List of Indiana state historical markers in Vigo County explained

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Vigo 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 15 historical markers located in Vigo County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Birthplace of Paul Dresser (1859-1906)[2] 1966Junction of Dresser Drive and 1st Street at Fairbanks Park in Terre Haute
39.4567°N -87.4169°W
Arts and Culture
Chauncey Rose 1794-1877[3] 1966Northeastern corner of the junction of Chestnut and Seventh Streets in Terre Haute
39.4707°N -87.4069°W
Business, Industry, and Labor
Birthplace of Paul Dresser (1859) (one block west)[4] 1966In the median at the junction of Third and Farrington Streets in Terre Haute
39.4567°N -87.4139°W
Arts and Culture
Eugene Victor Debs 1855-1926[5] 1976Southwestern corner of Marks Field at Indiana State University in Terre Haute
39.4707°N -87.4136°W
Business, Industry, and Labor, Politics
[Charles Gene Abrell][6] 1982Along State Road 63 at the Wabash River on the northern side of Terre Haute
39.4983°N -87.4203°W
Military
Home of Eugene V. Debs[7] 1992451 N. Eighth Street in Terre Haute
39.4719°N -87.4056°W
Business, Industry, and Labor, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Politics
Union Hospital[8] 1992Northwestern corner of the junction of Seventh Street and 8th Avenue in Terre Haute
39.4849°N -87.4072°W
Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Women
Birthplace of the Coca-Cola Bottle[9] 1994Northeastern corner of the junction of Third and Voorhees Streets in Terre Haute
39.4412°N -87.4136°W
Business, Industry, and Labor, Arts and Culture
Crossroads of America[10] 1998Northwestern corner of the junction of Seventh Street and Wabash Avenue in Terre Haute
39.4667°N -87.4072°W
Transportation
Markle Mill Site[11] 20014900 Mill Dam Road in North Terre Haute
39.5278°N -87.3467°W
Business, Industry, and Labor
Wea Tribe at Terre Haute[12] 2004Junction of First and Oak Streets at Fairbanks Park in Terre Haute
39.4611°N -87.4169°W
American Indian/Native American
Saint Theodora Guérin[13] 2009Sisters of Providence motherhouse grounds, located on Grotto Lane directly across from Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
39.5088°N -87.4611°W
Education & Libraries, Women, Religion
Little Syria on the Wabash[14] 2018NW corner of Cherry St. and 5th St., Terre Haute
39.4676°N -87.4115°W
Immigration & Ethnic Group, Religion
Evangeline E Harris[15] 2018Indiana State University, 550 Chestnut St., (just north of the Hulman Memorial Student Union in the green space between Hines Hall and Sandison Hall) Terre Haute
39.4719°N -87.41°W
African American, Education
Hungarian Community[16] 202324th St. and Maple Ave., Terre Haute
39.4919°N -87.3811°W
Immigration and Ethnic Group

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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/333.htm Birthplace of Paul Dresser (1859-1906)
  3. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/334.htm Chauncey Rose 1794-1877
  4. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/335.htm Birthplace of Paul Dresser (1859) (one block west)
  5. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/336.htm Eugene Victor Debs 1855-1926
  6. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/337.htm [Charles Gene Abrell]
  7. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/338.htm Home of Eugene V. Debs
  8. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/339.htm Union Hospital
  9. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/230.htm Birthplace of the Coca-Cola Bottle
  10. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/374.htm Crossroads of America
  11. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/20.htm Markle Mill Site
  12. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/462.htm Wea Tribe at Terre Haute
  13. http://www.in.gov/history/markers/Guerin.htm Saint Theodora Guérin
  14. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-16 . Little Syria on the Wabash . 2024-03-22 . IHB . en.
  15. Web site: IHB . 2020-12-16 . Evangeline E Harris . 2024-03-22 . IHB . en.
  16. Web site: IHB . 2023-10-04 . Hungarian Community . 2024-03-22 . IHB . en.