HISTORICAL MARKERS

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INDIANA

[Preliminary Announcement]

BULLETIN No. 14

December, 1921

INDIANA HISTORICAL COMMISSION

State House, Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS W~1. B. BURFORO, CONTRACTOll FOii STATE PIUNT!NG ANO BINDING

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HISTORICAL MARKERS

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INDIANA

[Preliminary Announcement]

BULLETIN No. 14

December, 1921

INDIANA HISTORICAL COMMISSION

State House, Indianapo lis

INDIANAPOLIS W:M. U. UURFORO, CONTRACTOR FOR STATE PR~TING ANO BINOlNC

1922

INDIANA HISTORICAL COMMISSION

DR. FRANK B. WYNN, President SAMUEL M. FosTER, Vice-President liARLow·LrnDLEY, Secretary

WARREN T. McCRAY

JAMES A. WOODBURN

C HARLES w. MOORES

MATTHEW J. WALSH

MRs. JOH N N. CAREY

LEW M. 0 'BANNON

J ouN W. OLIVER, Director L ucy M. ELLIOTT, Assistant Director

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eaented to Delphi l>l.1e Libral'J'

by l:la thani el . Bowen

October 1935

ANNOUNCEMENT

vVithin recent years a decided interest has been noted in the movement having· for its object the mark­ing of historic sites and spots throughout Indiana. The splern.lid work undertaken some years ago by the Daughters of the American Revolution bas done much to call the attention of communities everywhere to the importance of this subject. This patriotic organiza­tion has in fact blazed the way in I ndiana, as in nu­merous other states, by empbasizing the need of locat­ing and marking at once many of the old landmar~s and historic sites before it is too late,-before they are lost completely to the knowledge of tb is g·cneration.

I n addition to the efforts made by the Daughters of the American Revolution, SC'veral local historical so­cieties throughout Indiana have taken up the work in their respective counties. rrhe interest aroused during the Centennial Year of 1916 resulted in erecting sev­eral markers and tablets on historical spots, or to the memory of noted pioneers who had lived within the county. Then, too, numerous individuals possessed with a spirit of pafriotism and cherishing a desire to see the name and fame of some worthy ancestor per­manently preserved,· have personally provided for a monument or a memorial tablet erected to their mem­ory.

Also certain civic, municipal, and business organiza­tions such as Chambers of Commerce, Rotary Clubs, and Kiwanis Clubs have recently taken up the work of

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marking historical sites. A few months ago (in Oc­tober, 1921) the Kiwanis Club of Richmond, Indiana, placed a large boulder and bronze tablet on the site where He11ry Clay made his famous speech in 1842, at which time some anti-slavery Friends presented a pe­tition requesting Clay to free his slaves. During the summer of 1921 the North Vernon Chamber of Com­merce sponsored a movement which resulted in placing a boulder with bronze tablet at three points along the old Madison-Columbus highway. Tbe name ''Guth­rie Trail" was inscribed on the tablets, in recognition of the services rendered by Senator William A. Guth­rie in helping to have this route selected as the North and South State Highway. One of the markers was placed at North Madison, one in North Vernon, and the third in Columbus.

But there still remains a gTeat work to be done if the historic sites and spots of Indiana are to be pre­served and made known to later generations. A trav­eler, in passing through the New England States, sees on every hand,- a.lmost at every crossing, a bronze tablet, a boulder, or a monument, calling his attention to the fact that on this site a battle was fought, a treaty was signed, an historical old building once stood, or some other event of special interest occurred there.

Events of equal historical importance occurred right here in Indiana. But the scenes of these events ar e fast passing, and the early settlers who in some cases were eye-witnesses to many of the historical events that occurred in the different communities are rapidly answering their last roll calL It is all the more urgent, therefore, that the work of marking these sites be un-

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dertaken immediately. The old Biblical injunction to "Remove not the landmarks of thy fathers" should be religiously observed by this generation of Indiana men and women.

In order that all of the agencies interested in erect­ing historical markers might combine their efforts, and with the view of adopting some uniform program so that more effective work might be accomplished, the last session of the state legislature (1921 session) spe­cifically authorized the Indiana H istorical Com~ission to co-operate with county historical societies and other organizations in promoting this movement. It is be- . lieved that the best r esults can be obtained by com­bining all our efforts in one common program. The Historical Commission, now officially authorized by the state to take up this special work, is anxious to advise with local societies, clubs, and other organizations in­terested in locating and marking historical sites. It is only by the united efforts of all organizations inter­ested in this mo·vement that the greatest results can be accomplished.

In order to find out just what has already been, done toward marking historical sites and spots in the differ­ent counties, this Bulletin has been prepared. It is only a preliminary announce1nent,-incomplete, no doubt, but issued for the special purpose of calling· at­tention to the markers that ar e known to have been erected.

When it was first decided to issue such a bulletin, the Historical Commission was most fortunate in dis­covering that Mrs. Fannie K . Baker, teacher of His­tory in the Teachers College of Indianapolis, had, with the aid of her students, already made an unofficial sur-

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vey of the historical markers that have been erected in the state. Mrs. Baker kin<lly placed her entire mate­rial at the disposal of the Historical Commission, and much of the information set forth in this bulletin was gathered from her manuscript.

JorrN W. OLIVER, Director.

December 15, 19~1.

Note J. Persons knowing of historical markers that have been er ected, but which have not been mentioned in this Bulletin, are urged to communicate with tlrn Indiana Historical Commission.

2. Also kindly send in a list of the 11istorical sites and spots in your county that should be 11ia1·7ced.

Address all communications to the

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State House, Indianapolis, Ind.

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ADAMS COUNTY

1. Soldiers' monument on court house lawn, Deca­tur, Ind. Er<'cted by the county, in 1913.

ALLEN COUNTY

1. Equestrian statue of Gener al Anthony Wayne; erected 1916-17 in Hayden Park, Fort ·wayne. Im­beclded on one side of granite piece is a bronze portrait medallion of Chief Little Turtle, and on the opposite si<le a similar bronze medallion of Chief T<'cmnseh. George E. Ganiere, sculptor.

2. Wayne Trace marker, placed at the northern end of tlJC trace which led from Ft. ·washing-ton (now Cin­cinnati) to Fort Wayne. The army of General Har­mar marched over this trace in 1790; General Wayne's army also departed over this trace in 1794; and in 1812 General Harrison's army marchecl over this trace when be went to relieve the besieged. gardson. Marker erected by Mary Penrose Chapter, DaugMers of the American Revolution, in 1906.

3. Marker on the lakeside bank of the Maumee, in­dicating site of Harmar's defeat, which occurred Oc­tober 22, 1790; 0rected in 1916 by Mary Penrose Chap­ter, Daughters of the American Revolution. ·

4. Marker at the supposed grave of Chief Little Turtle, "the greatest Indian of all t imes", w 110 <lied in 1812. The marker is located on Lawton Place and was placed by J. M. Stouder.

