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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «jay county» AND «indiana»

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By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, April 8, 2012
Wide View - - Major General John P. C. Shanks Marker
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1 ► Indiana, Jay County, Portland — Major General John P. C. Shanks —
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

2 ► Indiana, Randolph County, Winchester — Randolph County History: 1818-2018 — County's Establishment, Geography, Topography —
On West Franklin Street at South Main Street, on the right when traveling west on West Franklin Street.
The Indiana General Assembly authorized the formation of Randolph County from Wayne County in January 1818 to take effect in August 1818. Early historians contend that the county's name came from settlers who relocated from Randolph County, North . . . — — Map (db m225004) HM

3 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Downtown — Jay County — Organized in 1836 — Named for John Jay —
Near North Blackford Street north of Indianapolis Cultural Trail, on the right when traveling north.
Home of the state's first drilled gas well, Jay County produced a variety of glass items at the turn of the 20th century. Dunkirk is generally referred to as the "glass capital of Indiana." The beautiful stained glass dome in the courthouse in . . . — — Map (db m238772) HM

4 ► Indiana, Jay County, Portland — Wall of Dreams —
On West Walnut Street at Meridian Street (U.S. 27), on the left when traveling east on West Walnut Street.
For years men from all over Indiana and Western Ohio have benefited and lived the dream, every little boy's dream, since their first visit for peanuts and cracker jacks. The Rockets play good old fashion baseball. It may not be New York, or Boston. . . . — — Map (db m227619) HM

5 ► Indiana, Jay County, Portland — Elwood Haynes (1857-1925) —
On West Arch Street at U.S. 27, on the right when traveling east on West Arch Street.
Educator - Inventor - Metallurgist - Industrialist - Auto Pioneer • 1857 Born in Portland, IN on October 14, son of Jacob M. Haynes and Hilinda S. Haines Haynes, and attended Portland Community Schools for grades 1-10. • 1881 Graduated . . . — — Map (db m227617) HM
 
 
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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Nov. 12, 2026