This is a list of the Indiana state historical markers in Whitley County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Whitley 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 5 historical markers located in Whitley County. [1]
Marker title | Image | Year placed | Location | Topics |
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Wm. Wells 1770-1812 [2] | ![]() | 1959 | Whitley County Museum, 108 W. Jefferson Street in Columbia City 41°9′33.6″N85°29′19.5″W / 41.159333°N 85.488750°W | American Indian/Native American, Early Settlement and Exploration |
Home of Thomas R. Marshall [3] | 1966 | Whitley County Museum, 108 W. Jefferson Street in Columbia City 41°9′33.6″N85°29′19″W / 41.159333°N 85.48861°W | Politics | |
Site of Little Turtle's Miami Village [4] | 1966 | E. Old Trail Road (County Road 450E), 5 miles east of Columbia City 41°9′53″N85°24′22.8″W / 41.16472°N 85.406333°W | American Indian/Native American, Military | |
Eel River Battlefield War of 1812 [5] | 2001 | Northeastern corner of the junction of S. Raber, E. Mowrey, and Paige Roads at the Eel River bridge, 2.8 miles southeast of the Whitley County Courthouse in Columbia City 41°8′19″N85°27′25″W / 41.13861°N 85.45694°W | Military, American Indian/Native American | |
Ralph F Gates [6] | ![]() | 2013 | Whitley County Courthouse, Columbia City 41°09′24″N85°29′21″W / 41.15667°N 85.48917°W | Politics, Government, World War II |