List of Indiana state historical markers in Parke County explained

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Parke 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 14 historical markers located in Parke County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Wabash & Erie Canal[2] 1966Median between U.S. Route 36 and Crawford Street near the Wabash River bridge in Montezuma
39.7927°N -87.3728°W
Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Armiesburg[3] 1966Western side of Lafayette Road (County Road 600W) south of U.S. Route 36 and north of Armiesburg
39.7703°N -87.3513°W
Military, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Early Settlement and Exploration
Roseville[4] 1966Along the Mecca-Roseville Road by the Roseville Covered Bridge near Coxville
39.6518°N -87.2942°W
Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Early Settlement and Exploration
Boyhood home of J.G. "Uncle Joe" Cannon[5] 1966County Road 50W at the southern edge of Annapolis, 1 mile north of Bloomingdale
39.85°N -87.2499°W
Politics
10 O'Clock Line[6] 1968Along U.S. Route 41, 4 miles south of Rockville at a church and the junction of W. Mecca Road and County Road 325W
39.7308°N -87.3°W
American Indian/Native American, Early Settlement and Exploration
10 O'Clock Line[7] 1968Northern side of the covered bridge and dam in northern Bridgeton
39.6506°N -87.1761°W
American Indian/Native American, Early Settlement and Exploration
Mansfield circa 1820[8] 1968West of the covered bridge in Mansfield
39.6764°N -87.1025°W
Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Turkey Run[9] 1968Southern side of State Road 47 at the entrance to Turkey Run State Park
39.8819°N -87.2019°W
Nature and Natural Disasters, Early Settlement and Exploration
Dennis Hall[10] 1970Across from the Quaker meetinghouse on the southern edge of Bloomingdale
39.8308°N -87.2517°W
Education, Religion
[Parke County Museum][11] 1975Southern side of Ohio Street, 2 blocks east of the intersection of U.S. Routes 36 and 41 in Rockville
39.7622°N -87.2333°W
Arts and Culture, Buildings and Architecture
Portland Mills Covered Bridge[12] 1998Along County Road 650N southwest of Waveland
39.8608°N -87.0889°W
Transportation, Buildings and Architecture
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion[13] 2001Beechwood Park at the junction of W. Pennsylvania and S. College Streets in southwestern Rockville
39.7594°N -87.235°W
Buildings and Architecture, Special Events
Christmas (Noel) Dagenet[14] 2004Western side of Lafayette Road (County Road 600W), 0.25 miles north of Armiesburg
39.7631°N -87.3513°W
Politics, American Indian/Native American
Juliet V. Strauss[15] 2012514 N. College St., Rockville
39.7672°N -87.2342°W
Arts & Culture; Newspaper & Media

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/251.htm Wabash & Erie Canal
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/252.htm Armiesburg
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/253.htm Roseville
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/254.htm Boyhood home of J.G. "Uncle Joe" Cannon
  6. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/255.htm 10 O'Clock Line
  7. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/256.htm 10 O'Clock Line
  8. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/257.htm Mansfield circa 1820
  9. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/258.htm Turkey Run
  10. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/259.htm Dennis Hall
  11. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/260.htm [Parke County Museum]
  12. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/373.htm Portland Mills Covered Bridge
  13. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/411.htm Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion
  14. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/10.htm Christmas (Noel) Dagenet
  15. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Juliet V Strauss . 2024-03-18 . IHB . en.