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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 23 historical markers located in St. Joseph County.[1]

Historical markers[edit]

Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
La Salle's Camp 1 Mile West[2] ? 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′4N 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′19W / 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′1N 86°15′7W / 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′40N 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′46N 86°10′42W / 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 RiverinMishawaka
41°39′50N 86°10′52W / 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′32N 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′46N 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′45N 86°9′39W / 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 RiverinMishawaka
41°39′45N 86°11′22W / 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′58N 86°11′16W / 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 ParkinUnion Township
41°32′7N 86°18′44W / 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′37W / 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′56N 86°21′10W / 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
Kenneth Rexroth[20] 2017 828 Park Avenue in South Bend
41°41′10N 86°15′22W / 41.68611°N 86.25611°W / 41.68611; -86.25611 (Kenneth Rexroth)
Arts & Culture
Better Homes of South Bend[21] 2017 Corner of N. Elmer St. and Keller St., near 1702 N. Elmer St., South Bend
41°41′51.2″N 86°16′57.3″W / 41.697556°N 86.282583°W / 41.697556; -86.282583 (Better Homes of South Bend)
African American, Historic District
Indiana University South Bend[22] 2020 Near 1700 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend
41°39′56.3″N 86°13′16.3″W / 41.665639°N 86.221194°W / 41.665639; -86.221194 (Indiana University South Bend Marker)
Education & Library
J Chester and Elizabeth Allen[23] 2020 115 S. Lafayette Blvd., South Bend
41°40′32.7″N 86°15′13.2″W / 41.675750°N 86.253667°W / 41.675750; -86.253667 (J Chester and Elizabeth Allen)
African American, Law & Court Case, Women
South Bend Blue Sox[24] 2021 River Crossing Student Housing, Ironwood Drive, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend
41°39′36.6″N 86°12′56.5″W / 41.660167°N 86.215694°W / 41.660167; -86.215694 (South Bend Blue Sox)
Sports, Women


See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  • ^ IHB (2020-12-16). "Kenneth Rexroth". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  • ^ IHB (2020-12-16). "Better Homes of South Bend". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  • ^ IHB (2020-12-16). "Indiana University South Bend". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  • ^ IHB (2020-12-16). "J Chester and Elizabeth Allen". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  • ^ IHB (2021-06-04). "South Bend Blue Sox". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
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