5. Tablet erected to .Johnny Appleseed (John Chap­man) in Swinney Park, Fort Wayne. The boulder

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bears a commemorative inscription, and the dates 1776-1843; erected by the Indiana Horticultural So­ciety in 1916. The body of John Chapman lies buried in Archer Cemetery, three miles from Fort Wayne.

6. Monument to Perry A. Randall, in Swinney Park erected 1916. Frederick C. Hibbard, sculptor.

' . 7. Monument to General Henry W. Lawton, rn Lakeside Park; unveiled October 22, 1921. The bronze figure of General Lawton stands 101/2 feet high, and shows him attired in the field uniform of a Major-Gen­eral. Carved on the front of the pedestal is the name ''Lawton". On the reverse is a bronze tablet 214 feet by 11;2 feet bearing an inscription of General Lawton's brilliant record. Sculptor, Freder ick Cleveland Hib­bard.

8. Soldiers monument at entrance to Lawton Park, erected in 1894. The following inscription appears on the base of the monument:

"A Tribute from Patriotic Citizens to the Heroic Sons of Allen County Who Fell in Defense of the Union, 186.1-1865. Vicksburg, Chickamau ga, Gettysburg."

9. The old British Na val Cannon taken by U. S. Forces at Battle of Lake Erie in War of 1812, and now mounted in Hayden Park.

10. A three-inch field piece mounted on a granite base in Lawton Park. Artillery captured by General Lawton in the Philippines and presented by him to his home city. · .

11. Memorial cabin, an exact facsimile of the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln was born, erected in Foster Park, by the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.

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12. In Memorial Park, on the highest point a grove of trees has been planted,-a tree for each soldier, sailor marine ·and nurse in Allen County who died ' . while in service during the World War. The grove is circular in form with an open space at the crown of the hill reserved for a monument which may at some future time be erected.

13. A bronze tablet dedicated to Hon. Samuel Hanna has been placed in the Fort Wayne City Hall. Samuel Hanna presented the ground on which the City Hall now stands.

14. A bronze tablet designed in honor of Theodore F. Thieme, who purchased and beautified "Thieme Place", a t riangular space on St. Mary's River at tbe west end of West Main street. Mr. Thieme recently presented this park to the city of Fort Wayne as an example of ''River Beautification. ''

15. On site of old Fort Wayne, a triangular fenced space at the northwest corner of Main and Clay streets. Marked by a captured Spanish cannon on stone pedestal.

BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY 1. A bronze tablet containing the inscription

"GUTHRIE TRAIL", placed on a large glacial boul­der marks the Madison-Columbus Highway where the road enters Columbus. This old road was renamed in

. honor of Senator William A. Guthrie, and the marker was erected in the summer of 1921 by the North Ver­non Chamber of Commerce. (See p. 29.)

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2. Donner Park, a memorial park in which is a :fine gr ove of walnut trees, bought by W. _H. Donner and donated to the city of Columbus.

3. 'Ihe center of population point for 1900, located about six miles southeast of Columbus, is marked by a large stone bearing tbe follo-wing inscription:

"Th e E xact Point Latit ude 39°-9'-36" North

Longitude 85°-48'-54" West Designated by a stone m arker

1900 Near the barn of H enry Mar r

The Indianapolis News er ected this stone".

BENTON COUNTY

1. Parish Grove, a few miles north of Boswell, Benton County, the summer home of the Kickapoo Indians, was named after their chief, Parish Constant. The grove originally contained about one thousand acres, and contained almost every tree native to In­diana. Chi ef Parish, according to tradition, built a platform some thirty or for ty feet from the gr ound in a ·walnut tree in order to escape the annoyance of mos­quitoes. The story is told that one night, while tossing about in his sleep, he fell and broke his neck. A report which is perhaps more nearly true is that while drunk he fell from his pony and br oke his neck. He is buried in the burial ground oµ a r idge west of the grove. Two Indian trails, the Pottawotamie and the Ouiatanon, in­tersect at Parish Grove.

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2. T n Sugar Grove, some five or six miles north of Parish Grove, is a section of land known as the ''In­dian Float". The treaty of Tippecanoe, signed Octo­ber 27, 1832, provided that a section of land out of what was known as the '' li..,loating Reserve,'' should be selected, and January 20, 1836, the section provided for was set apar t for Chief To-pe-ne-bee. The old Miami Trail passed through Sugar Grove.

BLACKFORD COUNTY

1. Soldiers and sailors monument, erected on the northeast corner of the court ho~se lawn in Hartford City. Unveiled September 28, 1921. The monument is dedicated to the men from Blackford County who served in the World War. Funds for the monument were provided for by the women of the Service Star Legion and by popular subscription. Sculptor, E . M. Biquesney.

BOONE COUNTY

1. Bronze tablet marking- the location of the first school in Lebanon. Tablet placed on the Cragun building, southeast corner of the public square. The children of the public schools contributed pennies to provide a fund fo r erecting the marker. Erected in 1916.

2. Granite marker placed on the site of the first church in Jefferson Township, Boone County, at Pleas-

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ant View Church. Tbe marker was a gift of the citi­zens of Jefferson Township. Erected in 1916.

3. Bronze bust of Stephen Neal, author of the Four­teenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, placed in Boone County court house. Dedi­cated July 4, 1912. Presented by Charles F. S. Neal, son of Stephen Neal.

4. The Second Principal Meridian Line, which runs directly through the center of the main corridor, north and south, of the Boone County court house, is marked by an arrow set in the tile floor.

5. A memorial fountain in bronze, erected in Thorntown by General Anson Mills, as a memorial to his parents, James P. and Sarah Kenworthy Mills, who were buried jn tbe Thorntown Cemetery. Erected in 1909.

6. Monument to Colonel A. 0. Miller of the Sev­enty-second Regiment Indiana Volunteers, who was born October 2, 1827, and died April 25, 1901. Erect­ed in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Indiana, by the members of the Wilder Brigade.

BROWN COUNTY

1. A stone marker on Weed Patch Hill, placed by the U. S. Geological and Geodetic Survey in 1889, marks one of tbe highest points in Indiana; elevation above sea level is 1,147 feet.

Note: Union City, Randolph County, is officially re­ported to be the highest point in Indiana.

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CARROLL COUNTY

1. Bronze tablet erected in court house in Delphi in memory of William Wilson, who gave to Carroll Coun­ty one hundred acres of land on a part of which the city of Delphi now stands. The tablet was the gift of the county and the many friends of the Wilson family. Unveiled in August, 1921.

2. Soldiers and sailors monument, erected on court house lawn in Delphi. Dedicated to the Carroll Coun­ty soldiers and sailors who served in the Civil War. Monument erected in 1892.

