List of Indiana state historical markers in Parke County

Location of Parke County in Indiana

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

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

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Year placed	Location	Topics
Wabash & Erie Canal [2]		1966	Median between U.S. Route 36 and Crawford Street near the Wabash River bridge in Montezuma 39°47′33.6″N87°22′22″W / 39.792667°N 87.37278°W / 39.792667; -87.37278 (Wabash & Erie Canal)	Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Armiesburg [3]		1966	Western side of Lafayette Road (County Road 600W) south of U.S. Route 36 and north of Armiesburg 39°46′13″N87°21′4.5″W / 39.77028°N 87.351250°W / 39.77028; -87.351250 (Armiesburg)	Military, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Early Settlement and Exploration
Roseville [4]		1966	Along the Mecca-Roseville Road by the Roseville Covered Bridge near Coxville 39°39′6.6″N87°17′39″W / 39.651833°N 87.29417°W / 39.651833; -87.29417 (Roseville)	Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Early Settlement and Exploration
Boyhood home of J.G. "Uncle Joe" Cannon [5]		1966	County Road 50W at the southern edge of Annapolis, 1 mile north of Bloomingdale 39°51′0″N87°14′59.6″W / 39.85000°N 87.249889°W / 39.85000; -87.249889 (Boyhood home of J.G. "Uncle Joe" Cannon)	Politics
10 O'Clock Line [6]		1968	Along U.S. Route 41, 4 miles south of Rockville at a church and the junction of W. Mecca Road and County Road 325W 39°43′51″N87°18′0″W / 39.73083°N 87.30000°W / 39.73083; -87.30000 (10 O'Clock Line)	American Indian/Native American, Early Settlement and Exploration
10 O'Clock Line [7]		1968	Northern side of the covered bridge and dam in northern Bridgeton 39°39′2″N87°10′34″W / 39.65056°N 87.17611°W / 39.65056; -87.17611 (10 O'Clock Line)	American Indian/Native American, Early Settlement and Exploration
Mansfield circa 1820 [8]		1968	West of the covered bridge in Mansfield 39°40′35″N87°6′9″W / 39.67639°N 87.10250°W / 39.67639; -87.10250 (Mansfield circa 1820)	Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Turkey Run [9]		1968	Southern side of State Road 47 at the entrance to Turkey Run State Park 39°52′55″N87°12′7″W / 39.88194°N 87.20194°W / 39.88194; -87.20194 (Turkey Run)	Nature and Natural Disasters, Early Settlement and Exploration
Dennis Hall [10]		1970	Across from the Quaker meetinghouse on the southern edge of Bloomingdale 39°49′50.7″N87°15′6″W / 39.830750°N 87.25167°W / 39.830750; -87.25167 (Dennis Hall)	Education, Religion
[Parke County Museum] [11]		1975	Southern side of Ohio Street, 2 blocks east of the intersection of U.S. Routes 36 and 41 in Rockville 39°45′44″N87°14′0″W / 39.76222°N 87.23333°W / 39.76222; -87.23333 ([Parke County Museum])	Arts and Culture, Buildings and Architecture
Portland Mills Covered Bridge [12]		1998	Along County Road 650N southwest of Waveland 39°51′39″N87°5′20″W / 39.86083°N 87.08889°W / 39.86083; -87.08889 (Portland Mills Covered Bridge)	Transportation, Buildings and Architecture
Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion [13]		2001	Beechwood Park at the junction of W. Pennsylvania and S. College Streets in southwestern Rockville 39°45′34″N87°14′6″W / 39.75944°N 87.23500°W / 39.75944; -87.23500 (Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion)	Buildings and Architecture, Special Events
Christmas (Noel) Dagenet [14]		2004	Western side of Lafayette Road (County Road 600W), 0.25 miles north of Armiesburg 39°45′47″N87°21′4.6″W / 39.76306°N 87.351278°W / 39.76306; -87.351278 (Christmas (Noel) Dagenet)	Politics, American Indian/Native American
Juliet V. Strauss [15]		2012	514 N. College St., Rockville 39°46′02″N87°14′03″W / 39.76722°N 87.23417°W / 39.76722; -87.23417 (Juliet V. Strauss)	Arts & Culture; Newspaper & Media

See also

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

References

1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
2. Wabash & Erie Canal, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
3. Armiesburg, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
4. Roseville, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
5. Boyhood home of J.G. "Uncle Joe" Cannon, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
6. 10 O'Clock Line, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
7. 10 O'Clock Line, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
8. Mansfield circa 1820, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
9. Turkey Run, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
10. Dennis Hall, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
11. [Parke County Museum], Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
12. Portland Mills Covered Bridge, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
13. Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
14. Christmas (Noel) Dagenet, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
15. IHB (2020-12-15). "Juliet V Strauss". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

External links

• Indiana Historical Marker Program
• Indiana Historical Bureau