List of Indiana state historical markers in Madison County explained

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Madison 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 7 historical markers located in Madison County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Massacre of Indians[2] 1966State Road 38 0.5 miles east of Markleville
39.9753°N -85.6033°W
American Indian/Native American
Indiana's First Interurban[3] 1967Southeastern corner of the junction of Harrison and Church Streets in Alexandria
40.2635°N -85.6743°W
Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Wendell Willkie[4] 2001Junction of 19th and N. J Streets at Callaway Park near a picnic pavilion along Big Duck Creek in Elwood
40.285°N -85.8347°W
Politics
Abolitionists Mobbed[5] 2013Falls Park, Pendleton
40.0064°N -85.7451°W
Indians Murdered 1824[6] 2016Just north of the N. Pendleton Ave. bridge over Fall Creek, Pendleton
40.0064°N -85.745°W
Native American, Law & Court Case
Walter Dorwin Teague[7] 2019424 E. State St., Pendleton
40.0014°N -85.7403°W
Business, Labor & Industry
William (Bill) Walker[8] 2022Near 221 Falls Park Dr., Pendleton
40.0061°N -85.7432°W
African American, Arts & Culture

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/189.htm Massacre of Indians
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/190.htm Indiana's First Interurban
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/438.htm Wendell Willkie
  5. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-16 . Abolitionists Mobbed . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.
  6. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Indians Murdered 1824 . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.
  7. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-16 . Walter Dorwin Teague . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.
  8. Web site: IHB . 2022-11-02 . William (Bill) Walker, 1896-1992 . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.