CASS COUNTY

1. Bronze tablet placed in the Wabash Railroad station marking the site of the :first cabin erected in Cass County; the cabin belonged to the McBean fam­ily.

2. Marker erected in the Franklin school yard, Lo­gansport, marking the camp site of the Forty-sixth Indiana Regiment of Civil War soldiers.

CLARK COUNTY

1. The grave of Colonel John Armstrong, born in 1755, and who died in Clark County, Indiana, in 1816, and who served in the Revolutionary War, who was

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with General Harmar and St. Clair in their western campaigns, and who was in command of old Ft. Steu­ben, at the falls of the Ohio River for several years, is marked by a monument erected on the tract of land where, in 1796, he started a small settlement.

2. Monument to Jonathan Jennings,-first Governor of Indiana, erected under an act of the General Assem­bly of 1893. Monument stands m cemetery near Charlestown, Clark Coupty.

CLAY COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

CLINTON COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

CRAWFORD COUNTY

1. Monument erected to the memory of William H. English, which stands in a vacant lot near the edge of town.

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DAVIESS COUNTY

1. Soldiers monument on court house lawn in Washington, erected to the memory of the men from Daviess County who served in the Civil War.

DEARBORN COUNTY

1. At the eastern edge of Dearborn County, north of the Big Four Railroad, stands a cylindrical monu­ment marking the Ohio-Indiana boundary line. Also at the mouth of the Miami River, just below the Balti­more & Ohio bridge, stands a second boundary line marker.

2. A bronze tablet, 24 by 30 inches in size, contain­ing the names of the 38 men from Dearborn County who lost their lives while in service during the World War, has been placed on one of the pillars in the county court house. The tablet was authorized and paid for by the County Council of Defense.

3. A grove of Norway maples, planted by the Re­search Club of Aurora, April 14, 1919, in honor of the soldiers and sailors from that city who lost their lives in the World War. A bronze plate bearing each man's name is placed on the trees.

4. A monument ~edicated to the memory of Eli C. Crisman, Edmund Durbin, James E. Goble, all of whom lost their lives when the steamer "Red-Stone" exploded near Carrollton, Kentucky, April 3, 1852, stands in the old cemetery at Lawrenceburg. All three were newspaper men; Durbin and Goble owned the Lawrenceburg Press.

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DECATUR COUNTY

1. Marker erected at the point where the old Mich­igan Road enters Greensburg. Erected by the Lone Tree (Greensburg) Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in 1916.

2. A large stone marker stands at the point desig­nating the center of population of the United States in 1890; 85 ° 32' 53" West Longitude, and 39° 11' 56" North Latitude. Tbe spot was located about ten miles south of Greensburg, and a mile and a half north of Westport. Marker was erected by the Chicago Her­ald, in 1891.

DEKALB COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

DELA WARE COUNTY

1. Large boulder marks the site of the old Indian camp, at Old Town Hill. Erected by the Muncie Chap­ter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in 1915.

2. A bronze tablet and boulder marks the site of the camp established by the Indians on the river bluff north of Muncie. Erected by the Muncie Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in 1917.

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DUBOIS COUNTY

1. A Deliverance Cross, erected in Jasper, Indiana, by German immigrants, who on their passage to this country were delivered from a storm at sea. The erec­tion of the cross was in payment of a vow to express their gratitude over the safe ' passage gTanted them. The structure is of stone, with a life size figure of the Christ in bronze.

2. Three markers on Freeman's Line, the south boundary of the Vincennes tract, have been erected in Dubois County. Two of the markers are on the French Lick route of the Market Highway System ; the third is southwest of Holland. They were erected as cen­tennial markers in 1916 by the authority of the state.

3. A settlement stone marker erected by George R. Wilson commemorates the first settlement established in Dubois County. The first white settlers reached the county in 1801. The marker was unveiled December 31, 1919.

4. Soldiers and sailors monument on court house Jawn in ,Jasper. Dedicated October 17, 1894. Provided for by private subscriptions. The monument contains a room for war relics, being one of the :first in Indiana to make provision for housing historical material.

5. A glass case containing a complete collection of Dubois County World War records, compiled by Miss Margaret A. Wilson of Jasper, stands in the corridor of the county court house. The Dubois County World War records are considered the most complete of any in the state.

6. A bronze tablet on the front waJl of the Jasper High School building has been placed in honor of Cor-

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poral Clyde Line, who gave his life on the battlefields of France. Clyde Line graduated from the Jasper High School with the class of 1913.

7. Bronze tablet on the Salem Evangelical Church, Huntingburg, commemorated to the members of the Salem Evangelical Church who served in the World War. Dedicated November 11, 1921.

8. Cenotaph in Fairmount Cemetery, Huntingburg, erected to the memory of Jesse K. Stork, ''the first American soldier killed in battle in the Spanish-Amer­ican War.'' He was killed June 28, 1898. The inscrip­tion was prepared by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who was commanding officer of the regiment in which pri­vate Stork was enrolled.

ELKHART COUNTY ... No historical markers reported from the county.

FAYETTE COUNTY

1. Monument on the site of John Conner's sawmill; John Conner was the first white settler and founder of Connersville, 1808. Monument erected by J. L. Heine­mann in 1913.

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FLOYD COUNTY

1. The historic old Scribner House, built in 1814 by Joel, Abner and Nathaniel Scribner, is owned by the New Albany Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; considered an historical land­mark in southern Indiana.

Note: The Seventy-second Session of the Indiana Gen­eral Assembly appropr iated the sum of one thou­sand dollar s ($1,000) for the purpose of purchasing and erecting a monument over the graves of ex­Governor Ashbel P . Willard and Michael C. Kerr, whose graves are located in a cemetery adjoining New Albany. The members of the Commission have already been appointed by the Governor, a nd the monuments will p robably be erected sometime during the coming year.

FOUNTAIN COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

FRANKLIN COUNTY

1. Soldiers and sailors monument on southwest cor­ner of the court house yard. Erected by the Grand Army of the Republic.

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2. A tablet bearing the inscription:

"Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church" "Erected 1812"

has been placed over the door of the Little Cedar Church by the Brookville Historical Society. The Little Cedar Church stands three miles south of Brook­ville on the Dixie Highway.

FULTON COUNTY

1. A boulder and tablet marks the site of the old Indian village Chippewa-Nung, on the side of the old Michigan Road, where it crosses the Tippecanoe River, three miles north of Rochester. The following in­scription appears on the boulder:

"Site of Indian village Chippewa-Nung, where treaties were signed in 1836 which transferred the Pottowat­tomies from this territory to land in the west. Here soldiers camped with 1,000 Indians on the removal of the last of the Pottowattomies in 1838. Placed by Manitou Chapter, D. A. R., 1921."

