Phanuel Lutheran Church - Wallace, In
In 1828 a number of German-speaking families from Rowan County, North Carolina, began relocating to Fountain County, Indiana. By 1832 enough had arrived to justify the organization ... waymarking.com
Montgomery County's Tribute To Her Heroic Dead
[Front Side - in Stone]: Montgomery County's Tribute to her Heroic Dead Mexican War 1846 - 1948 Men Enrolled 98 War for the Union 1861 - 1865 Men Enrolled 2,971 Spanish American War 1898 ... hmdb.org
Cradle Of Basketball
[ Side A ] In 1892 the game of basketball was brought to Crawfordsville from its birthplace in Massachusetts by Rev. Nicholas McCay, General Secretary of the Crawfordsville YMCA that was ... hmdb.org
Speed Cabin - Crawfordsville, In
In 1838 John A. Speed, a stone mason from Scotland, added this small cabin to his main house as a "cook shed" but it expanded into additional living quarters for Speed's family of s... waymarking.com
Soldiers Buried In "Old Town Cemetery" -...
This Memorial erected in Memory of the following soldiers who are buried in this Cemetery. The exact location of some are unknown. Revolutionary War Thomas Mason ? James McArthur War of 1... hmdb.org
Elston Memorial Home
[Small Upper Brass Plaque - by Front Door]: This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. United States Department of Interior. [Large Middle - Brass Plaque]: In Me... hmdb.org
Old Pioneer Cemetery
Estab. Dec. 1829, the Cemetery predates Waynetown (then Middletown) which was estab. July 1830. The last burial was in 1908. William Bratton, the only member of the Lewis and Clark Expedi... hmdb.org
Hillsboro Service Memorial
World War - I Orel A. Smith, Born 1898, 32nd Co. 6th Marine Vol., Killed In Action, Nov. 2, 1918 ? Lieut. W. E. G. Cooper, Born March 29, 1888, Killed In Action at Chateau Thierry, July 2... hmdb.org
Dorothy Madden Hobson Luther
This 11.8 acre tract was the homesite of Dorothy and Frederic. It is a gift to Shades State Park in her memory by the Estate of Frederic Luther. Dorothy Madden Hobson, 1905-1999, a native... hmdb.org
Crawfordsville (Indiana) Carnegie Library
[Side one:] In 1897, the Current Events Club, like many women?s clubs during this era, helped organize city?s public library. Andrew Carnegie donated $25,000 in 1901 for library building ... hmdb.org
Montgomery County Rotary Jail
This jail and sheriff?s residence built 1882. First rotary jail built in U. S. constructed to plans based on patented design of William H. Brown and Benjamin F. Haugh of Indianapolis. In ... hmdb.org
Wallace Covered Bridge - Fountain Co., In
Wallace Covered Bridge was built in 1871 by Barnhart and Aherns. It crosses Sugar Mill Creek southeast of the town of Wallace. The bridge is 81' long with high and narrow portal dim... waymarking.com
William Bratton
(Obverse): Bratton (1779 - 1841) is buried in this cemetery. With U.S. Army rank of private, he joined Lewis and Clark Expedition's Corps of Discovery near Clarksville, Indiana 1803. Corp... hmdb.org
Deer's Mill Covered Bridge - Montgomery County, Indiana
Deer's Mill Covered Bridge was built in 1878 by Joseph J. Daniels. It is a double span that crosses Sugar Creek in southwestern Montgomery County, Indiana. Today the bridge is close... waymarking.com
Wallace, General Lew, Study
From 1898 until his death, this was the study of Lew Wallace (1827-1905), American general, diplomat, and author. During the Civil War, Wallace played an important part in the victory at Fo... cr.nps
Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church
In 1824, Presbyterians worshipped together for the first time in Montgomery County in an unfinished log cabin. Expressing their religious mission through education, Presbyterians founded ... hmdb.org
The Elston Homestead
Built in the year 1835 by Major Isaac Compton Elston. A soldier in the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War. He was then in his thirty-ninth year, a pioneer merchant, banker and financier. Pres... hmdb.org
Millcreek Township
John Gilmore entered first land in Township 1826. Alanson Savage built steam saw mill produced timbers for Plank Road 1840. Rev. Jones organized Methodist Church 1852. Early Families: Fur... hmdb.org