Learn About 2017 Marker Dedications
Reports and/or images from marker dedications held from 2008-2017 are archived below.
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2017 Marker Dedications
| Title of Marker | Location | Date of Dedication | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indians Murdered 1824 | Pendleton | March 22 | |
| Passenger Pigeon | Metamora | April 3 | |
| Branch McCracken | Monrovia | April 19 | |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Indianapolis | May 20 | |
| T.C. Steele Home, Studio, and Gardens | Nashville | May 20 | |
| Adrian Parsons, 1846-1929 / Indiana's Soybean Pioneer | Avon | June 10 | |
| Kenneth Rexroth | South Bend | June 29 | |
| Better Homes of South Bend | South Bend | July 8 | |
| Red Skelton / "One of America's Clowns" | Vincennes | July 14 | |
| Wanted by FBI / Captured by G-Men | West College Corner | August 16 | |
| "Cannon Ball" Baker | Indianapolis | September 10 | |
| Union Literary Institute | Union City | September 24 | |
| Demise of German Newspapers | Indianapolis | October 6 | |
| Caroline Scott Harrison | Indianapolis | October 27 |
2016 Marker Dedications
| Title of Marker | Location | Date of Dedication | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polly Strong Slavery Case | Corydon | April 20 | |
| Brown County Bluegrass Music | Morgantown | June 7 | |
| Roberts Settlement | Atlanta | July 2 | |
| Indiana State Flag | Mooresville | August 6 | |
| James Overall | Indianapolis | September 29 | |
| Central State Hospital | Indianapolis | October 6 | |
| Senate Avenue YMCA | Indianapolis | October 20 | |
| Bilby Steel Tower | Osgood | November 5 | |
| Chapman Harris | Madison | November 18 |
2015 Marker Dedications
| Title of Marker | Location | Date of Dedication | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Machine Shop | Speedway | May 7 | Photos |
| Samuel Plato | Marion | July 25 | Photos |
| Steele Studio and Herron | Indianapolis | August 21 | Photos |
2014 Marker Dedications
| Title of Marker | Location | Date of Dedication | Press |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Fisher | Greensburg | May 16 | |
| Froebel School | Gary | May 9 | |
| Ahavath Sholom | Ligonier | August 31 | Marker Sponsor Blog |
| Virginia Claypool Meredith | Cambridge City | September 14 | IHB Blog |
| Stewart Settlement House | Gary | October 31 | IHB Blog |
| Helen Gougar | Lafayette | November 10 |
2013 Marker Dedications
| Title of Marker | Location | Date of Dedication | Press |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent's Hospital | Indianapolis | April 26 | Marker Sponsor Video |
| Abolitionists Mobbed | Pendleton | June 30 | |
| Ralph F. Gates | Columbia City | July 2 | |
| Cerealine Manufacturing Co. | Columbus | August 4 | IHB Image Gallery |
| George Washington Julian | Centerville | August 4 | IHB Image Gallery |
| Gene Stratton-Porter | Rome City | August 17 | |
| Indianapolis Times | Indianapolis | October 11 | |
| Amanda Way | Winchester | October 19 |
2012 Marker Dedications
| Title of Marker | Location | Date of Dedication | Press |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Work Home and Mill | Charlestown | January 7 | |
| Isaac Blackford | Indianapolis | March 6 | |
| Mob Violence | New Albany | August 18 | |
| Juliet V. Strauss | Rockville | September 22 | |
| Henry S. Lane | Crawfordsville |
2011 Marker Dedications
| Title of Marker | Location | Date of Dedication | Press |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Higgs Nichols | New Albany | April 9 | |
| Washington Park Baseball | Indianapolis | July 22 | Indianapolis Recorder coverage |
| Tecumseh and Harrison | Vincennes | July 23 | |
| State Seminary of Indiana | Bloomington | August 26 | |
| Hemingray Glass Company | Muncie | September 4 | Marker Sponsor video |
| Marion Branch, NHDVS | Marion | October 6 | |
| Benack's Village | Potawatomi Wildlife Park | October 8 | |
| Whetzel Trace | Shelbyville | December 11 |
Archived Dedication Information (2008-2010)
2010 Marker Dedications
| Title of Marker | Location | Map | Date of Dedication | Photos or Press |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Capitol/Civil War Arsenal, 1861-1864 | Indianapolis | Map | Dec. 16 | Press |
| Randolph County Quakers | Winchester | Map | Oct. 17 | Photos |
| William Merritt Chase | Nineveh | Map | Oct. 9 | Photos |
| Lincoln & Dixie Highways | South Bend | Map | Oct. 2 | Photos |
2009 Marker Dedications
| Title of Marker | Location | Map | Date of Dedication | Photos or Press |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Propylaeum | Indianapolis | Map | Sept. 24 | Photos |
| Marshall "Major" Taylor | Indianapolis | Map | August 13 | Photos |
| Mary Clark | Vincennes | Map | June 27 | Photos |
| Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church | Indianapolis | Map | June 20 | Photos |
| Edwin Way Teale | Chesterton (Furnessville) | Map | May 30 | Photos |
| Crawfordsville's Carnegie Library | Crawfordsville | Map | May 1 | Photos |
| Saint Theodora Guerin | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | Map | April 29 | Photos |
| Charles Gordone | Elkhart | Map | April 18 | Photos |
| The Lincoln Funeral Train | Indianapolis | Map | March 4 | Photos |
| Lee L. Driver | Winchester | Map | February 23 | Photos |
2008 Marker Dedications
| Title of Marker | Location | Map | Date of Dedication | Photos or Press |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander McClure | Seymour | Map | December 19 | Photos |
| Kappa Alpha Psi | Bloomington | Map | October 25 | Photos |
| Rhodes Family Incident | Westfield | Map | October 9 | Photos |
| Cataract Falls Covered Bridge | Cataract | Map | October 5 | Photos |
| Oswell Wright | Corydon | Map | August 16 | Photos |
| Hannah Tolliver | Jeffersonville | Map | August 15 | Photos |
| St. Vincent's Infirmary | Indianapolis | Map | June 16 | Photos |
| Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company | Muncie | Map | May 28 | Photos |
| Sullivan Carnegie Library | Sullivan | Map | May 3 | Photos |
| Medora Shale Brick Plant | Medora | Map | May 3 | Photos |
| James Frederick Hanley | Rensselaer | Map | April | Photos |
| Benjamin Banneker School | Bloomington | Map | February 10 | Photos |