List of Indiana state historical markers in Marion County

This is a list, as of April 2018, of the Indiana state historical markers in Marion County.

Location of Marion County in Indiana

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Marion County, Indiana, United States by the Indiana Historical Bureau. The locations of the historical markers and their latitude and longitude coordinates are included below when available, along with their names, years of placement, and topics as recorded by the Historical Bureau. There are 77 historical markers located in Marion County.[1]

Historical markers
Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
State Capitol[2] 1946 Junction of Capitol Avenue and W. Market Street at the east entrance to the Statehouse in Indianapolis
39°46′7″N 86°9′43″W		 Buildings and Architecture, Government Institutions, Politics
Anthony Wayne 1745-1796[3] 1960 Front lawn of George Washington High School at 2215 W. Washington Street in Indianapolis
39°45′57″N 86°11′59″W		 Military, Early Settlement and Exploration
Sarah T. Bolton[4] 1960 107 E. Sherman Drive, west of Sarah T. Bolton Park, in Beech Grove
39°43′8″N 86°6′5.6″W		 Arts and Culture, Women
Lincoln to the Citizens of Indiana[5] 1961 402 W. Washington Street at its junction with Missouri Street in Indianapolis
39°46′2.6″N 86°9′55.4″W		 Politics, Military
Toll House - Michigan Road[6] 1961 4702 N. Michigan Road/U.S. Route 421 in Indianapolis
39°50′29.4″N 86°11′20.4″W		 Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Camp Morton 1861-1865[7] 1962 1900 block of N. Alabama Street at the Herron-Morton Place Historic Park in Indianapolis
39°47′35″N 86°9′8″W		 Military
Brig. General Benjamin Harrison 1833-1901[8] 1963 President Benjamin Harrison Home at 1230 N. Delaware Street in Indianapolis
39°47′3″N 86°9′15″W		 Politics, Military
Civil War Arsenal 1861-1864[9] 1964 Statehouse in Indianapolis
39°46′7.5″N 86°9′42.2″W		 Military
Home of Charles Warren Fairbanks House May 11, 1852 - June 4, 1918[10] 1966 In the front lawn of a gated establishment at the junction of 30th and Meridian Streets in Indianapolis
39°48′35″N 86°9′25″W		 Politics
The Central Canal[11] 1966 Junction of Illinois Street and Westfield Boulevard
39°51′18″N 86°9′36″W		 Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Milestones in Nursing[12] 1968 1001 W. 10th Street at the Nursing Museum entrance at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis
39°46′48.3″N 86°10′33″W		 Women, Science, Medicine, and Inventions
Mary Bryan, Pioneer Woman[13] 1975 Junction of Pine Street and Southport Road at the cemetery in Southport
39°39′54.5″N 86°6′59″W		 Women, Early Settlement and Exploration
Indianapolis Motor Speedway[14] 1975 4790 W. 16th Street at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum in Indianapolis
39°47′23″N 86°14′1″W		 Sports, Special Events, Science, Medicine, and Inventions
Former U.S. Arsenal[15] 1976 Western edge of the Arsenal Technical High School campus in Indianapolis
39°46′30″N 86°7′59″W		 Military
Crown Hill[16] 1976 738 W. 38th Street in Crown Hill Cemetery, along the road between the chapel/crypt and the 38th Street overpass, in Indianapolis
39°49′32″N 86°10′22.6″W		 Cemetery
Woodruff Place[17] 1976 Junction of Woodruff Cross Drive and Woodruff Middle Drive on the median, south of the fountain, in Indianapolis
39°46′39″N 86°7′42.4″W		 Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Buildings and Architecture
[The Indianapolis Times][18] 1979 300 block of W. Maryland Street at Capitol Avenue in Indianapolis
39°45′57″N 86°9′44″W		 Newspapers and Media
First Presbyterian Church of Southport[19] 1983 6200 McFarland Road at the Banta Road junction in Southport
39°40′23″N 86°6′40″W		 Religion
William Forsyth 1854-1935[20] 1984 Junction of N. Emerson and E. Washington Streets at Brown's Corner Park in Indianapolis
39°46′13″N 86°5′3″W		 Arts and Culture
Macedonian Tribune[21] 1990 Southeastern corner of the junction of West and Washington Streets in Indianapolis
39°46′1.4″N 86°10′0.4″W		 Newspapers and Media, Immigration and Ethnic Groups
North Meridian Street Historic District[22] 1991 Junction of Westfield Boulevard and N. Meridian Street in Indianapolis
