Four Presidents Corners Explained

Official Name:Four Presidents Corners
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Four presidents Corners
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Allen County
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Monroe
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:41.0079°N -84.8826°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation Ft:768
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:434721

Four Presidents Corners is the quadripoint where the borders of four townships named for the third, fourth, fifth, and seventh American presidents meet in Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] The townships are Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, and Jackson.[3] [4]

Monument

A monument at the rural intersection of Maples and Sampson roads in Monroe Township[5] was constructed to mark the point and opened on September 22, 1917.[3] [6] [7] The ceremony included a speech by Congressman Louis W. Fairfield.[8] A flagpole was once part of the site.[9] [10] There were also proposals to include a cannon.[11] The Four Presidents Corners Historical Society raised funds to restore the Four Presidents Corners Monument for the centennial of its dedication, with the work conducted in 2015.[12] The name is used for the neighborhood around the monument.[13]

While there are numerous quadripoints in the United States, for example, three Indiana county quadripoints (Starke/Marshall/Pulaski/Fulton; Porter/LaPorte/Jasper/Starke; DeKalb/LaGrange/Noble/Steuben) none are named for presidents and memorialized such as this one.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. News: Will Dedicate Marker at Four Presidents' Corner . The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette . July 30, 1917 . October 22, 2022.
  3. Web site: Four Presidents Corners . Allen County Public Library . September 16, 2022.
  4. Web site: Allen County Townships, 2020 . Indiana.edu . 2020 . October 6, 2022.
  5. Web site: [{{GNIS3|434721}} Four Presidents Corners, Indiana ]. . . February 16, 2020.
  6. Web site: Four Presidents Corners . Allen County Public Library . September 16, 2022.
  7. Web site: Four Presidents Corners . Allen County Public Library . September 16, 2022.
  8. News: Presidents Corner Dedicated Yesterday . The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette . September 23, 1917 . October 20, 2022.
  9. News: County Raises Flag Today . The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette . July 22, 1917 . October 22, 2022 .
  10. News: Peprare for Celebration . 29 Aug 1920. 3 . The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (at Newspapers.com). September 15, 2022.
  11. Private Bills and Resolutions . Congressional Record . 61 . 2. 1591 . U.S. Government Printing Office . May 20, 1921 . September 16, 2021 . (H. R. 6401) authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to what is known as Presidents Corners, in the county of Allen, State of Indiana, one German cannon or fieldpiece.
  12. Web site: Presidential Timber (February 16, 2015). Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. 23 March 2015.
  13. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 137. ...this village was named for its location at the intersection of four townships bearing the names of four presidents....

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