2. A bronze tablet on the State Bank Building, Ful­ton County, Indiana, bears the following inscription:

"Placed by Manitou Chapter No. 840. This tablet marks the crossing of the

Indian Trails of the Pottowattomie, Black Hawk and Miami Tribes, from White Pigeon,

Michigan, to the Indian Reservation in Miami County, and from Fort Wayne to Winamac,

thence to South Bend, and Michigan City. Original White Colony made settlement on

July 4, 1836."

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Beneath the tablet is a smaller one bearing the fol­lowing inscription:

"Attested by Daniel Whittenberger, Sole ~urvivor, Original Colony."

Dedicated in November, 1918.

3. A bronze tablet bas been placed at the front en­trance to the court house in Rochester in memory of the men from Fulton County who lost their lives while in service during the World vV ar. Placed by the Man­itou Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

GIBSON COUNTY

1. Soldiers and sailors monument erected on the southeast corner of the court house yard in Princeton. The monument was erected in 1912 ; provided for by county appropriation. It stands over sixty feet in height, and on the four sides of the monument are the names of the important battles-Resaca, Chickamauga, Gettysburg, March to the Sea, Missionary Ridge, Vicksburg, Perryville, Shiloh, Stone River, Antietam, Bentonville, and Nashville-in which the Indiana sol­diers took part.

2. Monument of the Fifty-eighth Indiana Regiment stands on the southwest corner of the court -house yard in Princeton, dedicated July 4, 1865. Erected by the survivors of the Fifty-eighth Regiment, Indiana Vol­unteers, t.o the memory of their deceased comrades.

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·Reported as first monument erected in the state in honor of the soldiers of the Civil War and it is prob­ably the only regimental monument erected by funds provided exclusively by surviving members.

3. Monument in Oakland City erected by the sur­viving members of Company F , Forty-second Indiana Regiment, as a tribute to the memory of their com­rades who died while in service during the Civjl War. The monument stands twenty-eight feet in height, and contains the names of the members of the company, 143 in number. Erected during the summer of 1893.

4. Monument erected on Public Square in Prince­ton to William Prince, founder of Princeton. Erect­ed in 1914 by the Princeton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

GRANT COUNTY

1. Marker erected in :Marion to Mar tin Boots, :first settler on the land on which the city of Marion is now located. Erected in 1916 by the Francis Marion Chap­ter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

2. Marker erected to the memory of David Bran­son, who, together with Martin Boots (above men­tioned) , donated sixty acres of land-thirty acres each - including the court house square and the land adja­cent to it on the east and west sides. Marker er ected by the Board of County Commissioners.

3. Soldiers and sailors monument at Marion Na­tional Sanatorium. Erected in 1913-1914; provided

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by the Post Fund of the National Home Disabled Vet­eran Soldiers, Marion Branch. This monument is a copy of the one oii Chickamauga Battlefield. Sculptor, Lorado Taft.

GREENE COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

HAMILTON COUNTY

1. Soldier shaft erected in Crownland Cemetery, Noblesville, Indiana, in memory of the men who served in the Civil War. Erected by the county. Dedicated July 4, 1869.

HANCOCK COUNTY

1. ~onument to James Whitcomb Riley, which stands m front of the court house in Greenfield; erect­ed by the school children of Ai:nerica. Dedicated No­vember 26, 1918. Myra Richards, sculptor.

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2. Indiana Centennial marker placed on the library grounds in Greenfield in 1916 by the club women of Greenfield.

3 . . Incliana Centennial marker placed on the school grounds at Eden, Greene Township, Hancock County, in 1916. Erected by the school children.

HARRISON COUNTY

1. The old State House of Indiana, in Corydon, con­tains a metal plate which has been placed near the front door on the outside wall containing the inscrip­tion:

"Indiana's Birthplace, Er.ected 1812. Territorial State Capitol-1813-1825."

2. Near the old Constitutional Elm in Corydon stands a stone marker with a bronze tablet containing the words "Constitutional Elm. On this site, June 10-29, 1816, the Constitution of Indiana was framed.'' Erected by Hoosier Elm Chapter (Corydon), Daugh­ters of the American Revolution, 1915.

Note: The Hoosier Elm chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution have marked the graves of three Revolutionary soldiers in Harrison County; and the Piankeshaw chapter at New Albany has marked the graves of two Revolutionary soldiers in the eastern part of Harrison County.

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HENDRICKS COUNTY

1. A tablet, erected by the Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter (Indianapolis) of the Daughters of the Amer­ican Revolution, in 1916, marks the place where ex­President Martin Van Buren fell from an overturned stage-coach while traveling west through I11diana in 1842. It is believed that the clriver purposely over­turned the stage coach in order to prove to the ex­President the need of supporting an appropriation measure so as to provide fund s for improving the .roads.

2. A bronze tablet provided for by the Society of the Sons of the Revolution has been placed in the east hall of the Hendricks County court house, in Danville, in memory of the Revolutionary soldiers buried in Hendricks County.

HENRY COUNTY

1. A monument in Knightstown in honor of the men who served in the World War.

2. Henry County Memorial Park, located one mile north of Newcastle on the Union Traction line, de.di­cated to the men from Henry County who served in the World War. Provided for by the county, and by subscriptions made by citizens of the county.

3. The old home of General William Grose, built immediately following the close of the Civil War, was

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set aside in 1902 as the permanent home of the Henry County Historical Society. The Historical Society, together with a museum, is housed in this historic old home.

HOW ARD COUNTY

l. A cenotaph at the entrance of the old cemetery in Kokomo, dedicated to the old Indian Chief Kokomo of the Miami Tribe, to the memory of the early pio­neers and settler s of Kokomo, and to the memory of the Civil War soldiers who are buried in this cemetery; erected by the city of Kokomo in 1911 at the request of T. J. Harrison Post No. 30, G. A. R., Department of Indiana.

2. A soldiers and sailors monument stands in tbe new cemetery in Kokomo, erected by Howard County and dedicated in 1886. On the monument is carved the names of the leading battles in which Howard County men took part during the Civil War struggle.

HUNTINGTON COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

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JACKSON COUNTY

1. The site of the old Fort at Vallonia, which was used as a stockade against the Indians, and where General John Tipton and his men were located for some t jme, has been marked by a large stQ;ne marker erected by the Jackson County Historical Society, in 1916.

2. rrhe junction of the Grouseland Boundary line (1805), and the Ten O'clock line (1809), two miles west of the city of Seymour, is marked by a large stone placed there in 1916 by the Jackson County Historical Society.

3. A stone monument was erected in 1912 in com­memoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the battle fought on Tipton 's Island between the Indians and General Tipton 's Rangers. The marker was erected by Tipton S. and Meetly S. Blish, and later turned over to the Jackson County Historical Society.

