List of Indiana state historical markers in Sullivan County explained

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

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

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Grave of Jane Todd Crawford: Pioneer Heroine of Abdominal Surgery[2] 1972Western side of State Road 63 in Johnson Cemetery, 1 mile north of Graysville
39.135°N -87.5406°W
Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Women
Westernmost Naval Battle of the Revolution[3] 19850.7 miles south of the junction of U.S. Route 41 and State Road 58, between Old U.S. Route 41/Earl J. Abe Rogers Road and the new U.S. Route 41, near Carlisle
38.9556°N -87.4078°W
Military
Merom Conference Center[4] 1989Merom Conference Center, near the junction of Phillip and 5th Streets at Edward Ovellette Drive in Merom
39.0511°N -87.5647°W
Education, Religion
Merom Bluff Chautauqua, 1905-1936[5] 1989Merom Bluff Park overlooking the Wabash River near a pavilion in Merom
39.0575°N -87.5714°W
Special Events
Merom Founded, 1817[6] 19891997 Third Street (State Road 63) in Merom
39.0569°N -87.5671°W
Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Fairbanks' Massacre[7] 1989Northwestern corner of the junction of Main (State Road 63) and Market (County Road 925N) Streets, near the post office, in Fairbanks
39.2194°N -87.5216°W
Military, American Indian/Native American
A Civil War Murder[8] 1992Eastern side of the junction of Main (State Road 63 and North Streets on the northern edge of Fairbanks
39.2211°N -87.5211°W
Military, Politics
Sullivan Carnegie Library[9] 2008Sullivan Public Library (100 S. Crowder Street) in Sullivan
39.0944°N -87.4117°W
Education and Libraries, Buildings and Architecture

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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/305.htm Grave of Jane Todd Crawford: Pioneer Heroine of Abdominal Surgery
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/306.htm Westernmost Naval Battle of the Revolution
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/307.htm Merom Conference Center
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/308.htm Merom Bluff Chautauqua, 1905-1936
  6. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/309.htm Merom Founded, 1817
  7. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/310.htm Fairbanks' Massacre
  8. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/311.htm A Civil War Murder
  9. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/549.htm Sullivan Carnegie Library