39°51′28″N 86°9′26.5″W		 Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
North Meridian Street Historic District[23] 1991 Junction of 40th and N. Meridian Streets in Indianapolis
39°49′45″N 86°9′24.6″W		 Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Crispus Attucks High School[24] 1992 1140 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street in Indianapolis
39°46′58″N 86°10′7″W		 African American, Education, Buildings and Architecture
North Western Christian University[25] 1992 1325 N. College Avenue, on the eastern side of the street north of the Interstate 65 overpass, in Indianapolis
39°47′5.6″N 86°8′40.4″W		 Education, Religion
Site of Golden Hill Totem Pole[26] 1992 Totem Lane in the Golden Hill neighborhood of Indianapolis
39°49′6″N 86°11′6″W		 Arts and Culture, American Indian/Native American
Site of the Central Canal[27] 1992 At the Central Canal, behind the North State Office Building at 100 N. Senate Avenue, in Indianapolis
39°46′10″N 86°9′56″W		 Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Ransom Place Historic District[28] 1993 830 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street in Indianapolis
39°46′50″N 86°10′6″W		 Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, African American
Willard Park[29] 1993 Willard Park at 1901 E. Washington Street in Indianapolis
39°46′2″N 86°7′42″W		 Education
Indiana School for the Blind[30] 1994 Northern side of the entrance for 7725 N. College Avenue in Indianapolis
39°53′41″N 86°8′39″W		 Education, Government Institutions
Indiana Avenue[31] 1994 On a traffic island at the southeastern corner of the junction of West Street and Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis
39°46′31″N 86°9′59.32″W		 African American, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Bulgarian Orthodox Church[32] 1995 On the campus of Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis at 226 N. Blackford Street in Indianapolis
39°46′16.6″N 86°10′13″W		 Religion, Immigration and Ethnic Groups
Joseph W. Summers Memorial Bridge[33] 1995 Eastern side of Meridian Street on the southeastern corner of its bridge over Fall Creek in Indianapolis
39°48′11″N 86°9′23.4″W		 Transportation, Buildings and Architecture, Politics
Joseph W. Summers Memorial Bridge[34] 1995 Western side of Meridian Street on the northwestern corner of its bridge over Fall Creek in Indianapolis
39°48′13″N 86°9′24.3″W		 Transportation, Buildings and Architecture
The Old Northside[35] 1995 1456 Central Avenue in Indianapolis
39°47′13″N 86°8′58.4″W		 Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Buildings and Architecture
The Old Northside[36] 1995 Junction of 12th and Delaware Streets in Indianapolis
39°46′59″N 86°9′15″W		 Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Buildings and Architecture
Fort Benjamin Harrison[37] 1996 Otis Avenue between Hess and Lawton Roads in Indianapolis
39°51′26″N 86°0′57.2″W		 Military, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Bates-Hendricks House[38] 1996 1526 S. New Jersey Street along the median north of Lincoln Street in Indianapolis
39°44′46.5″N 86°9′2″W		 Buildings and Architecture, Politics
Indiana Federation of Colored Women's Clubs[39] 1997 2034 N. Capitol Avenue in Indianapolis
39°47′38.6″N 86°9′42″W		 African American, Women
Romanian Orthodox Church[40] 1998 White River State Park at the northeastern corner of the Blackford Street bridge over the Central Canal in Indianapolis
39°46′10″N 86°10′12″W		 Immigration and Ethnic Groups, Religion
Lockerbie Square[41] 1998 Junction of Lockerbie and N. East Streets in Indianapolis
39°46′19.4″N 86°8′55.4″W		 Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Buildings and Architecture
German Greenhouses and Truck Gardens[42] 1998 Bluff Park, at the junction of Bluff Road and Hanna Avenue in Indianapolis
39°42′26″N 86°10′12″W		 Immigration and Ethnic Groups, Nature and Natural Disasters, Business, Industry, and Labor, Agriculture
Indianapolis Fire Department / Bowen-Merrill Fire[43] 1999 2 W. Washington Street in Indianapolis
39°46′2″N 86°9′31.5″W		 Government Institutions, Nature and Natural Disasters
