List of Indiana state historical markers in Daviess County

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

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This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Daviess 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 10 historical markers located in Daviess County. [1]

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Historical markers

Marker titleImageYear placedLocationTopics
Vincennes Donation Lands [2] 1966Intersection of the U.S. Route 50 bypass and State Road 57, in a grassy median between a restaurant and a motel at 7 Cumberland Drive in Washington
38°37′52″N87°10′37.3″W / 38.63111°N 87.177028°W / 38.63111; -87.177028 (Vincennes Donation Lands)
Early Settlement and Exploration, Immigration and Ethnic Groups
Mimi's House [3] Robert C. Graham House.jpg 1989101 W. Maple and NW 1st Streets in Washington
38°39′43″N87°10′42″W / 38.66194°N 87.17833°W / 38.66194; -87.17833 (Mimi's House)
Business, Industry, and Labor, Buildings and Architecture
Robert C. Graham [4] 1989Maysville Road exit, north of the U.S. Routes 50/150 bypass, on the east side of Maysville Road/County Road 300W, 2 miles west of Washington
38°38′38″N87°13′19″W / 38.64389°N 87.22194°W / 38.64389; -87.22194 (Robert C. Graham)
Business, Industry, and Labor, Agriculture
Odon, Formerly Clarksburg [5] 1991Northern side of State Road 58 near John Street on the eastern edge of Odon
38°50′41″N86°59′0″W / 38.84472°N 86.98333°W / 38.84472; -86.98333 (Odon, Formerly Clarksburg)
Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Depot [6] Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Depot.jpg 19921 Train Depot and Meridian Streets in Washington
38°39′20″N87°10′31″W / 38.65556°N 87.17528°W / 38.65556; -87.17528 (Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Depot)
Transportation, Buildings and Architecture
Burial Site of Captain Eli McCarty [7] 1993United Methodist Ebenezer Cemetery, on the eastern side of State Road 257 at its junction with County Road 725S, 6 miles south of Washington
38°33′2″N87°6′33″W / 38.55056°N 87.10917°W / 38.55056; -87.10917 (Burial Site of Captain Eli McCarty)
Military
Indiana's Early Bird Pilot [8] 1997Daviess County Airport, along Sugarland Road northeast of Washington
38°41′44″N87°7′51″W / 38.69556°N 87.13083°W / 38.69556; -87.13083 (Indiana's Early Bird Pilot)
Transportation, Politics
Fort Flora [9] 1999Southwestern corner of the junction of E. Main and NE. 2nd Streets in Washington
38°39′24.5″N87°10′24.5″W / 38.656806°N 87.173472°W / 38.656806; -87.173472 (Fort Flora)
Military, Early Settlement and Exploration
Homer E. Capehart / GOP Cornfield Conference [10] 1999Junction of County Roads 600N and 150W on the southwestern side of the railroad tracks, 1.5 miles west of State Road 57 and about 6 miles northwest of Washington
38°44′45″N87°11′43.4″W / 38.74583°N 87.195389°W / 38.74583; -87.195389 (Homer E. Capehart / GOP Cornfield Conference)
Politics, Special Events
Wabash and Erie Canal [11] 2007Junction of State Roads 58 and 57 in Elnora
38°52′30″N87°5′26″W / 38.87500°N 87.09056°W / 38.87500; -87.09056 (Wabash and Erie Canal)
Business, Industry, and Labor, Transportation

See also

References

  1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. Vincennes Donation Lands, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  3. Mimi's House, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  4. Robert C. Graham, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  5. Odon, Formerly Clarksburg, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  6. Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railroad Depot, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  7. Burial Site of Captain Eli McCarty, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  8. Indiana's Early Bird Pilot, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  9. Fort Flora, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  10. Homer E. Capehart / GOP Cornfield Conference, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  11. Wabash and Erie Canal, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.