Farmland Downtown Historic District

Farmland Downtown Historic District (HMKYP)

Location: Farmland, IN 47340 Randolph County
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N 40° 11.294', W 85° 7.658'

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Farmland platted 1852 in Randolph County and listed as station on Indianapolis and Bellfontaine Railroad. Town incorporated 1867. Commerce based on agriculture and, by late 1880's, gas and oil production nearby. Responding to 1897 fire, community built six major buildings within two years of disaster.

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Historic district boundaries include parts of Main, Henry, and Williams streets, on original plat. Buildings were built circa 1867 - 1929 and are close to original condition. District demonstrates growth of railroad - based rural agricultural community. Listed in National Register of Historic Places 1994.
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HM NumberHMKYP
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number68.2005.1
Year Placed2005
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau and Farmland History Book Committee of Historic Farmland U S A, Inc
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 12:36am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 659389 N 4450330
Decimal Degrees40.18823333, -85.12763333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 11.294', W 85° 7.658'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 11' 17.64" N, 85° 7' 39.48" W
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Area Code(s)765
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101 S Main St, Farmland IN 47340, US
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