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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Montgomery 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 10 historical markers located in Montgomery County.

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Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Year placed	Location	Topics
Lane Place		1962	212 S. Water Street at Wabash Avenue in Crawfordsville 40°2′24″N 86°53′51″W / 40.04000°N 86.89750°W / 40.04000; -86.89750 (Lane Place)	Politics, Buildings and Architecture
Major General Lew Wallace 1827-1905		1963	501 Pike Street at the Wallace Avenue junction in Crawfordsville 40°2′26.6″N 86°53′43″W / 40.040722°N 86.89528°W / 40.040722; -86.89528 (Major General Lew Wallace 1827-1905)	Military, Arts and Culture
Chief Cornstalk's Village		1981	Junction of U.S. Route 231 and County Road 1150S, adjacent to Parkersburg Spring near Parkersburg 39°52′23″N 86°54′11″W / 39.87306°N 86.90306°W / 39.87306; -86.90306 (Chief Cornstalk's Village)	American Indian/Native American, Early Settlement and Exploration
Darlington Covered Bridge		1993	County Roads 500N and 600E at the southwestern corner of this bridge over Sugar Creek, near Darlington 40°6′27″N 86°47′37″W / 40.10750°N 86.79361°W / 40.10750; -86.79361 (Darlington Covered Bridge)	Transportation, Buildings and Architecture
Speed Cabin		1995	310 N. Grant St. in Crawfordsville 40°2′41.2″N 86°54′15″W / 40.044778°N 86.90417°W / 40.044778; -86.90417 (Speed Cabin)	Underground Railroad; African American; Black History
Montgomery County Rotary Jail		2000	Old Jail Museum at 225 N. Washington Street (U.S. Route 231) by the Spring Street junction in Crawfordsville 40°2′38″N 86°54′6″W / 40.04389°N 86.90167°W / 40.04389; -86.90167 (Montgomery County Rotary Jail)	Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture
William Bratton, Lewis and Clark Expedition Member		2002	Eastern side of the junction of U.S. Route 136 and State Road 25 at Old Pioneer Cemetery on the eastern edge of Waynetown 40°5′16″N 87°3′33″W / 40.08778°N 87.05917°W / 40.08778; -87.05917 (William Bratton, Lewis and Clark Expedition Member)	Early Settlement and Exploration, Cemetery
Crawfordsville's Carnegie Library		2009	Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County, 222 S. Washington Street (U.S. Route 231) in Crawfordsville 40°02′23″N 86°54′4″W / 40.03972°N 86.90111°W / 40.03972; -86.90111 (Crawfordsville's Carnegie Library)	Education & Libraries, Buildings & Architecture, Women
Henry S. Lane		2012	212 S. Water St. Crawfordsville 40°02′22″N 86°53′53″W / 40.03944°N 86.89806°W / 40.03944; -86.89806 (Henry S. Lane)	Politics
Dr Mary Holloway Wilhite, 1831-1892		2020	Northwest corner of S. Grant Ave. and W. Wabash Ave., Crawfordsville 40°02′22.7″N 86°54′15.7″W / 40.039639°N 86.904361°W / 40.039639; -86.904361 (Dr Mary Holloway Wilhite)	Science, Medicine, & Invention; Women

See also

• List of Indiana state historical markers
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Indiana

References

1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
2. Lane Place, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
3. Major General Lew Wallace 1827-1905, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
4. Chief Cornstalk's Village, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
5. Darlington Covered Bridge, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
6. Speed Cabin, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
7. Montgomery County Rotary Jail, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
8. William Bratton, Lewis and Clark Expedition Member, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
9. Crawfordsville’s Carnegie Library, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
10. IHB (2020-12-15). "Henry S Lane". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
11. IHB (2020-12-16). "Dr Mary Holloway Wilhite 1831-1892". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

External links

• Indiana Historical Marker Program
• Indiana Historical Bureau

v t e Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Crawfordsville
City	Crawfordsville
Towns	Alamo Darlington Ladoga Linden New Market New Richmond New Ross Waveland Waynetown Wingate
Townships	Brown Clark Coal Creek Franklin Madison Ripley Scott Sugar Creek Union Walnut Wayne
CDPs	Lake Holiday Linnsburg Mace
Other communities	Ames Balhinch Beckville Bowers Browns Valley Cherry Grove Darlington Woods Deer's Mill Elmdale Fiskville Garfield Hibernia Kirkpatrick Lapland Manchester North Union Parkersburg Shannondale‡ Smartsburg Taylor Corner Wesley Whitesville Yountsville
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