In loving memory and appreciation for the men and women of Adams County who served our nation.
This monument is dedicated to those veterans who made the supreme sacrifice and gave their todays for our tomorrows
World War I
Apr. 6, 1917 - . . . — — Map (db m37026) HM
Honoring
the men and women
of Adams County
who served in
the Armed Forces of
The United States
World War I ——— World War II
Korean ————— Vietnam
and all other . . . — — Map (db m54629) WM
1967
Carey Wellenberger
1967
William E. Allison
1969
Boyce D. Phillips
1968
Stephen E Breiner
1969
Duane Glandis
1969
Merlin C Beer
From the years 1965 to 1975 there were 58,000 Americans who lost their lives. Out . . . — — Map (db m211669) WM
2021 People's Choice Award "The inspiration for this sculpture was provided by all the stray neighborhood cats that would visit at night. This is a representation of how they react upon seeing us "
Artist: Greg Summers
Fremont, Indiana
in . . . — — Map (db m211677) HM
This
Charles A. Dugan Mansion
Circa 1902
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the
United States
Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m211618) HM
Chartered: June 8, 1917
Charter Members
Avon Burk, President
J. O. Sellemeyer, Vice President
Arthur Suttles, Second Vice President
Oscar Hoffman, Secretary
Arthur Holthouse, Treasurer
Ashbaurcher, A. R.
Bell, C. . . . — — Map (db m211674) HM
Decatur was selected as a County Seat on May 18, 1836. The founders were Samuel Rugg and Thomas Johnson. Decatur was surveyed by Jacob Hofer. The land for the site was owned by Thomas Johnson. Decatur was selected by a special county board comprised . . . — — Map (db m211666) HM
"For Which It Stands was commissioned by the Mayor of Itasca, Illinois to be placed in front of the flag pole outside the City Hall. I had an idea for two children to be pledging the flag. When I photographed the children, Eric, who was three, . . . — — Map (db m211691) HM
In Memory of
Gene Stratton - Porter
Author
of
The Girl of The Limberlost,
The Song of the Cardinal, Freckles
and other nature stories.
Who came to Decatur as a bride and in
this County, at Geneva, on the banks of the . . . — — Map (db m54643) HM
This Train Station
Circa 1902
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the
United States
Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m211617) HM
Maybe it was foretold that Pennsylvanian born John Lingenfelter would become one of racing's most legendary engine builders. The gifted son of a mechanic, John began working on cars almost as soon as he could hold a wrench. A move to Indiana to . . . — — Map (db m168283) HM
"Last one in is a rotten egg' is a phrase we often shouted in the summertime. Particularly when racing for the rope while swimming."
Artist: James Haire
Fort Collins, Colorado — — Map (db m211675) HM
"I was commissioned by the Village of Elk Grove, Illinois to create a memorial for four soldiers killed in the Afghan-Iraq war. They wanted a memorial that was more about family and honor, hence the children and lack of weapons. The soldier wears . . . — — Map (db m211690) WM
James Haire, a Colorado Artist, was commissioned to create this life-sized bronze sculpture in honor of the Scouts and Leaders of Adams County. The piece depicts not only the practical skills instruction adult volunteers provide to young scouts . . . — — Map (db m211619) HM
From 1886-1888 Gene Stratton-Porter and her husband Charles Porter lived in a two story woodframe house at this location. Not long after the birth of their only child, Jeanette, the Porters moved to Geneva. — — Map (db m211678) HM
"First card in a traditional Tarot deck, The Magician represents the ancient mystical principle "As Above, So Below." This sculptural "card" portrays The Magician's looping figure-eight infinity symbol with kinetic flipping heads, representing . . . — — Map (db m211693) HM
The first county jail was built in the Southwest Corner of the Courthouse Square and was used until 1868. It was built of double hewn logs: two rooms up, two below at a cost of $325.00. The court house could wait, but the jail had to be built. The . . . — — Map (db m211620) HM
The first election was held in 1833 at the Jeremiah Roe home. Samuel Rugg was appointed Justice of the Peace, David McKnight was appointed first Sheriff. The first County Election was held June 23, 1836.