Athenaeum[44] 1999 401 E. Michigan Street in Indianapolis
39°46′25″N 86°9′0″W		 Immigration and Ethnic Groups, Buildings and Architecture
Market Street Temple[45] 1999 435 E. Market Street in Indianapolis
39°46′5.6″N 86°8′59″W		 Religion, Immigration and Ethnic Groups
Holy Rosary - Danish Church Historic District[46] 2000 Southeastern corner of the junction of S. East Street and S. Stevens Street in Indianapolis
39°45′28″N 86°8′57.4″W		 Immigration and Ethnic Groups, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Widows and Orphans Friends' Society[47] 2003 Eastern side of Capitol Avenue, ½ block south of its junction with 14th Street, in Indianapolis
39°47′8.4″N 86°9′40″W		 Women
Greek Orthodox Church[48] 2003 West Street beside the Indiana Historical Society at 450 W. Ohio Street in Indianapolis
39°46′14″N 86°10′0″W		 Religion, Immigration and Ethnic Groups
Brookville Road[49] 2004 10622 Brookville Road in Indianapolis
39°44′22.4″N 85°58′41″W		 Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
John Muir in Indianapolis[50] 2004 On a grassy triangle at the former site of Osgood, Smith & Co. near the junction of Illinois and Merrill Streets in Indianapolis
39°45′31.5″N 86°9′36.6″W		 Nature and Natural Disasters, Politics
Marion County Girl Scouts[51] 2004 Irvington Presbyterian Church at 55 Johnson Avenue in Indianapolis
39°46′9″N 86°4′19″W		 Women, Arts and Culture
Zerelda G. Wallace[52] 2004 Central Christian Church at 701 N. Delaware Street in Indianapolis
39°46′37″N 86°9′13″W		 Women, Religion
28th Regiment USCT[53] 2004 Junction of Virginia Avenue and McCarty Street in Indianapolis
39°45′26″N 86°8′42″W		 African American, Military
Robert F. Kennedy on Death of Martin L. King[54] 2005 King Park at the junction of 17th Street and Broadway in Indianapolis
39°47′25.4″N 86°8′45.6″W		 Politics, African American
Calvin Fletcher[55] 2006 Junction of Virginia Avenue and East Street in Indianapolis
39°45′39″N 86°8′57″W		 Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, African American, Military
John Freeman[56] 2006 Next to the Landmark Center, on the western side of Pennsylvania Street between 10th and 11th Streets, in Indianapolis
39°41′54″N 86°9′21″W		 Underground Railroad, African American, Government Institutions
1907 Indiana Eugenics Law[57] 2007 Eastern lawn of the Indiana State Library at 140 N. Senate Avenue in Indianapolis
39°46′11″N 86°9′49″W		 Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Legal
Ovid Butler, Sr.[58] 2007 1306 North Park Avenue in Indianapolis
39°47′4″N 86°8′52″W		 Education, Newspapers and Media
St. Vincent's Infirmary[59] 2007 536 E. Vermont Street in Indianapolis
39°46′22.6″N 86°8′52″W		 Medicine
The Lincoln Funeral Train[60] 2009 Southern lawn of the Indiana Statehouse at 200 W. Washington Street in Indianapolis
39°46′3″N 86°9′46″W		 Government Institutions, Politics, Special Events
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church[61] 2009 414 W. Vermont Street in Indianapolis
39°46′23″N 86°9′57″W		 African American, Buildings & Architecture, Education & Libraries, Military, Religion, Underground Railroad
Major Taylor[62] 2009 Junction of 38th Street and the Monon Trail, across from the Indiana State Fairgrounds, in Indianapolis
39°49′31″N 86°8′23″W		 African American, Sports
Indianapolis Propylaeum[63] 2009 In front of the Propylaeum at 1410 N. Delaware Street in Indianapolis
39°47′11″N 86°9′16″W		 Women, Buildings & Architecture, Arts & Culture
Isaac Blackford[64] 2011 Northeast corner of Blackford and New York Streets
39°46′18″N 86°10′12″W
Washington Park Baseball[65] 2011 1200 W. Washington St.
39°45′58″N 86°10′55″W
St. Vincent's Hospital[66] 2013 Illinois-Fall Creek Center, 2535 N. Capitol Avenue
39°48′12″N 86°9′36″W
Indianapolis Times[67] 2013 Green space east of the Westin Indianapolis Hotel, between Maryland St. and Washington St.
39°45′58″N 86°9′46″W
Allison Machine Shop[68] 2015 1200 W. Main St., Speedway
39°47′0″N 86°14′28″W		 Business, Industry, & Labor; Military
T. C. Steele Studio and Herron[69] 2015 110 E 16th St.
39°47′19″N 86°9′19″W
James Overall[70] 2016 Along N. West St. between Indiana Ave. and Michigan St. Near 524 N. West St.
