List of Indiana state historical markers in Montgomery County

Location of Montgomery County in Indiana

This is a list of the Indiana state historical markers in Montgomery County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States by the Indiana Historical Bureau. The locations of the historical markers and their latitude and longitude coordinates are included below when available, along with their names, years of placement, and topics as recorded by the Historical Bureau. There are 8 historical markers located in Montgomery County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
Lane Place[2] 1962 212 S. Water Street at Wabash Avenue in Crawfordsville
40°2′24″N 86°53′51″W / 40.04000°N 86.89750°W / 40.04000; -86.89750 (Lane Place)		 Politics, Buildings and Architecture
Major General Lew Wallace 1827-1905[3] 1963 501 Pike Street at the Wallace Avenue junction in Crawfordsville
40°2′26.6″N 86°53′43″W / 40.040722°N 86.89528°W / 40.040722; -86.89528 (Major General Lew Wallace 1827-1905)		 Military, Arts and Culture
Chief Cornstalk's Village[4] 1981 Junction of U.S. Route 231 and County Road 1150S, adjacent to Parkersburg Spring near Parkersburg
39°52′23″N 86°54′11″W / 39.87306°N 86.90306°W / 39.87306; -86.90306 (Chief Cornstalk's Village)		 American Indian/Native American, Early Settlement and Exploration
Darlington Covered Bridge[5] 1993 County Roads 500N and 600E at the southwestern corner of this bridge over Sugar Creek, near Darlington
40°6′27″N 86°47′37″W / 40.10750°N 86.79361°W / 40.10750; -86.79361 (Darlington Covered Bridge)		 Transportation, Buildings and Architecture
Speed Cabin[6] 1995 310 N. Grant St. in Crawfordsville
40°2′41.2″N 86°54′15″W / 40.044778°N 86.90417°W / 40.044778; -86.90417 (Speed Cabin)		 Underground Railroad; African American; Black History
Montgomery County Rotary Jail[7] 2000 Old Jail Museum at 225 N. Washington Street (U.S. Route 231) by the Spring Street junction in Crawfordsville
40°2′38″N 86°54′6″W / 40.04389°N 86.90167°W / 40.04389; -86.90167 (Montgomery County Rotary Jail)		 Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture
William Bratton, Lewis and Clark Expedition Member[8] 2002 Eastern side of the junction of U.S. Route 136 and State Road 25 at Old Pioneer Cemetery on the eastern edge of Waynetown
40°5′16″N 87°3′33″W / 40.08778°N 87.05917°W / 40.08778; -87.05917 (William Bratton, Lewis and Clark Expedition Member)		 Early Settlement and Exploration, Cemetery
Crawfordsville’s Carnegie Library[9] 2009 Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County, 222 S. Washington Street (U.S. Route 231) in Crawfordsville
40°2′23″N 86°54′4″W / 40.03972°N 86.90111°W / 40.03972; -86.90111 (Crawfordsville's Carnegie Library)		 Education & Libraries, Buildings & Architecture, Women

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ↑ Lane Place, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  3. ↑ Major General Lew Wallace 1827-1905, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  4. ↑ Chief Cornstalk's Village, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  5. ↑ Darlington Covered Bridge, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  6. ↑ Speed Cabin, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  7. ↑ Montgomery County Rotary Jail, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  8. ↑ William Bratton, Lewis and Clark Expedition Member, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  9. ↑ Crawfordsville’s Carnegie Library, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.

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