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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW7X_new-harmony_New-Harmony-IN.html
Location of two attempts at communal living: The Harmonists under Reverend George Rapp, 1814-1825, and the Owenites under philanthropist Robert Owen, 1825-1826. New Harmony remained, an important cultural center for many, years thereafter.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW7W_mccurdy-sears-building_Evansville-IN.html
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Built in 1920 for financier and philanthropist William H. McCurdy (1853-1930), president of Old National Bank. Constructed of reinforced concrete with poured concrete floors, employing architectural developments newly pioneered for i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW7U_wabash-and-erie-canal_Evansville-IN.html
Completed from Lake Erie to Evansville, 1853. Used till 1865. Passing from 5th St. to 1st Ave., canal widened into basin for docks covering part of this square.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW7O_wabash-and-erie-canal-completed-1853_Petersburg-IN.html
The approximately 460 mile canal from Toledo, Ohio, to Evansville, Indiana, was the longest canal built in the United States. Here a section constructed above the natural land surface to prevent flooding and erosion, remains intact.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW7K_james-washington-cockrum_Oakland-City-IN.html
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Born 1799 in North Carolina. Purchased land 1818 in Gibson County. Cockrum and Jacob Warrick Hargrove laid out the town of Oakland (now Oakland City) on January 15, 1856. Cockrum and his son William Monroe Cockrum, along with sympath…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW7J_wabash-erie-canal_Francisco-IN.html
( At Top - - Canal Map & Points of Interest )
Here is a section of the Wabash & Erie Canal still visible in Gibson County. Construction of the approx. 460 mi. canal. The longest in North America. Began in 1832 & was completed in 1853. One worke…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW7I_lyles-station_Princeton-IN.html
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Settled in late 1840s by Joshua and Sanford Lyles, former slaves from Tennessee. African Methodist Episcopal Church (since 1860) and schools (1865-1958) played important roles in sustaining the community. On land donated by Joshua Ly…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW4W_abraham-lincoln-was-a-guest-in-1844_Rockport-IN.html
Site of Rockport Tavernwhere Abraham Lincolnwas a Guest in 1844
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Sponsored by the RockportBusiness and ProfessionalWomen's Club — 1995
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW41_the-colored-school_Bloomington-IN.html
Side ABy 1874, what has been known as the Colored School opened in Center School here at Sixth and Washington Streets to serve African-American elementary students of Bloomington. An 1869 law had mandated education of colored children, with a sepa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW40_monroe-countys-carnegie-library_Bloomington-IN.html
Side ACounty's only Carnegie Library dedicated in 1918 as Bloomington Public Library with 6,439 volumes; built with local support and $31,000 from Carnegie Corporation. Replaced Colored School, at this site circa 1874-1915. Addition built at south…