List of Indiana state historical markers in Elkhart County

Location of Elkhart County in Indiana

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Elkhart 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 14 historical markers located in Elkhart County. ^[1]

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Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Year placed	Location	Topics
Indiana Territory Line [2]		1966	Southern side of U.S. Route 33 between Dunlap and Goshen, south of Elkhart 41°37′0″N85°53′28.8″W / 41.61667°N 85.891333°W / 41.61667; -85.891333 (Indiana Territory Line)	Early Settlement and Exploration, Government Institutions
A.E. Kunderd Gladiolus Farm [3]		1997	U.S. Route 33 at its junction with County Road 28 near Goshen 41°36′31″N85°52′43″W / 41.60861°N 85.87861°W / 41.60861; -85.87861 (A.E. Kunderd Gladiolus Farm)	Agriculture, Nature and Natural Disasters
Howard W. Hawks [4]		1998	301 S. Fifth Street in Goshen 41°35′1″N85°49′59″W / 41.58361°N 85.83306°W / 41.58361; -85.83306 (Howard W. Hawks)	Arts and Culture
Ambrose G. Bierce [5]		1998	518 W. Franklin Street in Elkhart 41°40′57″N85°58′42.4″W / 41.68250°N 85.978444°W / 41.68250; -85.978444 (Ambrose G. Bierce)	Arts and Culture, Military
Krider Nurseries World's Fair Garden [6]		2001	Junction of Bristol and Railroad Streets in Middlebury 41°40′41″N85°42′32″W / 41.67806°N 85.70889°W / 41.67806; -85.70889 (Krider Nurseries World's Fair Garden)	Nature and Natural Disasters, Business, Industry, and Labor
Elkhart County Courthouse [7]		2001	Junction of W. Lincoln Street (State Road 4) and Main Street (U.S. Route 33/State Road 15) at the southeastern corner of the courthouse in Goshen 41°35′14″N85°50′7″W / 41.58722°N 85.83528°W / 41.58722; -85.83528 (Elkhart County Courthouse)	Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture
Goshen's Carnegie Library [8]		2003	202 S. Fifth Street in Goshen 41°35′5.1″N85°49′58.3″W / 41.584750°N 85.832861°W / 41.584750; -85.832861 (Goshen's Carnegie Library)	Carnegie Library, Buildings and Architecture
Nappanee Cartoonists [9]		2005	157 N. Main Street, next to the public library in Nappanee 41°26′36″N86°0′4″W / 41.44333°N 86.00111°W / 41.44333; -86.00111 (Nappanee Cartoonists)	Arts and Culture, Newspapers and Media
Nappanee Furniture [10]		2005	Coppes Napanee 452 E. Market Street in Nappanee 41°26′34″N85°59′47.4″W / 41.44278°N 85.996500°W / 41.44278; -85.996500 (Nappanee Furniture)	Business, Industry, and Labor, Transportation
C.G. Conn Company [11]		2006	Northwestern corner of the junction of Jackson Boulevard and Elkhart Avenue in Elkhart 41°41′20.6″N85°58′4″W / 41.689056°N 85.96778°W / 41.689056; -85.96778 (C.G. Conn Company)	Arts and Culture, Business, Industry, and Labor, Music, Education
E. Hill Turnock [12]		2006	Elkhart Municipal Building, 229 S. Second Street, in Elkhart 41°41′6″N85°58′27″W / 41.68500°N 85.97417°W / 41.68500; -85.97417 (E. Hill Turnock)	Buildings and Architecture
Graves et al. v. Indiana [13]		2007	Memorial Park at the junction of State Roads 15 and 120 in Bristol 41°43′16.5″N85°49′2″W / 41.721250°N 85.81722°W / 41.721250; -85.81722 (Graves et al. v. Indiana)	African American, Underground Railroad
Dr. Franklin L. Miles [14]		2007	403 W. Franklin Street in Elkhart 41°40′58″N85°58′35″W / 41.68278°N 85.97639°W / 41.68278; -85.97639 (Dr. Franklin L. Miles)	Business, Industry, and Labor, Medicine
Charles Gordone [15]		2009	Elkhart Public Library, 300 S. 2nd Street, in Elkhart 41°41′5″N85°58′25″W / 41.68472°N 85.97361°W / 41.68472; -85.97361 (Charles Gordone)	African American, Arts and Culture

See also

• List of Indiana state historical markers
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Elkhart County, Indiana

References

1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
2. Indiana Territory Line, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
3. A. E. Kunderd Gladiolus Farm, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
4. Howard W. Hawks, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
5. Ambrose G. Bierce, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
6. Krider Nurseries World's Fair Garden, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
7. Elkhart County Courthouse, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
8. Goshen's Carnegie Library, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
9. Nappanee Cartoonists, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
10. Nappanee Furniture, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
11. C.G. Conn Company, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
12. E. Hill Turnock, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
13. Graves et al. v. Indiana, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
14. Dr. Franklin L. Miles, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
15. Charles Gordone, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.

External links

• Indiana Historical Marker Program
• Indiana Historical Bureau