List of Indiana state historical markers in Monroe County explained

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Monroe 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 11 historical markers located in Monroe County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Stinesville Limestone Industry[2] 1996McGlocklin Memorial/Victor Oolitic Park near Jacks Defeat Creek in Stinesville
39.2989°N -86.6522°W
Business, Industry, and Labor, Buildings and Architecture
Ferry Bridge[3] 2000N. Texas Ridge Road over the West Fork of the White River, 2 miles south of Gosport
39.3322°N -86.6769°W
Transportation, Buildings and Architecture
Monroe County Courthouse[4] 2001Southern side of the courthouse square in Bloomington
39.1668°N -86.5342°W
Buildings and Architecture, Government Institutions
The Colored School[5] 2005Junction of Sixth and Washington Streets in Bloomington
39.1675°N -86.5319°W
African American; Black History, Education
Monroe County's Carnegie Library[6] 2007202 E. 6th Street in Bloomington
39.1675°N -86.5318°W
Carnegie Libraries, Buildings and Architecture
Hoagy Carmichael[7] 2007In front of The Gables (formerly Book Nook) at 114 S. Indiana Avenue in Bloomington
39.1675°N -86.5322°W
Arts and Culture
Kappa Alpha Psi[8] 2008The Elder Diggs Memorial at 1469 E. 17th Street in Bloomington
39.1792°N -86.5133°W
[none]
Benjamin Banneker School[9] 2008Westside Community Center at 930 W. Seventh Street in Bloomington
39.1687°N -86.5452°W
African American, Education
State Seminary of Indiana[10] 2011100 W. 2nd St., Bloomington
39.1614°N -86.5336°W
Education
Integrating Basketball[11] 2016Wildermuth Intramural Center, Indiana University’s School of Public Health, 1025 E. 7th St., Bloomington
39.1686°N -86.5223°W
African American, Sports
Black Market Firebombing[12] 2020Peoples Park, 501 E. Kirkland Ave., Bloomington
39.1666°N -86.5279°W

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/234.htm Stinesville Limestone Industry
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/395.htm Ferry Bridge
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/440.htm Monroe County Courthouse
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/468.htm The Colored School
  6. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/525.htm Monroe County's Carnegie Library
  7. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/529.htm Hoagy Carmichael
  8. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/555.htm Kappa Alpha Psi
  9. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/545.htm Benjamin Banneker School
  10. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . State Seminary of Indiana . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.
  11. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Integrating Basketball . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.
  12. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-16 . Black Market Firebombing . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.