List of Indiana state historical markers in Vanderburgh County explained

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

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

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Wabash And Erie Canal[2] 1947Southeastern corner of the Old Courthouse lawn at 5th and Vine Streets in Evansville
37.9739°N -87.5717°W
Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
First SWCD In Indiana[3] 1976Boonville-New Harmony Road at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Center in Darmstadt
38.0922°N -87.5617°W
Agriculture, Nature and Natural Disasters
P-47 Thunderbolt Factory[4] 19955401 N. U.S. Route 41 on the eastern side of the highway at the visitors' entrance to the former Whirlpool factory, near Evansville
38.0256°N -87.5381°W
Military, Business, Industry, and Labor
Evansville Cotton Mill[5] 1996Bristol Myers Squibb facility along St. Joseph Avenue (State Road 62) south of Ohio Street in Evansville
37.9761°N -87.6008°W
Business, Industry, and Labor, Women
McCurdy-Sears Building[6] 1999In a parking lot at the junction of 5th and Sycamore Streets by a rear entrance to the McCurdy-Sears Building, in Evansville
37.9728°N -87.5713°W
Business, Industry, and Labor, Buildings and Architecture
Ohio River Levee[7] 2003Eastern portion of Dress Plaza along the Ohio River in downtown Evansville, near the intersection of Walnut Street and Riverside Drive
37.968°N -87.5749°W
Nature and Natural Disasters, Government Institutions
Sheriff's Residence and Jail[8] 2007208 NW 4th St., Evansville
37.9734°N -87.5728°W
Glenn A Black (1900-1964)[9] 20178215 Pollack Ave., Evansville
37.9475°N -87.4525°W
American Indian; Early Settlement & Exploration; Science & Technology
Lincoln Gardens[10] 2020Evansville African American Museum, 579 S. Garvin St., Evansville
37.9704°N -87.5567°W
African American, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones[11] 2022Shirley James Gateway Plaza, located at 298 S. 7th Ave., Evansville
37.9772°N -87.5858°W
Business, Industry, & Labor; Women
P-47 Thunderbolt Factory[12] 2023Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Rd., Evansville
38.0419°N -87.5369°W
Military; Business, Industry & Labor

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/324.htm Wabash And Erie Canal
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/326.htm First SWCD In Indiana
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/327.htm P-47 Thunderbolt Factory
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/328.htm Evansville Cotton Mill
  6. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/393.htm McCurdy-Sears Building
  7. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/444.htm Ohio River Levee
  8. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-07 . Sheriff's Residence and Jail . 2024-03-22 . IHB . en.
  9. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-16 . Glenn A Black (1900-1964) . 2024-03-22 . IHB . en.
  10. Web site: IHB . 2021-06-23 . Lincoln Gardens . 2024-03-22 . IHB . en.
  11. Web site: IHB . 2022-11-28 . Mary Harris . 2024-03-22 . IHB . en.
  12. Web site: IHB . 2023-10-30 . P-47 Thunderbolt Factory . 2024-03-22 . IHB . en.