Crossroads of America

Crossroads of America (HM5NM)

Location: Terre Haute, IN 47807 Vigo County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 27.996', W 87° 24.431'

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U.S. Highway 40, the old National Road which opened the West for settlement, and U.S. Highway 41, a major North-South route, were designated part of the original Federal Highway System in 1926. Their intersection in Terre Haute at Wabash Avenue and Seventh Street became the "Crossroads of America."
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HM NumberHM5NM
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series, and the The Historic National Road series.
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Marker Number84.1998.1
Year Placed1998
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau, Vigo County Historical Society, replacing 1988 marker
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 4:18am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 464973 N 4368636
Decimal Degrees39.46660000, -87.40718333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 27.996', W 87° 24.431'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 27' 59.76" N, 87° 24' 25.86" W
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Area Code(s)812, 765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 652-698 Wabash Ave, Terre Haute IN 47807, US
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