List of Indiana state historical markers in Montgomery County explained

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

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

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Lane Place[2] 1962212 S. Water Street at Wabash Avenue in Crawfordsville
40.04°N -86.8975°W
Politics, Buildings and Architecture
Major General Lew Wallace 1827-1905[3] 1963501 Pike Street at the Wallace Avenue junction in Crawfordsville
40.0407°N -86.8953°W
Military, Arts and Culture
Chief Cornstalk's Village[4] 1981Junction of U.S. Route 231 and County Road 1150S, adjacent to Parkersburg Spring near Parkersburg
39.8731°N -86.9031°W
American Indian/Native American, Early Settlement and Exploration
Darlington Covered Bridge[5] 1993County Roads 500N and 600E at the southwestern corner of this bridge over Sugar Creek, near Darlington
40.1075°N -86.7936°W
Transportation, Buildings and Architecture
Speed Cabin[6] 1995310 N. Grant St. in Crawfordsville
40.0448°N -86.9042°W
Underground Railroad; African American; Black History
Montgomery County Rotary Jail[7] 2000Old Jail Museum at 225 N. Washington Street (U.S. Route 231) by the Spring Street junction in Crawfordsville
40.0439°N -86.9017°W
Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture
William Bratton, Lewis and Clark Expedition Member[8] 2002Eastern side of the junction of U.S. Route 136 and State Road 25 at Old Pioneer Cemetery on the eastern edge of Waynetown
40.0878°N -87.0592°W
Early Settlement and Exploration, Cemetery
Crawfordsville's Carnegie Library[9] 2009Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County, 222 S. Washington Street (U.S. Route 231) in Crawfordsville
40.0397°N -86.9011°W
Education & Libraries, Buildings & Architecture, Women
Henry S. Lane[10] 2012212 S. Water St. Crawfordsville
40.0394°N -86.8981°W
Politics
Dr Mary Holloway Wilhite, 1831-1892[11] 2020Northwest corner of S. Grant Ave. and W. Wabash Ave., Crawfordsville
40.0396°N -86.9044°W
Science, Medicine, & Invention; Women

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/235.htm Lane Place
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/236.htm Major General Lew Wallace 1827-1905
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/237.htm Chief Cornstalk's Village
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/238.htm Darlington Covered Bridge
  6. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/485.htm Speed Cabin
  7. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/423.htm Montgomery County Rotary Jail
  8. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/439.htm William Bratton, Lewis and Clark Expedition Member
  9. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/CCL.htm Crawfordsville’s Carnegie Library
  10. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Henry S Lane . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.
  11. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-16 . Dr Mary Holloway Wilhite 1831-1892 . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.