List of Indiana state historical markers in Boone County explained

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Boone 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 10 historical markers located in Boone County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Indian Cemetery/Eel River Tribe of Miamis[2] 1961Northern side of State Road 47, 0.5 miles east of Thorntown
40.1285°N -86.5943°W
Cemetery, American Indian/Native American
Patrick H. Sullivan 1794-1879[3] 1962225 W. Hawthorne at the P.H. Sullivan Museum in Zionsville
39.9486°N -86.2625°W
Early Settlement and Exploration, Military
Geographical Center of Indiana[4] (Marker no longer standing)1966US 421, 1.5 miles north of SR 334, ZionsvilleGeography
Michigan Road[5] 1966Western side of U.S. Route 421 north of 121st Street, north and east of Zionsville
39.9639°N -86.2482°W
Transportation, American Indian/Native American
The Boone County REMC[6] 1985Interstate 65 northbound rest stop, 1 mile north of the State Road 47 interchange at Exit 146, and 7.5 miles north of Lebanon
40.1575°N -86.5375°W
Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Business, Industry, and Labor
The Boone County REMC[7] 1985Interstate 65 northbound rest stop, 1.5 miles north of the State Road 47 interchange at Exit 146, and 7.5 miles north of Lebanon
40.1717°N -86.5525°W
Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Business, Industry, and Labor
Samuel M. Ralston[8] 2018104 E. Washington St., Lebanon
40.0484°N -86.4679°W
Government
Sugar Creek Community[9] 2019Colored Cemetery location, 6770 North 825 West, Thorntown
40.1417°N -86.6286°W
Early Settlement, African American
Herman B Wells[10] 20202 W. Main St., Jamestown
39.9261°N -86.6278°W
Education
Henry C. Ulen, 1871-1963[11] 2021Ulen Country Club, 100 Country Club Dr., Lebanon
40.0667°N -86.466°W
Buildings and Architecture; Business, Industry, and Labor; Transportation

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana Historical Markers by County . State of Indiana . 2012-03-15.
  2. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/47.htm Indian Cemetery/Eel River Tribe of Miamis
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/48.htm Patrick H. Sullivan 1794-1879
  4. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Geographical Center of Indiana . 2024-03-13 . IHB . en.
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/49.htm Michigan Road
  6. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/50.htm The Boone County REMC
  7. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/51.htm The Boone County REMC
  8. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Samuel M. Ralston . 2024-03-13 . IHB . en.
  9. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Sugar Creek Community . 2024-03-13 . IHB . en.
  10. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Herman B Wells . 2024-03-13 . IHB . en.
  11. Web site: IHB . 2021-12-09 . Henry C. Ulen, 1871-1963 . 2024-03-13 . IHB . en.