Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fremont, Indiana
Angola is the county seat for Steuben County
Fremont is in Steuben County
Steuben County(58) ► ADJACENT TO STEUBEN COUNTY DeKalb County(49) ► LaGrange County(15) ► Noble County(25) ► Branch County, Michigan(79) ► Hillsdale County, Michigan(66) ► Williams County, Ohio(92) ►
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Settled in 1834 as Willow Prairie.
Village of Brockville - Platted in 1837.
Post Office and town changed to Fremont in 1848 in honor of John C. Fremont “the Great Pathfinder.” Located on the Vistula Trail, the meeting place for people . . . — — Map (db m3406) HM
(Front Side)
Indiana admitted by the U.S. Congress as nineteenth state 1816. Enabling Act moved northern boundary ten miles north of southernmost tip of Lake Michigan providing direct access to the lake. Boundary first surveyed 1817 by . . . — — Map (db m61519) HM
This 180 acre refuge is established in perpetuity by the Ropchans under the stewardship of Acres, Inc. to be a home and protected area for wild creatures to live and where man can only visit as their guest to peacefully enjoy
Dedicated May . . . — — Map (db m196511) HM
The pioneers traveling from Chicago to Toledo used this road. It was the oldest path of travel in the Central West - first used by Indians - then French traders, missionaries and the military. Established by an act of Indiana legislature in 1833, . . . — — Map (db m62027) HM
Built in 1847-1849 by Erastus Farnham. A Staunch
abolitionist and one of the local Underground
Railroad leaders, Farnham designed this
home in part to be used as a stop on
the Underground Railroad.
National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m241159) HM
