List of Indiana state historical markers in Lawrence County

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Location of Lawrence County in Indiana

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Lawrence 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 4 historical markers located in Lawrence County.[1]

Historical markers[edit]

Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
Indiana (Oolitic) Limestone Quarries[2] 1966 Oolitic Town Hall on Main Street between Lafayette and Hoosier Avenues in Oolitic
38°54′3″N 86°31′36″W / 38.90083°N 86.52667°W / 38.90083; -86.52667 (Indiana (Oolitic) Limestone Quarries)
Business, Industry, and Labor, Nature and Natural Disasters
Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom April 3, 1926 - January 27, 1967[3] 1967 Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport in Bedford
38°50′18″N 86°26′9″W / 38.83833°N 86.43583°W / 38.83833; -86.43583 (Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom April 3, 1926 - January 27, 1967)
Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Transportation
Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District[4] 1998 Along the "I" Street sidewalk between 15th and 16th Streets on the eastern side of the Lawrence County Courthouse square in Bedford
38°51′42″N 86°28′57.5″W / 38.86167°N 86.482639°W / 38.86167; -86.482639 (Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District)
Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture
Dunn Memorial Hospital[5] 2005 1600 23rd St. in Bedford
38°51′12″N 86°29′38″W / 38.85333°N 86.49389°W / 38.85333; -86.49389 (Dunn Memorial Hospital)
Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Buildings and Architecture

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ^ Indiana (Oolitic) Limestone Quarries, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  3. ^ Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom April 3, 1926 - January 27, 1967, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  4. ^ Bedford Courthouse Square Historic District, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  5. ^ Dunn Memorial Hospital, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.

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