List of Indiana state historical markers in Vanderburgh County

Location of Vanderburgh County in Indiana

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Vanderburgh 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 6 historical markers located in Vanderburgh County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
Wabash And Erie Canal[2] 1947 Southeastern corner of the Old Courthouse lawn at 5th and Vine Streets in Evansville
37°58′26″N 87°34′18″W / 37.97389°N 87.57167°W / 37.97389; -87.57167 (Wabash And Erie Canal)		 Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
First SWCD In Indiana[3] 1976 Boonville-New Harmony Road at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Center in Darmstadt
38°5′32″N 87°33′42″W / 38.09222°N 87.56167°W / 38.09222; -87.56167 (First SWCD In Indiana)		 Agriculture, Nature and Natural Disasters
P-47 Thunderbolt Factory[4] 1995 5401 N. U.S. Route 41 on the eastern side of the highway at the visitors' entrance to the former Whirlpool factory, near Evansville
38°1′32″N 87°32′17″W / 38.02556°N 87.53806°W / 38.02556; -87.53806 (P-47 Thunderbolt Factory)		 Military, Business, Industry, and Labor
Evansville Cotton Mill[5] 1996 Bristol Myers Squibb facility along St. Joseph Avenue (State Road 62) south of Ohio Street in Evansville
37°58′34″N 87°36′3″W / 37.97611°N 87.60083°W / 37.97611; -87.60083 (Evansville Cotton Mill)		 Business, Industry, and Labor, Women
McCurdy-Sears Building[6] 1999 In a parking lot at the junction of 5th and Sycamore Streets by a rear entrance to the McCurdy-Sears Building, in Evansville
37°58′22″N 87°34′16.6″W / 37.97278°N 87.571278°W / 37.97278; -87.571278 (McCurdy-Sears Building)		 Business, Industry, and Labor, Buildings and Architecture
Ohio River Levee[7] 2003 Eastern portion of Dress Plaza along the Ohio River in downtown Evansville, near the intersection of Walnut Street and Riverside Drive
37°58′4.8″N 87°34′29.6″W / 37.968000°N 87.574889°W / 37.968000; -87.574889 (Ohio River Levee)		 Nature and Natural Disasters, Government Institutions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ↑ Wabash And Erie Canal, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  3. ↑ First SWCD In Indiana, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  4. ↑ P-47 Thunderbolt Factory, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  5. ↑ Evansville Cotton Mill, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  6. ↑ McCurdy-Sears Building, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  7. ↑ Ohio River Levee, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.

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