39°46′31″N 86°10′1″W		 African American, Underground Railroad, Law & Court Case, Religion
Senate Avenue YMCA[71] 2016 420 N. Senate Ave., at the southwest corner of Michigan St. and Senate Ave.
39°46′27″N 86°9′48″W		 African American, Education, Buildings & Architecture
Central State Hospital[72] 2016 Central State Mansion at 202 Steeples Blvd.
39°46′3″N 86°12′41″W		 Science, Medicine, Invention, Education
Little Sisters of the Poor[73] 2017 520 E. Vermont St.
39°46′23″N 86°8′54″W		 Women, Religion
German Newspapers' Demise[74] 2017 41 S. Delaware St. (located immediately south of the Julia M. Carson Transit Center at 201 E. Washington St.)
39°45′58″N 86°9′16″W
"Cannon Ball" Baker[75] 2017 902 E Garfield Dr
39°44′1″N 86°8′40″W
First Lady Caroline Harrison[76] 2017 Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, 1230 N. Delaware St.
39°47′2″N 86°9′15″W		 Women, Politics, Arts and Culture
James Whitcomb Riley Home[77] 2018 528 Lockerbie St.
39°46′19″N 86°8′52″W		 Arts and Culture; Buildings & Architecture
WWI Aviation Repair Depot[78] 2018 1182 N. Main St., near Gilman St. & Main St., Speedway
39°46′59″N 86°14′28″W		 Business, Industry, & Labor; Military; Science, Medicine, & Invention; Transportation

See also

References
  1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. State Capitol, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  3. Anthony Wayne 1745-1796, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  4. Sarah T. Bolton, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  5. Lincoln to the Citizens of Indiana, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  6. Toll House - Michigan Road, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  7. Camp Morton 1861-1865, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  8. Brig. General Benjamin Harrison 1833-1901, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  9. Civil War Arsenal 1861-1864, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  10. Home of Charles Warren Fairbanks May 11, 1852 - June 4, 1918, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  11. The Central Canal, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  12. Milestones in Nursing, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  13. Mary Bryan, Pioneer Woman, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  14. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  15. Former U.S. Arsenal, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  16. Crown Hill, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  17. Woodruff Place, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  18. [The Indianapolis Times], Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  19. First Presbyterian Church of Southport, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  20. William Forsyth 1854-1935, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  21. Macedonian Tribune, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  22. North Meridian Street Historic District, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  23. North Meridian Street Historic District, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  24. Crispus Attucks High School, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  25. North Western Christian University, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  26. Site of Golden Hill Totem Pole, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  27. Site of the Central Canal, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  28. Ransom Place Historic District, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  29. Willard Park, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  30. Indiana School for the Blind, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  31. Indiana Avenue, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  32. Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  33. Joseph W. Summers Memorial Bridge, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  34. Joseph W. Summers Memorial Bridge, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  35. The Old Northside, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  36. The Old Northside, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  37. Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  38. Bates-Hendricks House, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  39. Indiana Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  40. Romanian Orthodox Church, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  41. Lockerbie Square, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  42. German Greenhouses and Truck Gardens, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  43. Indianapolis Fire Department / Bowen-Merrill Fire, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  44. Athenaeum, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  45. Market Street Temple, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  46. Holy Rosary - Danish Church Historic District, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  47. Widows and Orphans Friends' Society, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  48. Greek Orthodox Church, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  49. Brookville Road, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  50. John Muir in Indianapolis, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  51. Marion County Girl Scouts, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  52. Zerelda G. Wallace, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  53. 28th Regiment USCT, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  54. Robert F. Kennedy on Death of Martin L. King, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  55. Calvin Fletcher, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  56. John Freeman, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  57. 1907 Indiana Eugenics Law, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  58. Ovid Butler, Sr., Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  59. St. Vincent's Infirmary, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  60. The Lincoln Funeral Train, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  61. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  62. Marshall "Major" Taylor, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  63. Indianapolis Propylaeum, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  64. "Isaac Blackford". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  65. "Washington Park Baseball". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  66. "St. Vincent's Hospital". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  67. "Indianapolis Times". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  68. "Allison Machine Shop". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  69. "T. C. Steele Studio and Herron". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  70. "James Overall". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  71. "Senate Avenue YMCA". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  72. "Central State Hospital". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  73. "Little Sisters of the Poor". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  74. "German Newspapers' Demise". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  75. ""Cannon Ball" Baker". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  76. "First Lady Caroline Harrison". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  77. "James Whitcomb Riley Home". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  78. "WWI Aviation Repair Depot". Indiana Historical Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
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