The officials were: . . . — — Map (db m211668) HM
General Anthony Wayne and the Legion of the United States passed this way on October 30, 1794, in route from Fort Wayne to Fort Greenville, ending the western campaign against the Indian Confederacy. The Legion spent the previous night camped 2.6 . . . — — Map (db m29620) HM
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — — Map (db m211664) HM WM
(Front Side)
Adams County formed 1835. Geneva incorporation 1874 included early towns Alexander and Buffalo. During 1890s oil boom, population and businesses grew. Fire destroyed much of town 1895; Geneva Board of Trustees banned wooden . . . — — Map (db m63824) HM
In 2012, God laid a vision on the hearts of the County Line leadership to continue restoring our communities with Christ by expanding the facilities on this site.
The project would cost $5 million, far beyond anything the church had ever done. . . . — — Map (db m211298) HM
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
Allen County was created on April 1, 1824, by a
December 1823 act of the Indiana General Assembly.
The newly created county was named for Col. John
Allen of the Kentucky militia who had helped relieve
the siege of Fort Wayne in 1812 and who was . . . — — Map (db m197324) HM
The Rural Branch School of the Church was located adjacent to the cemetery. School was conducted from 1844 to 1920. The building and grounds were sold to the State for the interchange of Highways I 69 and U.S. 27. — — Map (db m76433) HM
Fort Wayne business had a start on Duck Street, named for the 19th century Duck Creek that drained the area from the higher ground near Superior Street into the St. Marys River. Along Duck Creek in the 1840s and 50s stood the City Mills, one of the . . . — — Map (db m16997) HM
The Wabash & Erie Canal was instrumental in the construction of the first railways in Fort Wayne, which quickly became a railroading center in the Midwest. In 1852, along the canal at the present-day railroad elevation that borders the south edge of . . . — — Map (db m16996) HM
Around the turn of the century, the nationwide “City Beautiful” movement found local expression through the efforts of Charles Mulford Robinson and nationally known landscape architect George Kessler. Seeking to reclaim the natural . . . — — Map (db m17034) HM
Old fort near this point was site of first Masonic meetings in northern Indiana, early spring 1823, leading in October to original Wayne Lodge No. 25, ancestor of present Lodge of same name and number. — — Map (db m213792) HM
She encouraged local efforts to form First Presbyterian Church, establish a public library, support the national Women's Suffrage Movement, and donated land for Fort Wayne's first African-American church.
The Hamilton Estate on Clinton Street . . . — — Map (db m16967) HM
The confluence area of the Three Rivers was known to the native people since as early as the end of the last Ice Age, more than 10,000 years ago. As the glaciers melted and receded, they paused here creating a high point in the topography of the . . . — — Map (db m17064) HM
Methodism in Fort Wayne
area originated with the
establishment of a mission
in 1828.
Changed to Berry Street
Chapel in 1840.
Divided into First and
Wayne Street Churches
in 1849.
Reunited in 1968. — — Map (db m197284) HM
The concrete retention walls at the north end of the plaza will help downtown Fort Wayne withstand future flooding when the rivers rise. They were constructed where sandbaggers and volunteers worked during the flood of 1982 to build a dike to . . . — — Map (db m17061) HM
Architect Eric R. Kuhne was commissioned to design a flood control plan that would provide for a park and premier festival center. It could also serve as a model for flood control in other sections of the country. The Headwaters Park Commission was . . . — — Map (db m17037) HM
Headwaters Park has been created by the citizens of Fort Wayne through their donations, ideas, and labor as a means of flood control in the city. Earlier designs had a similar purpose. George Kessler's plan of 1912 envisioned a greenspace for . . . — — Map (db m197058) HM
Because of the often soggy conditions that discouraged use as either residential or commercial property, the area of Headwaters Park became known as the Jail Flats. The first jail in Allen County was a two-story hewn-log structure that was enclosed . . . — — Map (db m197061) HM
Johnny Appleseed legendary planter of orchards across Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, was a real person named John Chapman. He was a friend to all God's creatures and a missionary for the Swedenborgian religion, a Christian denomination.
