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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29CM_schuyler-colfax_South-Bend-IN.html
Schuyler Colfax
Vice President of the United States
1869 to 1873
Statesman and Beloved Citizen
South Bend Post 50 American Legion
Acknowledges the Services
He Rendered His Country
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GVI_a-window-to-our-past_South-Bend-IN.html
The St. Joseph River of today looks much different than it did during the last glacial age, some 16,000 years ago. At that time, a mountain of snow and ice, perhaps a half a mile thick, covered much of St. Joseph county. Tremendous quantities of m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GVH_howard-park_South-Bend-IN.html
South Bend Oldest Park
Howard is South Bend first and oldest park. The ground was named in honor of Judge Timothy Howard (1837-1916), who had a long and varied career in state and local politics. He served as a city council member, a state sena…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G3C_the-sons-of-israel-synagogue_South-Bend-IN.html
"Make for me a sanctuary and
I will dwell in their midst."
Exodus 25:8
The Sons of Israel Synagogue (B'nai Israel) was constructed in 1901 in the Romanesque Revival style, designed by South Bend architects Freyemuth and Maurer. The first permane…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G3B_pierre-freischutz-navarre-log-cabin_South-Bend-IN.html
This Log Cabin
Was Erected In 1820 By
Pierre Freischutz Navarre
Pioneer Fur-Trader
The first white man to settle in this community. The cabin was originally located on the north bank of the St. Joseph River about five-hundred feet northwest of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G36_new-carlisle-founded_New-Carlisle-IN.html
New Carlisle founded by Richard Carlisle in 1835 on ground originally obtained from the Potawatami Indians by Lazarus Bourissa.
Incorporated 1866
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G35_new-carlisle-world-war-ii-honor-roll_New-Carlisle-IN.html
In Honor of Those Who Served Their Country in World War II
Accoe, Evelyn · Accoe, George · Accoe, Richard · Adams, Gilbert · Adams, Sherman · ★ Aiken, William · Alm, Albert · Alm, Richard &midd…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G30_the-historic-lincoln-highway_New-Carlisle-IN.html
—Lincoln Highway—
The Nation First Coast-to-Coast Auto Road
Once called the Main Street Across America, it all began on September 10, 1912, when a group of industrialists led by Carl Fisher of Indianapolis Motor Speedway fame, envisi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G23_perkins-windmill_Mishawaka-IN.html
This restored windmill was originally gifted by John M. Perkins to the Studebaker National Museum in 1979. The Museum conveyed it to the City in 2003. This iconic artifact is part of our proud manufacturing heritage, and a good reminder of our dow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G22_mishawaka-fish-ladder_Mishawaka-IN.html
St. Joseph River Trout and Salmon Project
The Mishawaka Fish ladder is an integral part of the St. Joseph River Trout and Salmon Project. This Project was conceived in the 1970's by the Indiana and Michigan Departments of Natural Resources in c…