List of Indiana state historical markers in Lawrence County explained

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Lawrence 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 4 historical markers located in Lawrence County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Indiana (Oolitic) Limestone Quarries[2] 1966Oolitic Town Hall on Main Street between Lafayette and Hoosier Avenues in Oolitic
38.9008°N -86.5267°W
Business, Industry, and Labor, Nature and Natural Disasters
Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom April 3, 1926 - January 27, 1967[3] 1967Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport in Bedford
38.8383°N -86.4358°W
Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Transportation
Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District[4] 1998Along the "I" Street sidewalk between 15th and 16th Streets on the eastern side of the Lawrence County Courthouse square in Bedford
38.8617°N -86.4826°W
Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture
Dunn Memorial Hospital[5] 20051600 23rd St. in Bedford
38.8533°N -86.4939°W
Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Buildings and Architecture

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana Historical Markers by County . State of Indiana . 2012-03-15.
  2. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/188.htm Indiana (Oolitic) Limestone Quarries
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/187.htm Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom April 3, 1926 - January 27, 1967
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/379.htm Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/478.htm Dunn Memorial Hospital