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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/HM1B9X_historic-national-road-make-history-drive-it_Centerville-IN.html
(Side One)Historic National RoadThe Road That Built The Nation
Pike TownsThe National Road—along which you now stand—arrived here in Centerville in 1832. Centerville was an early "pike town". Regularly spaced about a day's journey a…
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B9C_randolph-county-quakers_Winchester-IN.html
(Side One)When this meeting house was dedicated 1898, membership in Quarterly Meeting of Friends at Winchester was largest in the world. Migration of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) into this area began 1814 with the arrival of families…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B9B_george-washington-julian_Centerville-IN.html
(Side One)A political leader defined by his moral convictions, Julian (1817-1899) advocated for abolition, equal rights and land reform, during a period marked by slavery, Civil War, monopolies, and discrimination against blacks, immigrants, and w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B8K_abolitionists-mobbed_Pendleton-IN.html
(Side One)In 1843, Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society sent speakers to New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana to hold "One Hundred Conventions" on abolition. When speakers encountered citizens with deeply held racist ideas, they were often targ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AXX_lakeview-cemetery_Kendallville-IN.html
Lakeview CemeteryEstablished 1867
A Historic Cemetery Listed in Indiana's Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Installed 2008 Indiana Historical Bureauand City of Kendallville
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AXW_shanklin-park_Goshen-IN.html
Established in 1958, Shanklin Park was named after respected Goshen High School English teacher, Merle Shanklin. Formerly serving as the site of Goshen's landfill, the park has grown into the city's largest and most popular park. Located within th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AX1_elkhart-county-honor-roll_Goshen-IN.html
(( Center Plaque ))
This Memorial Dedicated by
The Citizens of Elkhart County
to perpetuate the memory of our Valiant Citizens who sacrificed their lives for God and Country and Honoring those who served in our Armed Forces
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