4. A stone marker on Indianapolis avenue, between St. Louis avenue and Second street, in Seymour, marks tbe site of the first building ere.cted in that city. The marker was erected in 1916 by Tipton S. and Meetly S. Blish. The marker has since been turned over to tbe Jackson County Historical Society.

JASPER COUNTY

1. A monument in Rensselaer to General Robert H. Milroy, wbo commanded the Ninth Indiana Regiment during the Civil W a.r. General Milroy was also a

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member of the Constitutional Convention of 1850, a trustee of the Wabash and E rie Canal, and served as superintendent of Indian Affairs in Washington Ter­ritory. Died in Olympia, Washington, March 29, 1890. The monument in his honor was unv~iled July 4, · 1910. Sculptress, Mary Wash burn.

JAY COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

JEFFERSON COUNTY

1. Lanier Memorial Museum. The old Lanier home, built in 1844, and one of the most stately man­sions on the Ohio River, was turned over to the J effer­son County Historical Society in 1917. An historical museum is housed in this historic old building·, and it serves as the permanent home of the Jefferson County Historical Society.

2. Marker erected in 1916 by the Madison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, marking the beginning of the old Michigan Road.

3. Clifty F alls Park, comprising an area of about four hundred acres, situated about two miles from Madison in Jefferson County. The park site was do-

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nated to the state by the people of Jefferson County in 1920. The special scenic feature of the park is Clifty Falls, some ninety feet in height.

4. A bronze tablet bearing the inscription ''GUTH­RIE TRAIL" , placed on a large glacial boulder, marks the Madison-Columbus highway where the road leaves North Madison. This route formerly known as the old State Road, was renamed in 1920, and designated as "Guthrie Trail". '11he North Vernon Chamber of Commerce sponsored a movement during the summer of 1921 which r esulted in placing three markers-one at North Madison, one in North Vernon, and one just outside the city of Columbus. The Commercial Club of Madison and a group of citizens of Jefferson County provided the funds for placing the Guthrie Trail Marker at North Madison.

JENNINGS COUNTY

1. Vinegar Mills Park, a park consisting of approx­imately one hundred acres, lying· between North Ver­non and Vernon. Donafod to the state in 1920 by cit­izens of ,Jennings County.

2. A bronze tablet bearing the inscription ''GUTH­RIE TRAIT..i", plac.ed on a large glacial boulder, marks the Madison-Columbus Highway where the road enters North Vernon. This route, formerly known as the old State Road, was renamed in 1920, and designated as " Guthrie Trail ". The North Vernon Chamber of

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Corrimerce sponsored a movement during the summer of 1921 which resulted in placing three markers-one at North Madison, one in North Vernon, and one just outside t]1e city of Columbus. The marker and boul­der was provided for by the North Vernon Chamber of Commerce, and erected in the summer of 1921.

JOHNSON COUNTY

1. A boulder in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Franklin, Indiana, dedicated to the memory of the Revolutionary soldiers buried in Johnson County. Inscription on bronze tablet reads :

"In memory of the Revolutionary heroes who rest in Johnson County

Erected by Alexander Hamilton Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1776-1917."

2. A stone marker erected at the gate to the Hope­well Manse; dedicated to the memory of seven young men who left Hopewell in 1857 to go to Kansas to es­tablish churches. In August, 1915, three of the surviv­ing members returned to Hopewell, gathered up such letters and messages as could be found from the other members of the original party and their families, placed them in a small copper box. which in turn was placed in the stone monument. The marker was dedi­cated August 25, 1915.

3. A bronze tab]et in Franklin College was unveiled November 11, 1921, in memory of the five men from

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Franklin Co1lege who lost their lives in the World War.

4. Polk Memorial Community House. Erected by James Thomas and Laura Burdick Polk in 1919, Greenwood, Indiana. Donated to the citizens of Greenwood as a community building.

5. Memorial fountain, dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of Johnson County who served in the Civil War: The fountain stands at the north entrance to the court house, in ll' ranklin. Erected by John W. Vawter, in 1905.

KNOX COUNTY

1. Marker erected at F irst and Dubois street, Vin­cennes, marking the site of old Fort Sackville. The inscription reads :

"SITE OF FORT SACKVILLE Captured by

Col. Geo. Rogers Clark From the British

F eb. 25, 1779 Resulting in the U. S. ·acquiring the Great Northwest Territory,

embracing the states of Indiana, Ohfo., I llinois ,

Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Dedicated November 18, 1905 By the Daughters of the Revolution."

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2. The William Henry Harrison House, built in 1804, served as the first Capitol of Indiana Territory. The old home is now owned by the Daughters of the American . Revo]ution and bas been appropriately marked.

3. A bronze tablet marks the last of a group of wal­nut trees under which General Harrison and Tecumseh held their memorable meeting, in August, 1810.

4. A granite marker bas been placed at the grave of Francis Vigo, who made possible the capture of Fort Sackville, :F'ebruary 25, 1779. He was buried in Vin­cennes. Erected in 1909 by the Francis Vigo Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

5. A government marker on the bank of the Wa­bash River at Vincennes describes its longitude as 87° 32' 79" West of Greenwich. Latitude 30° 48' 37.71" North. Elevation 429.928 feet.

6. A bronze tablet placed on the bui]ding· of the First National Bank under the auspices of the Fort­nightly Club of Vincennes, Indiana, designates the spot where the first legislative building of the North­west Territory stood.

7. Soldiers monument in Vincennes. Sculptor, Ru­dolph Schwarz.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY

1. Fire-place in memory of Rachael F-elkner, in­stalled in the Carnegie Public Library, Warsaw, by Daughters of American Revolution in 1917.

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LAGRANGE COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

LAKE COUNTY

1. Soldiers and sailors monument at Lowell, erected in honor of the men who served in the Civil War.

2. Monument to Solon Robinson, first settler in Crown Point. Dedicated August 27, 1921.

. LAPORTE COUNTY

1. A large native boulder marks the place where a block house was built by the settlers during the Black Hawk War, in 1832; stands near Door Village. Erect­ed by the Laporte County Historical Society.

LAWRENCE COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

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MADISON COUNTY

1. A bronze tablet commemorating the Morayian Mission to the Indians, 1801-1806, placed on a boulder at the roadside, two miles east of Anderson, unveiled June 2, 1913. The site of the old mission is located o:ae mile south of the spot where the boulder stands, along the north bluffs of White River. The marker was placed by the Kikthewanund (Anderson) Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

MARION COUNTY

Note: Lack of space prevents a detailed description of the numerous monuments and markers that have been erected in the Capital City. A list which is believed to be complete is submitted herewith, with­out any attempt to give a detailed description of the individual markers.