He was . . . — — Map (db m21560) HM
The first professional organized league baseball game was played here on May 4, 1871 ending in a victory for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas over the Cleveland Forest Citys by a score of 2-0. A wooden structure was built in 1883 and rebuilt numerous times . . . — — Map (db m59686) HM
Founded 1859 - Dedicated May 30, 1860, was enrolled on the National Register of Historic Places February 17, 1978 by the U.S. Department of Interior. Here in Lindenwood thousands of memorials relate to local, state and national history. — — Map (db m44598) HM
Miami Chief Mishikinakwa or Me-she-kin-no-quah, known to the Euro-Americans as Little Turtle, born circa 1747, played a significant role in the settlement of the area surrounding the confluence of the Three Rivers. He was the most successful Native . . . — — Map (db m197057) HM
In the early 1790s, the United States Army suffered two serious defeats at the hands of Indians under the leadership of Little Turtle, war chief of the Miami nation. In response, President George Washington sent Revolutionary War hero Gen. . . . — — Map (db m119973) HM
Only land barrier
on shortest trade route
between Quebec and
New Orleans.
Eastern landing of eight-
mile carry from St. Mary's
to Little River. Used by
Indians, French, British
and American traders. — — Map (db m21061) HM
Long before settlers appeared on the scene, the American Indian people here used the sandhill crane as a symbol for their tribe. Early British and American officials referred to the people we know as Miami as “Twightwees” in various . . . — — Map (db m17068) HM
The first Fort Wayne home of Mrs. Eliza E. George was near this spot. At the age of 54 she helped make Civil War nursing history. Mother George, as she was known to thousands of Union soldiers, served with front line troops in Mississippi, . . . — — Map (db m44085) HM
This Purple Heart tribute is provided in remembrance of all combat wounded veterans who have made the supreme sacrifice for their country. May their noble virtues live forever in our memory. — — Map (db m73447) WM
South Clinton Street gained notoriety as a Depression era "Shanty town. The "hobo
heaven or "hobo jungle that sprang up on the "Jail Flats became home to hundreds
of families at its peak in 1933, filling the area with tarpaper shacks and smoke . . . — — Map (db m197137) HM
Organized by Rev. Jesse Hoover on October 14, 1837, with a congregation of 24 families, it was the first Lutheran church in the Fort Wayne area. A school was organized by Rev. Hoover the same year. Originally known as the First Evangelical Lutheran . . . — — Map (db m162795) HM
The Barr Street Market is the oldest
market in Fort Wayne. The land was
donated to the city by Samuel Hanna in
1837, and within six months a small
frame market house was built; merchants
rented stalls for $5 per year.
and the market were named . . . — — Map (db m197286) HM
During Fort Wayne's 1994 Bicentennial Celebration, this walking trail of
selected major sites in Fort Wayne's
history was developed as a Lasting Legacy
to the City with grants from the Journal-
Gazette Foundation, Essex Group, Inc.,
and Witwer . . . — — Map (db m197316) HM
The concrete retention walls at the north end of the
plaza will help downtown Fort Wayne withstand future
flooding when the rivers rise. They were constructed
where sandbaggers and volunteers worked during the
flood of 1982 to build a dike to . . . — — Map (db m197138) HM
Designed by Fort Wayne architects John Wing and Marshall Mahurin, the Elektron Building was built in 1895. The name Elektron inscribed on the cornice at the top of the building reflected the business interests in early electrical engineering of the . . . — — Map (db m162797) HM
1863 marked the beginning of the first organized Police Force in the city. The council named a captain and three patrolmen to serve from twilight to daybreak. On this site was located the first city Police Station. It contained three iron cages on . . . — — Map (db m44086) HM
Most often the rivers here brought prosperity. They are the reason humanbeings settled here; established a land portage to connect with the Wabash River system; and attracted the canal followed by rails, highways, industry, and homes. They brought . . . — — Map (db m17030) HM
The French built Fort St. Philippe (Fort Miamis) west of this area by 1722, to command the land portage here between the Maumee and Wabash Rivers. It was important to the French to protect the area in their political competition with the British as . . . — — Map (db m17067) HM
Construction of the Lincoln Tower began less than
a month before the stock market crash of October
1929 that signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. Completed in November 1930, the 312-foot
Tower was for many years Indiana's tallest . . . — — Map (db m197233) HM
The News-Sentinel Building was constructed in
1925 by Oscar Foellinger, the publisher of the Fort
Wayne News-Sentinel.
