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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BA9_veterans-memorial_Greenwood-IN.html
Dedicated tothe Honor and Sacrifice ofOur men and women whoServed our Country
They Gave their Todayfor our Tomorrow
(American Legion - - Crest)
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BA3_the-birthplace-of-banking-in-greenwood_Greenwood-IN.html
The first bank, the Bank of Greenwood, was started in 1892 in a brick building that was built on this site by Grafton Johnson. It became the Greenwood Banking Co. In 1893 and was The First National Bank from 1906 to 1930, when the banking firm mov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BA0_j-t-polk-canning-co_Greenwood-IN.html
James T. And Laura B. Polk started what became the largest cannery west of Baltimore by first canning tomatoes on their kitchen stove in 1872. "Polk's Best" brand of canned vegetables were sold world wide for many years. The huge factory stood jus…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B9Y_james-t-and-laura-polk-community-house_Greenwood-IN.html
The Community House was erected as a memorial to James T. And Laura Polk by their son and daughter, Ralph Polk and Pearl Polk Dungan. It was dedicated as the center for many varied activities on Feb. 5, 1920. The building has contained the public …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B9M_first-church-school-and-cemetery_Greenwood-IN.html
Presbyterians formed the first church in Greenwood on Dec. 31, 1825, and erected the first church building in Johnson County on or near this site in early 1826. The meeting house and surrounding cemetery occupied two acres of land that were donate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B9L_first-cabin-in-greenwood_Greenwood-IN.html
Greenwood was founded Sept. 30, 1823. The original land owners, who were descendants of Dutch immigrants, came from Mercer County, Kentucky. A log cabin was built on or near this site by John B. and Jane Brewer Smock. The first church (Presbyteria…