List of Indiana state historical markers in Shelby County explained

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Shelby 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 5 historical markers located in Shelby County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Jacob Whetzel Trace[2] 1951State Road 9, 4.5 miles north of Shelbyville
39.5917°N -85.7764°W
Transportation, Early Settlement and Exploration
De Witt Pioneer Home[3] 1959Eastern side of County Road 625E, 0.5 miles north of E. Union Road, 2 miles northeast of Rays Crossing and State Road 44
39.5767°N -85.6647°W
Early Settlement and Exploration
Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks September 7, 1819-November 25, 1885[4] 1966N. Harrison and E. Mechanic Streets in Shelbyville
39.5258°N -85.7768°W
Politics
Indiana's First Railroad[5] 1966State Road 44 between E. Broadway and McLane Streets, east of downtown Shelbyville
39.5228°N -85.7664°W
Transportation
Whetzel Trace[6] 2011Indiana State Road 9, 4 miles north of Shelbyville
39.5935°N -85.7768°W
American Indians; Early Settlement

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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/297.htm Jacob Whetzel Trace
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/298.htm De Witt Pioneer Home
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/299.htm Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks September 7, 1819-November 25, 1885
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/300.htm Indiana's First Railroad
  6. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-15 . Whetzel Trace . 2024-03-22 . IHB . en.