Jump to content

List of Indiana state historical markers in LaPorte County

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Location of LaPorte County in Indiana

This is a list of the Indiana state historical markers in LaPorte County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in LaPorte 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 9 historical markers located in LaPorte County.[1]

Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

Historical markers

[edit]
Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
Civil War Camps[2] 1962 Junction of W. State Road 2 and Colfax Avenue in La Porte
41°36′1″N 86°44′19″W / 41.60028°N 86.73861°W / 41.60028; -86.73861 (Civil War Camps) 		Military
Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad[3] 1995 Junction of State Road 39 and County Road 250 south of La Porte
41°34′1″N 86°44′21.6″W / 41.56694°N 86.739333°W / 41.56694; -86.739333 (Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad) 		Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Camp Anderson[4] 1996 2404 E. Michigan Boulevard in Michigan City
41°42′32.3″N 86°52′12″W / 41.708972°N 86.87000°W / 41.708972; -86.87000 (Camp Anderson) 		Military
Indiana Territory Boundary Line[5] 1999 213 Pine Lake Avenue in La Porte
41°37′0.6″N 86°43′58″W / 41.616833°N 86.73278°W / 41.616833; -86.73278 (Indiana Territory Boundary Line) 		Early Settlement and Exploration, Government Institutions
LaPorte County Courthouse[6] 2001 813 Lincolnway on the southeastern corner of the LaPorte County Courthouse lawn in La Porte
41°36′40″N 86°43′19″W / 41.61111°N 86.72194°W / 41.61111; -86.72194 (La Porte County Courthouse) 		Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture
La Porte's Carnegie Library[7] 2002 LaPorte County Public Library on the southwestern corner of the junction of 904 Indiana Avenue (U.S. Route 35) and Maple Avenue in La Porte
41°36′32″N 86°43′1.6″W / 41.60889°N 86.717111°W / 41.60889; -86.717111 (La Porte's Carnegie Library) 		Carnegie Library, Buildings and Architecture
The Rumely Companies[8] 2003 Northwestern corner of the junction of Madison Street and Lincolnway in La Porte
41°36′36.5″N 86°43′25″W / 41.610139°N 86.72361°W / 41.610139; -86.72361 (The Rumely Companies) 		Business, Industry, and Labor, Immigration and Ethnic Groups, Agriculture, Science, Medicine, and Inventions
The Lincoln Funeral Train[9] 2010 100 E. Michigan Blvd. (U.S. 12), Michigan City
La Porte University / Indiana Medical College[10] 2018 Southeast corner of Clay and Harrison Streets in La Porte
41°36′36.0576″N 86°43′2.3736″W / 41.610016000°N 86.717326000°W / 41.610016000; -86.717326000 (La Porte University) 		Education


See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ^ Civil War Camps, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  3. ^ Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  4. ^ Camp Anderson, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  5. ^ [1], Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2021-03-16.
  6. ^ La Porte County Courthouse, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  7. ^ La Porte's Carnegie Library, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  8. ^ The Rumely Companies, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  9. ^ IHB (2020-12-16). "The Lincoln Funeral Train". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  10. ^ Indiana Territory Boundary Line, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Historical markers in LaPorte County, Indiana.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Indiana_state_historical_markers_in_LaPorte_County&oldid=1214365673"