1. Soldiers and saitors monument. Built in 1887-1901 by an appropriation from the state. Cost, $600,-000.00. Sculptor, Hugo Schwarz. The following in­scription appears on the monument:

War of the Revolution Capture of Vincennes by George Rogers Clark, February 25, 1778.

Indian and British Wars-1811 and 1812 Battle of Tippecanoe. Indians defeated November 7, 1811.

War with Mexico, 1846-47-48 Regiments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 4585 men.

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War for t he Union, 1861-65 Indiana Volunteers 128 Regiments Infantry 13 Cavalry

1 " Artillery Navy

175,772 men 21,835 "

3,838 " 2,130 "

Total 210,487 " Of the land forces 24,416 were killed or died of wounds or disease.

War with Spain, 1898 5 Regiments Infantry 2 Color ed Companies Inf . 2 Batteries Light Art.

E ngineer Corps Signal Corps

6,693 men 218 " 356 "

98 " 55 "

Total 7,420 "

2. Statue to Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, 1889-1893 ; south entrance of University Park, on East Ohio str eet; dedicated 1908.

3. Statue of Oliver P . Morton, War Governor of Indiana; at Market street entrance to State House. Dedicated 1907.

4. Statue of Thomas A. Hendricks, Vice-President of the United States, 1885-1889; on southeast corner of State House grounds. Dedicated 1890.

5. Statue to Robert Dale Owen, south entrance of State House. Dedicated 1911.

6. Statue to Richard Dale Owen, in rotunda of State House. Dedicated 1913.

7. Statue to Schuyler Colfax, Vice-President of the United States, 1869-1873; in University Park. Dedi­cated in 1887.

8. Statue to General Henry W. Lawton, in Garfield Park. Unveiled in 1907.

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9. Depew Memorial Fountain, in University Park. Dedicated in 1919.

10. Marker erected at Alabama and Nineteenth streets, marking site of old Camp Morton. Erected by school No. 45, in 1916.

11. Monument marking the crossing of the Mich­igan Road and the old National Road at the intersec­tion of Washington street and Southeastern avenue. · 12. Markf'r on south side of State House lawn, marking the old National Road, 1806-36. Erected in 1916 by the Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter (Indian­apolis), Daughters of the American Revolution.

13. Monument at Greenlawn Cemetery, corner Kentucky avenue and Georgia street, in memory of the soldiers of the Southern Confederacy who died in In­dianapolis.

14. A monument to Christopher Columbus, on west side of State House lawn. "Erected in 1920 by the Ital­ians of Indianapolis, Kokomo, Logansport, Richmond, etc.''

15. A bronze plate on a large boulder in Riverside Park marks the place where Colonel William A. Ketcham camped with a group of soldiers during the Civil vVar period.

TABLETS.

16. Tablet on Claypool Hotel, marking site of the old Bates House, where Lincoln made an address in F ebruary, 1861, while on route to Washing-ton for his first inauguration.

17. Tablet to Dr. John Bobbs, tbe noted surgeon, in reading room of Public Library.

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18. Tablet in Union Station, giving history of the :first union station in the world (Indianapolis Union Station, 1858), and reliefs of Chauncey Rose, John Brough, Oliver H. Smith, and William N .• Jackson.

19. John Herron marble tablrt in corridor .of Her­ron Art Institute.

20. Two memorial tablets in Butler College; one placed in 1920 bears the names of the Butler College boys who died in the vVorld vVar; the other, placed in 1921, bears tho names of eighteen Butler College men who died in the Civil \Var.

21. A tablet marking the :first school in Indianapo­lis, started by Joseph C. Reed, 1821, at the point where Kentucky avenue and Illinois street intersect.

22. A bronze tablet in memory of William Watson Woollen on a large boulder at Buzzard's Roost, placed by the Indiana Nature Study Club, in 1921.

23. Tablet to James Biddle, custodian of Short-ridge High School. .

24. Burdsall dedicatory tablet in City Hospital. 25. Emmerich Manual Training School tablet, rn

honor of its first principal. 26. Colonel Eli Lilly tablet, founder of drug store. 27. A. Kiefer tablet, founder of drug store. 28. A marker in University Park marks the site

where the old Marion County Seminary stood, 1833-53. 29. A bronze tablet in the Second Presbyterian

Church, Indianapolis, dedicated in honor of the eighty­eight members of that church who participated in the World War. Dedicated Novembrr J3, 1921.

30. A bronze tablet bearing the names of the boys who lost their lives while in service during the World

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War, and whose mothers were members of the Depart­ment Club. Unveiled November 6, 1921, in home of the Department Club, Indianapolis.

31. In Garfield Park is a grove of three hundred and thirty-three trees, planted in 1921 by Gold Star mothers in memory of the Marion County men who died while in service in the World War.

32. Sun Dial in the Rose Garden of Garfield Park. Dedicated to the soldiers, sailors, marines, and nurses from Marion County who took part in the World War. The bronze figure represents a crouched Indian ; the shadow cast by the extended arm indicates the time of day. The center of the dial is made of terrazza in verte, antique marble. Provided for by the Indianapo~ · lis Patriotic Festival Organization; dedicated in 1921. Myra R. Richards, sculptor.

33. A bronze tablet has been placed in the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company building, :first floor, to the memory of Robert J . Eisenbarth and Reginald W. Hughes, employes of the Fletcher Savings and Trust · Company, who lost their lives in the \Vorld War. Ded­icated in 1921.

34. Tablet to· Spencer Records Quick, 1828-1920, placed in the Third Christian Church, Seventeenth and Broadway, Indianapolis, in January, 1921. Sculptor, Myra R. Richards.

35. Tablet to William Churchman, founder of the Indiana School for the Blind, placed in the hallway in the front entrance of the building. Mr. Churchman was born November 29, 1818, and died May 17, 1882. He was connected with the School for the Blind from 1847 to 1879. The tablet was provided for by the

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alumni of the school, and the Indiana Association of Workers for the Blind. Erected July 29, 1918. Sculptor, Myra R. Richards.

MARSHALL COUNTY

1. Monument to Chief Menominee of the Pottowat­tomie Indian tribe, which tribe at one time owned the land of Marshall County ; provided for by a state ap­propriation, approved March 12, 1907. Dedicated in 1909.

2. Centennial Park, formerly the site of the old fair oTounds was converted into a park in 1916, and do-o ' nated to the city of P lymouth.

MARTIN COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

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MIAMI COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

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MONROE COUNTY

1. 1 The point designated as the center of population in the United States in 1910, is located on the grounds of the Showers Brothers furniture factory, Blooming­ton, and has been marked by a steel flag pole set in a circular concrete base. Marker erected by Showers Brothers.

