borrowers, as Vincennes Public Library; Public Library located in City Hall since . . . — — Map (db m23254) HM |
| On Park Street west of Harrison Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Harrison became Governor of Indiana Territory 1800; he administered government of District of Louisiana 1804-1805. In Vincennes, he served as a contact during the expedition; surviving records document his support and his involvement in decisions . . . — — Map (db m23251) HM |
| On State Road 25 at Oak Street, on the left when traveling west on State Road 25. |
| | Born in Mentone, Lawrence D. Bell (1894-1956) became one of America's foremost aviation pioneers. He founded Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo, New York, 1935. Advanced aircraft manufactured included Bell helicopters, America's first jet, and . . . — — Map (db m45491) HM |
| On State Road 13 at County Road 850N, on the right when traveling north on State Road 13. |
| | This divide separates the Great Lakes drainage system from the Mississippi River drainage system. — — Map (db m44934) HM |
| On North Shore Drive 0.5 miles east of North Long Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Indians formerly wrapped their dead and secured them in the trees here. At the time of white settlement the wrappings were disintegrating and the bones were falling to the ground. — — Map (db m44937) HM |
| On Eli Lily Road 0.6 miles east of Warner Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Eastbound Side: You are now entering Papakeechie's Reservation, 36 square miles. This Miami Chief, also known as Flat Belly, held this land from 1828 to 1834 when it was returned to the National Government. It was later owned by the Wabash . . . — — Map (db m44930) HM |
| Near Old U.S. 30 at Road 350 N, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Built 1897 across Tippecanoe River by Bellefontaine Bridge and Iron Company of Ohio. Single-span 140-foot iron bridge is last remaining Pratt through truss bridge in county. U.S. Highway 30 bypassed it in 1924. Closed to vehicle traffic 1975. Leased . . . — — Map (db m44919) HM |
| | About 14,000 years ago melting blocks of ice from the last, or Wisconsin Glacier, formed the kettle-hole lakes of northern Indiana. The largest lake, Wawasee, and the deepest lake, Tippecanoe, are in Kosciusko County. — — Map (db m1627) HM |
| On South High Street at East Center Street, on the left when traveling north on South High Street. |
| | This third county jail, including a sheriff’s residence, was built in 1870 by Richard Epperson. Chicago architect, George O. Garnsey designed it in Neo-Gothic Style. Rusticated stonework and turrets create the appearance of a small castle to provide . . . — — Map (db m1625) HM |
| On South Detroit Street at East Winona Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Detroit Street. |
| | 1851-1876
One of the first secondary schools in the area. Built at the call of the Presbyterian Church by Robert Cowen and his wife Jane Cowen Headmistress. A fire of unknown origin burned the Seminary to the ground in December 1879. — — Map (db m1624) HM |
| On U.S. 20 0.5 miles east of State Road 3, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Fourier System of communal living was attempted here between 1843 and 1848. Approximately thirty families lived by rules established in councils of industry, commerce, justice and education. Their "new social order" was a failure. — — Map (db m44878) HM |
| On Joliet Street (U.S. 30) near Calumet Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Lincoln Highway
United States' first transcontinental highway, constructed 1913-1928, from New York City to San Francisco. Dedicated to the memory of Abraham Lincoln. Conceived by Carl G. Fisher to encourage building "good roads." . . . — — Map (db m9063) HM |
| On West 15th Avenue at Madison Street, on the right when traveling west on West 15th Avenue. |
| | Side A
Froebel opened here, 1912, as many European immigrants and southern blacks moved to Gary for jobs in steel mills. An experiment in progressive education, it served students of diverse backgrounds and the local community. Despite . . . — — Map (db m86967) HM |
| On Taft St at W. 10th Ave, on the right when traveling north on Taft St. |
| | St. John's Church, the oldest surviving institution in Gary and north of the Little Calumet River, began with the work of the Rev. Henry Wunder in the early 1860's. He regularly came from Chicago by horse and buggy. Baptism records date from 1863; . . . — — Map (db m64159) HM |
| On East Massachusetts Street at West 15th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Massachusetts Street. |
| | Side A
Stewart House was organized during depression of 1921 to provide social services for Gary’s black community. A vital neighborhood center for unemployed WWI veterans and southern blacks who migrated for jobs in steel mills, it helped . . . — — Map (db m86966) HM |
| On Kleinman Rd 0.1 miles south of Ridge Rd (Business U.S. 6), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Dutch immigrants after 1850 began moving to this area because of its similarities to their homeland. They helped to locate ditches to drain water from the extensive marshes, leaving rich land to expand successful horticultural activities. — — Map (db m64160) HM |
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