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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NB_chief-papakeechas-house_Cromwell-IN.html
Built in 1827 by Federal Government on 36-section reservation for $562; later destroyed by "great wind." Papakeecha (Flat Belly) was a Miami leader, 1820 to his death in 1837, shortly before the Miami removal.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NA_indian-ovens_Cromwell-IN.html
Here at a fireplace or oven on the east shore of Indian Village Lake those Miamis that had comprised Papakeecha's Band prepared their last meal before leaving tribal lands c. 1839.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N8_esther-test-wallace_Covington-IN.html
1807-1834. The 1st wife of Governor David Wallace and Mother of General Lew Wallace, soldier, author of Ben Hur, statesman & diplomat, is here buried. She influenced the lives of two important Hoosiers.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LI_atticas-carnegie-library_Attica-IN.html
Ladies Library Association of Attica, created 1885, deeded its library building to city; city library opened 1902 with a collection of 1,500 books. Funds from Andrew Carnegie made it possible to build a new library here on land originally owned by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LE_ravine-park_Attica-IN.html
American Indians frequented this area, rich in natural resources. The ravine provided water from natural springs, marl for lime, and clay for bricks for nineteenth-century residents of Attica, platted 1825. City became owner of ravine 1906 when lo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KN_attica-covington-canal-skirmish_Attica-IN.html
In fall 1846, residents of Covington and Attica skirmished at Lock 35 over lack of water to Covington. Heavy rains eventually resolved the problem. Competition among canal towns over water control was often intense. First boat reached Attica 1846 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JB_boyhood-home-of-daniel-w-voorhees_Veedersburg-IN.html
"Tall Sycamore of the Wabash" — 1827-1897 — Famous orator - Representative in Congress, 1861-66, 1869-73; U.S. Senator, 1877-1897; chief promoter of the building of the Library of Congress.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19X_the-first-toll-gate_Richmond-IN.html
This tablet marks the site of the first toll gate in the state of Indiana erected about 1850.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16L_jewish-cemetery-site_South-Bend-IN.html
Hebrew Society of Brotherly Love of South Bend established Jewish cemetery on this site 1859. First Jewish families settling in a new community typically organized a burial society before establishing a formal congregation. Before Civil War era, s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15U_birthplace-of-democratic-party-rooster_Greenfield-IN.html
The use of the rooster as a Democratic party symbol originated in Greenfield in the 1840 campaign. The rooster was later adopted by the state and national Democratic parties.