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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20EB_alison-machine-shop_Speedway-IN.html
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Entrepreneur James Allison helped establish Indianapolis Speedway Team Co., 1915, and later built a precision machine shop here near speedway to improve race cars. Upon U.S. entry in WWI, 1917, 500-mile race was suspended and he devoted s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20EA_central-state-hospital_Indianapolis-IN.html
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People with mental illness were confined to jails and almshouses, often suffering neglect, before Dr. John Evans and local physicians advocated for their treatment; 1840s state laws established hospital here. In 1848, first patients admitt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20E9_bicentennial_Markleville-IN.html
The original log cabin of John D. Markle 1793 - 1865 was erected on this site in 1833. An early pioneer of Adams Township, Mr. Markle founded the town of Markleville in 1854, and was Postmaster until 1860.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/tmp-747a6_soldiers-and-sailors-monument-a-war-memorial_Indianapolis-IN.html
To Indiana's Silent Victors
War with Mexico1846 1847 1848Indiana Regiments No's. 1, 2, 3, 4, 54585 men
Indian and British War1811-1812 Battle ofTippecanoeIndians defeated Nov. 7, 1811
War of the RevolutionCapture ofVincennesfrom the British…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YY7_the-falls_Pendleton-IN.html
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When first discovered, the falls were a natural wonder. In the midst of a dense forest flowed a pristine creek cascading over terraces of magnificent stone.
According to legend, Native Americans believed the area around the falls offere…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YY6_falls-park_Pendleton-IN.html
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After decades as a milling center and stone quarry, the area around the falls was, by 1918, an eyesore. Pendleton hardware store owner and town board member B.F. Phipps felt the area should be more than the town dump. His vision: Clean it…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YY1_indians-murdered-1824_Pendleton-IN.html
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U.S. took American Indian lands in central Indiana by treaty in 1818. Some Indian villages and camps remained in the area as white settlers rushed to buy land. In the spring of 1824, white men murdered nine Indian men, women and children l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YY0_carnegie-library_Pendleton-IN.html
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Pendleton's first Library Association was formed in 1877. Subscribers paid $5 each for one of 200 association shares.
In 1906, 18 community residents formed the Independent Social Club. Each read a book, they brought it to a meeting. Mem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YXZ_pendleton-town-hall-explosion_Pendleton-IN.html
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The two-story Pendleton Town Hall, fire station and police headquarters stood here. On the night of January 9, 1936, as town board members met on the second floor, some men sat talking on the first. Irvin Taylor, a 50-year-old Pendleton to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YK8_duty-honor-country-a-war-memorial_Jeffersonville-IN.html
Operation Iraqi Freedom · Operation Desert Storm · Operation Enduring Freedom
Duty · Honor · Country