The News Sentinel traces its history to the first
newspaper in Fort Wayne, The Sentinel, which began
publication as a . . . — — Map (db m197287) HM
In 1880, the New York, Chicago, and St. Louis
Railroad, known commonly as "The Nickel Plate
Road, purchased from the Wabash & Erie Canal the
right-of-way through central Fort Wayne. The
construction of the railroad on the site of the old . . . — — Map (db m197329) HM
The Fort Wayne City Building, later called "The
Old City Hall, was designed by local architects John
Wing and Marshall Mahurin and was dedicated on
April 20, 1893, by Mayor Charles Zollinger.
Called by some "The Hapsburg Horror as a . . . — — Map (db m197283) HM
Past this point flowed the Wabash and
Erie Canal begun at Fort Wayne in 1832
rad dedicated at Fort Wayne July 4, 1843.
m its final phase the canal ran from
Maumee Bay on Lake Erie, through
Fort Wayne and southwestward to
Lafayette and thence . . . — — Map (db m197327) HM
Edith (seated), scholar of Greek and Roman mythology, wrote the classic text, The Greek Way.
Alice (standing), Edith's sister, influential industrial physician, advanced the reform of unsafe working conditions in our nation's factories. . . . — — Map (db m16956) HM
This Barr and Columbia Street intersection is the center from which Civic Fort Wayne Grew
North West
Barnett-Hanna Trading Post 1819
First Post Office 1820
North East
Suttenfield Tavern 1823
South West . . . — — Map (db m197325) HM
One of auto racings premier sanctioning bodies, the United States Auto Club (USAC). Held its very first race here in Fort Wayne, at the historic Allen County Memorial Coliseum. USAC was formed urgently on September 16, 1955, when racing . . . — — Map (db m207690) HM WM
This YMCA logo, established in the late 1800's combined the YMCA's Christian emphasis
with an equilateral triangle which stood for man's essential spirit, mind and body.
John 17:21 That all of them may be one, Father, just . . . — — Map (db m197197) HM
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
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
Terminal point where French-Canadian boats, hollowed from 30-60 foot poplar logs, brought families and cargo up the Maumee River from Toledo and Detroit, and returned furs to Lake Erie in exchange for traders' supplies, from the late 1700's until . . . — — Map (db m16957) HM
The Last Two American Forts
In 1798, Col. Thomas Hunt began construction on this site of the second American fort at the Three Rivers. this fort, which was completed in 1800, replaced the first, hastily built one erected nearby to the . . . — — Map (db m21219) HM
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 known to the Indians as "Glorious Gate" and a strategic cross-roads in early trade and . . . — — Map (db m21020) HM
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
( Front )
Argonne —— ∮—— Cantigny
Allen County and Fort Wayne
their Tribute
to the Glory of their Sons
Loyalty — Courage
Sacrifice — Victory
1917 —— 1918 . . . — — Map (db m54627) HM
Memorial Park
Neighborhood Association
lasting legacy
for the Fort Wayne
bicentennial celebration
August 1994
A Memorial Tribute
to Past, Present and
Future Veterans of
Allen County, Indiana
In this monument, during this
the . . . — — Map (db m197331) WM
Erected in memory of Arthur R Smith Pioneer aviator who gave his life in U.S. Air Mail Service
By the citizens of Fort Wayne A.D. 1926 — — Map (db m197333) HM
Harold T. Adams
William H. Ahrens
Spencer T. Alden
Horace W. Barnes
Charles Baron
Russell C. Barrett
Lansing Behrman
John C. Berry
Edward Bethner
Walter G Betz
Samuel Bibo
Leo J, Boaeuf
Albert B. Board . . . — — Map (db m197332) WM
Colonel Hugh B. Reed served as first Commandant. Here the 30th, 44th, 74th, 88th, and 100th Indiana Regiments and the 11th Indiana Battery were organized. — — Map (db m215667) HM