2. A monument stands at the grave of Rev. Andrew Wylie, D. D., first President of Indiana University. Dr. Wylie was elected President in 1828. The monu­ment was erected on the present campus of the univer­sity in 1851.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

1. Monument to soldiers and sailors of Montgom­ery County, erected on court house lawn. · The monu­ment is dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of all wars. Also the name of William Bratton, who went across the country with Lewis and Clark in 1804, and who lived and died in Montgomery County, is contained on the monument.

2. A monument on Lane avenue, Crawfordsville, marks the site of the first building of vVabash College, which stood about one-half mile north of the present campus. The first building of Wabash College was erected in 1833.

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3. On Center Hall, Wabash College, is a bronze tab­let which contains the names of the students from that institution who served in the Civil War, 1861-1865.

4. A large granite boulder placed about six miles west of Crawfordsville marks the spot where the first cabin, built by William Offield, was erected in Mont­gomery County. The marker was placed in 1881. William Offield later moved to the Ozark Mountain region in Missouri ; thence to Cass County, Oregon, where he died at the age of J 04 years.

5. A bronze tablet was placed in the Crawfords­ville postoffice in 1904 by the Dorothy Q. Chapter (Crawfordsville) of the Daughters of the American Revolution, in memory of the twelve Revolutionary soldiers buried in Montgomery County.

6. A bronze tablet containing fifty-one names, "In Honor of this Parish; United States Army and Navy; 1917-1918 ", was placed in St. Bernard's (Catholic) Church, Crawfordsville, Indiana. Erected by members of the parish in 1919.

7. A bronze tablet in the Wabash Avenue Presby­terian Church, on which has been inscribed sixty-five names "Dedicated to the Men of Center and First

' "'Presbvterian Churches Who Served their Country in the \Vorld vVar in 1917-1919", was erected in 1921 by the united membership of Center Church and First Presbyterian Church.

8. A tablet containing a roll of honor consisting of three hun<lred and twenty-nine names-Crawfordsville High School students who served in the World War­has been placed in the city high school. Presented by ~Vinifred A. Shicks and Clark Snyder in 1918.

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MORGAN COUNTY . No historical markers in the county.

NEWTON COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

NOBLE COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

OHIO COUNTY

1. Soldiers and sailors monument in Rising· Sun, Indiana, in memory of the Union soldier s and sailors from Ohio County who served in the Civil War, 1861-1865. The monument is a shaft of New Hampshire granite, mounted by a statue of an American soldier. Erected by Captain Hugh Especy, of the Second In­diana Battery. Unveiled May 13, 1891.

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ORANGE COUNTY

1. Stone markers north of Orleans, marking the Freeman Survey, made in 1803, locally known as Free­man's Corner. Re-established in 1915 by th~ County Surveyor, Rufus E . Pinnick.

OWEN COUNTY

1. · McCormick Creek Canyon State Park, a tract of three hundred and :fifty acres, three miles east of Spen­cer. This was the first link in tbe chain of park sites acquired by tbe state in 1916.

2. Monument in Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, In­diana, in memory of the seven Revolutionary soldiers buried in Spencer County.

3. Marker near Gosport, marking the Ten 0 'clock line. (Badly in need of repairs.)

4. Site of old Camp Hughes, near Gosport, where the Fifty-ninth Indiana Regiment was stationed dur­ing the Civil War, marked. Marker furnished by Hoosier Motor Club.

5. A bronze tablet to the memory of Leland M. Highet, the first Owen County boy killed in action, and the only sailor from the county who gave his life in the World War, has been placed in the court house in Spencer, Indiana. The tablet was presented by the sailors and marines of Owen County. Young Highct lost his life on the Jacob Jones, December 6, 1917.

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The following inscription appears on the east side of "the monument, facing the street:

"Thomas Say, the Naturalist, Born in Philadelphia, July 27, 1787

Died at New Harmony, October 10, 1834."

2. A marble tablet on the present school building marks the site of the old Rappite Church and bears the follovving inscr iption: ''In memory of the Harmony Society. Founded by George Rapp, 1805.''

3. A bronze tablet marks the site of the old Rappite Cemet~ry in New Harmony. The tablet was placed by the New Harmony Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

4. The old stone doorway preserved with cherry door, 1822. This doorway has been used in three buildings. It is said to have been carved by Fred Rapp and the door is preserved in memory of the founders of New Harmony.

5. The Fauntleroy Home; home of the first wom­an's club in Indiana. (Oftentimes reported as the home of the first woman's club in the United States.)

6. Monument to Joseph Neef, the educator, and members of his family. Joseph Neef was a coadjutor of Pestalozzi in Switzerland and was the first to pro­mulgate the Pestalozzian system of education in Amer­ica. He was one time officer under N apo l con Bona­parte. Monument erected in Maple Hill Cemetery by Mrs. Richard Owen, daughter of Joseph Neef.

7. Grave of Rev. Schrader, the oldest known circuit rider of pioneer clays in Posey County, marked by monument. ·

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8. Grave of Governor Alvin P. Hovey, in Mt. Ver­non, marked by large monument.

9. High water mark of Ohio River, 1883-84, is marked in Mt. Vernon.

Note: The Workingmen's Institute of New Harmony has already made plans to mark the following four spots upon the library premises:

1. Site of No. 1, Rappite Rooming House. 2. Site of No. 1, Ball Room. 3. Site of No. 11, Rappite School House. 4. The Murphy Elm dedicated to the memory of

Dr. Edward Murphy, 1813-1900.

PULASKI COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

PUTNAM COUNTY

1. The grave of Bishop Robert Roberts, the first Methodist Bishop in_ Indiana, is located on the DePauw University campus and is marked by a large white marble tombstone, erected by the Methodist ministers, in 1843. The grave is surrounded by an iron fence, also erected by the Methodist ministers of Indiana.

2. Soldiers and sailors monument on the court house lawn in Greencastle, erected in 1870.

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RANDOLPH COUNTY

1. Soldiers and sailors monument on court house lawn in Winchester, erected in 1889-1890. Funds for providing the monument were raised by John Moor­man, and by an appropriation made by the County Commissioners of Randolph County.

2. The Maxville Monument in Woodlawn Cemetery, Maxville Indiana. Erected in 1920 to the memory of ' ' the Civil War veterans, the Spanish-American War veterans, the World War veterans, and the Red Cross nurses of all wars.

RIPLEY COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

RUSH COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY

1. Marker designating the site of the old Schuyler Colfax home. Erected 1;>y Daughter$ of Rebecca Lodge of South Bend.

2. Soldiers and sailors monument at Mishawaka, erected 1884.

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3. Soldiers monument, bronze group, in South Bend, dedicated in July, 1903. Sculptor, Rudolph Schwarz.

SCOTT COUNTY

1. Pigeon Roost monument, marking the site where the Pigeon Roost Massacre occurred in 1812, near the boundary line between Clark and Scott Counties." The Sixty-thi'rd session of the Indiana General Assembly voted funds for erecting the monument. Dedicated, October 1, 1904. .

