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Location of St. Joseph County in Indiana
This is a list of the Indiana state historical markers in St. Joseph County .
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in St. Joseph 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 18 historical markers located in St. Joseph County.[1]
Historical markers
Marker title
Image
Year placed
Location
Topics
La Salle's Camp 1 Mile West [2]
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Junction of the Dixie Highway (State Road 933 ) and Darden Road near South Bend 41°43′48.8″N 86°15′1.4″W / 41.730222°N 86.250389°W / 41.730222; -86.250389 (La Salle's Camp 1 Mile West )
Early Settlement and Exploration
Camp Rose [3]
1963
Junction of Leland and Portage Avenues in South Bend 41°41′4″N 86°15′29.7″W / 41.68444°N 86.258250°W / 41.68444; -86.258250 (Camp Rose )
Military
Sisters of the Holy Cross, Civil War Nurses, 1861-1865 [4]
1965
Junction of E. Madison Street and N. Notre Dame Avenue in South Bend 41°40′49.4″N 86°14′19″W / 41.680389°N 86.23861°W / 41.680389; -86.23861 (Sisters of the Holy Cross, Civil War Nurses, 1861-1865 )
Women, Military, Religion
Indiana Territorial Line (east-west boundary at this point) [5]
1966
Junction of U.S. Route 31 and Johnson Road on the southern edge of South Bend 41°37′1″N 86°15′7″W / 41.61694°N 86.25194°W / 41.61694; -86.25194 (Indiana Territorial Line (east-west boundary at this point) )
Early Settlement and Exploration, Government Institutions
Site of Home of Schuyler Colfax March 23, 1823-January 1, 1885 [6]
1966
Junction of Colfax and Taylor Streets in South Bend 41°40′40″N 86°15′28.5″W / 41.67778°N 86.257917°W / 41.67778; -86.257917 (Site of Home of Schuyler Colfax March 23, 1823-January 1, 1885 )
Politics, Newspapers and Media
First Dam Across the St. Joseph River/Power Race [7]
1968
Junction of Race and First Streets in Mishawaka 41°39′46″N 86°10′42″W / 41.66278°N 86.17833°W / 41.66278; -86.17833 (First Dam Across the St. Joseph River/Power Race )
Business, Industry, and Labor
First Bridge [8]
1968
300 block of N. Main Street at the St. Joseph River in Mishawaka 41°39′50″N 86°10′52″W / 41.66389°N 86.18111°W / 41.66389; -86.18111 (First Bridge )
Transportation, Buildings and Architecture
The Mishawaka Academic and Normal Institute 1846-1868 [9]
1968
303 S. Main at 4th Street in Mishawaka 41°39′32″N 86°10′50.7″W / 41.65889°N 86.180750°W / 41.65889; -86.180750 (The Mishawaka Academic and Normal Institute 1846-1868 )
Education
St. Joseph Iron Works [10]
1968
300 block of N. Main Street in Mishawaka 41°39′46″N 86°10′49.6″W / 41.66278°N 86.180444°W / 41.66278; -86.180444 (St. Joseph Iron Works )
Business, Industry, and Labor
Mishawaka High School [11]
1976
Mishawaka High School at 1202 Lincoln Way E. in Mishawaka 41°39′45″N 86°9′39″W / 41.66250°N 86.16083°W / 41.66250; -86.16083 (Mishawaka High School )
Education
Kamm & Schellinger Brewery [12]
1995
100 Center Street Complex at Lincoln Way on the southern bank of the St. Joseph River in Mishawaka 41°39′45″N 86°11′22″W / 41.66250°N 86.18944°W / 41.66250; -86.18944 (Kamm & Schellinger Brewery )
Business, Industry, and Labor
Normain Heights Subdivision [13]
1997
Lawn of the fire station at 2332 N. Main Street in Mishawaka 41°40′53.6″N 86°10′52.4″W / 41.681556°N 86.181222°W / 41.681556; -86.181222 (Normain Heights Subdivision )
Military, Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns
Battell Park [14]
1997
400 W. Mishawaka Avenue at the Charlotte Avenue junction in Mishawaka 41°39′58″N 86°11′16″W / 41.66611°N 86.18778°W / 41.66611; -86.18778 (Battell Park )
Nature and Natural Disasters, Buildings and Architecture
Huggart Settlement [15]
1998
Northwestern corner of the junction of State Road 4 and Mulberry Road east of Potato Creek State Park in Union Township 41°32′7″N 86°18′44″W / 41.53528°N 86.31222°W / 41.53528; -86.31222 (Huggart Settlement )
African American
Dodge Manufacturing Company [16]
1999
500 S. Union Street at the parking lot and entrance to the RMG foundry of the Troyer Group in Mishawaka 41°39′23.2″N 86°10′37″W / 41.656444°N 86.17694°W / 41.656444; -86.17694 (Dodge Manufacturing Company )
Business, Industry, and Labor
Jewish Cemetery Site [17]
2002
Western side of the 500 block of N. Niles Avenue in South Bend 41°40′57.4″N 86°14′40.6″W / 41.682611°N 86.244611°W / 41.682611; -86.244611 (Jewish Cemetery Site )
Cemetery, Immigration and Ethnic Groups
Porter (Rea) Cemetery [18]
2003
Cemetery located in Potato Creek State Park near North Liberty 41°32′56″N 86°21′10″W / 41.54889°N 86.35278°W / 41.54889; -86.35278 (Porter (Rea) Cemetery )
Cemetery, African American
Lincoln & Dixie Highways [19]
2010
South Bend 41°40′34.5″N 86°15′1.6″W / 41.676250°N 86.250444°W / 41.676250; -86.250444 (Lincoln & Dixie Highways )
Cemetery, African American
See also
References
^ "Indiana Historical Markers by County" . State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15 .
^ La Salle's Camp 1 Mile West , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Camp Rose , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Sisters of the Holy Cross, Civil War Nurses, 1861-1865 , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Indiana Territorial Line (east-west boundary at this point) , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Site of Home of Schuyler Colfax March 23, 1823-January 1, 1885 , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ First Dam Across the St. Joseph River/Power Race , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ First Bridge , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ The Mishawaka Academic and Normal Institute 1846-1868 , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ St. Joseph Iron Works , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Mishawaka High School , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Kamm & Schellinger Brewery , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Normain Heights Subdivision , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Battell Park , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Huggart Settlement , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Dodge Manufacturing Company , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Jewish Cemetery Site , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Porter (Rea) Cemetery , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
^ Lincoln & Dixie Highways , Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-07-14.
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