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]

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″N 85°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″N 85°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″N 85°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″N 85°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″N 85°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″N 85°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″N 85°31′58″W / 41.58472°N 85.53278°W / 41.58472; -85.53278 (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″N 86°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″N 85°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″N 85°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″N 85°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″N 85°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″N 85°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″N 85°58′25″W / 41.68472°N 85.97361°W / 41.68472; -85.97361 (Charles Gordone)		 African American, Arts and Culture

See also

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.

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