2. Monument to William H . English in Public Square, Scottsburg. Colonel English at one time rep­resented Scott County in the Indiana State Legisla­ture.

SHELBY COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

SPENCER COUNTY

1. Monument and Park at Lincoln City, dedicated to the memory of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln.

2. A stone marker has been erected on the site (now occupied by the Lincoln City Public School) where the

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cabin of Abraham Lincoln stood, Lincoln City, Incli­ana.

3. Monument at the grave of Sarah Lincoln Grigs­. by in Old Pigeo11 Cemetery, one mile south of Lincoln City. Erected in June, 1916.

STARKE COUNTY

1. Monument in Francesville Cemetery . to Joel Pratt \~ood, ·who served as drummer boy in the battle of Lundy's Lane, July 25, 1814. Served with Texas troops in their £ght for independence against Mexico·

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in 1836.

STEUBEN COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

SULLIVAN COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

SWITZERLAND COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

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TIPPECANOE COUNTY

1.. Tippecanoe Monument and Battle Ground near Lafayette. Erected jointly by the United States ancl State of Incliana, in memory of the heroes who lost their lives in the Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811. Dedicated November 7, 1908. General John Tipton, w]10 participated in this battle, donated the grounds to the State of Indiana in 1836. The monu­ment gives the names of the officers and privates who were kiJled in battle; also the number of men w]10 par­ticipated in the battle.

2. Marker showing the site of old Fort Ouia tan on, four miles south of Lafayette. The fort was bui lt by the Fn•nch in 1720.

3. Marker marking site of Prophet's Town, on north bank of vVabash, opposite and about two miles east of tbe site of Tippecanoe Battle Ground.

4. Marker, south and west o_f Lafayette, where Gen­eral Harrison and his army camped on the night pre~ vious to the Battle of Tippecanoe.

TIPTON COUNTY

1. A bronze tablet and boulder to the memory of John Tipton has been placed on the library lawn in Tipton. The inscription reads:

"General John Tipton 1786-1839

Pioneer Leader Hero of Tippecanoe

Indian Agent Statesman

Centennial Memorial 1816-1916"

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UNION COUNTY

1. 'Tablet on the road north of Liberty marks the birthplace of Joaquin Miller.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY

1. Marker in honor of Colonel Hugh McGary, the first white settler of Evansville, who landed there in 1812. Marker is at foot of Division street.

2. Monument to the soldiers and sailors of the Civil vVar, erected at the entrance to the Memorial Coliseum in Evansville. Also a monument dedicated to ''The Spirit of 1916", placed at the same entrance. Sculp­tor, George H. Honig.

3. Monument erected to the memory of Captain Henry Dexter, 1818-1872; ''One of the bravest and most distinO'uished officers on our Western waters.''

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A cannon used in the Civil War on the steamer Charlie Bowen is mounted on top of the monument. The mon­ument was erected by friends and admirers of Captain Dexter.

VERMILLION COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

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VIGO COUNTY

1. Fort Harrison marker, located about two miles north of Terre Haute, at the site of Old Fort Harrison, commemorating the battle between the Indians and the forces of General Zachary Taylor, fought in 1812. The stone marks the site, and commemorates the one hun­dredth anniversary of the battle fought September 4, 1812.

2. Soldiers and sailors monument on court house lawn in ':l1erre Haute, erected by Board of County Com-

-missioners and the Vigo County Monumental Associa­tion in 1909. Dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of Vigo County who served in the Civil vVar. Rudolph Schwarz, sculptor.

3. Monument erected to Colonel Richard W. Thompson; June, 1809-February, 1900.

4. Soldiers monument at Lewis, Vigo County. Erected by the General Cruft Post, No. 284, Grand Army of the Republic. "Dedicated to the Soldiers of '61- '65".

5. Monument to Claude Herbert of Terre Haute, who on December 19, 1898, lost hi s life in saving the lives of others in a fire that broke out in the Havens & Geddes dry goods stoi·e. Young Herbert was play­ing the part of Santa Claus when the flames were dis­covered, and after rescuing all the children and help­ing to save the lives of several clerks, lost his own life. The monument to his memory was erected by public subscription, conducted by the Terre Haute Star.

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WABASH COUNTY

1. The Frances Slocum Monument :-Frances Slo­cum, a white child, was stolen by the Indians at the time of Braddock's cl<.'£ cat in Pennsylvania-when she was only :five yeal'S old-and was brought VI/ est, where she o-rew up as one 0f the Miami Tribe. Her gTave is located on the Mississinnewa River, near the Miami­\Vabash County line, about eighty rods inside the boundary line of Wabash County, and is marked by a beautiful mo11ument erectetl in 1900.

2. A stone marker on the edge of the sidewalk lead­ino' west from the Big Four passenger depot on Mar ­ke~ street, Wabasl1, Indiana, marks the site where an lndian treaty was signed between the United States Government and the Miami Indian Tribe. The three treaties ceding the Indian iand to the United State's Government were signed October 23, 1834; November 6 1838 · and November 28, 1840. ' '

WARREN COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

WARRICK COUNTY

No historical markers in the ·county.

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WASHINGTON COUNTY

1. Monument marking the birthplace of John Mil­ton Hay, a man of letters, a statesman, and a world re­nowned diplomat. Erected by the Washington County Historical Society, and dedicated August 25, 1916.

2. Pictures of the thirty-two Gold Star boys from Washington County who lost their lives in the World War have been framed and placed in four panels in the corridor of the Washington County court house.

WAYNE COUNTY

1. Marker erected at the corner of Seventh and North A streets in Richmond, commemorating the site where Hemy Clay made a speech in J842, at which time a petition was presented to him by Indiana anti­slavery Friends. The marker was dedicated October 13, 1921. Erected by the Kiwanis Club of Richmond.

2. On the north side of the old National Road, about one mile east of Centerville and one-fourth mile west of the Pennsylvania Railroad viaduct, are two of the original markers placed by the U. S. Government, marking the boundaries of the old National Road, when it was originally surveyed by the government.

3. Marker on original building which served as the first school house in Richmond. The building was erected as a dwelling in 1812, and converted into a school house in J813. In 1903 the building was removed

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to the Glen Miller (city) Park by Albert W. Reed of Richmond, wh o also placed the marker on the build­ing.

WELLS COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

WHITE COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

WHITLEY COUNTY

No historical markers in the county.

Note: If the readers of this bulletin know of any his­torical monuments, tablets, or boulders that have been erected in Indiana, but which have not been included in this bulletin, they are urged to com­municate with the Indiana Historical Conunission.

It is the hope of the Historical Commission that this bulletin will do much toward arousing an in­terest throughout the state in the importance of marking other sites and spots before their exact location is lost to the knowledge of this generation.

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