On February 22, 1832, ground was broken two blocks north for the canal, which would link Lake Erie at Toledo with the Ohio River at Evansville. Jordan Vigus, Canal Commissioner, Charles W. Ewing, Samuel Hanna, Elias Murray participated in the . . . — — Map (db m21045) HM
Home 1948-1967 of Farnsworth, inventor of television. Farnsworth (1906-1971) was instrumental in perfecting the image formation mechanism which enabled the first effective image transmission in 1927. Farnsworth Radio and Television Corporation in . . . — — Map (db m65186) HM
This area of the Three Rivers was a site of settlement of Native Americans for as much as 10,000 years. The collection of villages known as Kekionga, located in the present-day Lakeside neighborhood, was a center of the Miami nation in historic . . . — — Map (db m21501) HM
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
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
The Battle of Kekionga in October 1790 was the first battle fought by the United States Army after the War for Independence. The campaign had been ordered by President Washington against the Miami settlement of Kekionga, the center of Indian . . . — — Map (db m21497) HM
ME-SHE-KIN-QUAH, Chief
of the Miami Indians
Teacher of his people
Friend of the United States
His endeavors toward peace
should serve as an inspiration
for future generations
This plot of ground, the last
resting place of Chief . . . — — Map (db m21066) HM
Chief Little Turtle was one of the most feared and respected leaders during the frontier wars of the 1780s and 1790s when Fort Wayne was born. Known to his people as Meshekinnoquah, Little Turtle is thought to have been born in 1752 in a village . . . — — Map (db m21503) HM
Anchoring the southern edge of the Headwaters Park “Thumb” until circa 1874, the Wabash & Erie Canals importance to transportation to the western part of the United States and to the growth of Fort Wayne was substantial. Headwaters Park . . . — — Map (db m16985) HM
A tract of 320 acres of land extending west of the St. Joseph River (the modern Bloomingdale and Spy Run neighborhoods) was set aside by an act of Congress in 1808 for the Indian agent William Wells in recognition of his many services to the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m168274) HM
Born in Massachusetts, 1776
Died near Fort Wayne, 1843.
Buried in the David Archer Cemetery
Pioneer apple grower of Indiana and Ohio.
The Indiana Horticultural Society
and all those who are endeavoring to carry
on the work he nobly commenced . . . — — Map (db m59649) HM
Abraham Lincoln Came to Indiana in 1816 when but seven years old. Upon becoming of age in 1830 he migrated to Illinois. This statue by Paul Manship portrays Abraham Lincoln as a Hoosier youth. — — Map (db m162800) HM
9 January 1865. Patrick H. Keegan sold this half-lot to carpenter James C. Dillon who built a frame, one, and one-half story house.
28 June 1889. His three daughters sold this house to Patrick H. Keegan.
21 April 1914. Mr. . . . — — Map (db m197188) HM
In this house on October 6, 1908, was born Jane Alice Peters. Daughter of Frederick C. and Elizabeth Knight Peters, she took the professional name of Carole Lombard and became one of the most important figures in the motion picture industry. . . . — — Map (db m109155) HM
Oldest church structure in continuous use in Fort Wayne area and seat of Catholicism in Northern Indiana.
Christianity carried to this part of the New World in 1600's by Catholic missionaries. Land formerly part of burial ground for Miami . . . — — Map (db m45024) HM
For nearly a century, the principal
business street of Fort Wayne, named for
Dana Columbia, hotel and canal boat operator.
Here was the terminal for passengers
and freight arriving and departing via
stagecoach and canal. Ground broken
for . . . — — Map (db m197141) HM
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