Blackford County W.W. I Honor Roll

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“Lest We Forget”

Those from Blackford County who

answered their Country’s call in the

World War,

Apr. 6th 1917 to Nov. 11th 1918.

“Our Boys”

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When the Service Flag has faded,

and the hands that it ...

The Belvedere

Host to the mighty, famous, and infamous, the Belvedere Hotel has welcomed a steady stream of celebrities since it opened in 1903. Rudolph Valentino, Sarah Berhardt, Al Jolson, and Mark Twain are only a few of the notables who have ...

James C. Dobbin

Secretary of United States Navy, 1853-57. Helped found State Hospital for Insane. Home one block north.

Marker is on Raeford Road, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Mormon Battalion at San Diego

On arriving at San Diego on January 29, 1847, soldiers of the Mormon Battalion occupied Fort Stockton on this site. They promptly began to improve this community, digging the first wells, crating the first pumps to draw water, building the ...

George Bellows / Roy Lichtenstein

George Bellows

George Bellows (1882-1925) is widely recognized as one of America's premier artists. His vivid portrayals of modern urban life have become indelible icons of American art. Born and reared in Columbus, he retained close ties here throughout his life. ...

The Latrobe Building

1912 The Latrobe Building 1984

The Latrobe building was designed by Edward H. Glidden, a prominent Baltimore architect. The Latrobe name commemorates John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe, a respected attorney whose home formerly stood on this site. John Latrobe was a leader ...

Women of the Mormon Battalion

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Mormon women were anxious to reach the glorious West and any means offered seemed an answer to prayer to help them on their way. When it was learned four laundresses would be allowed each of ...

Pueblo of Picuris

The Pueblo of Picuris first visited by Spaniards in 1591, was described as being 7 to 8 stories high. In the 18th century Picuris cooperated with the Spaniards against the raids of the Plains Indians.The church, the third at this ...

Freewill Baptist Church

Restored

Wisconsin’s first Freewill Baptist congregation, organized by Yankee pioneers Rev. Rufus Cheney July 11, 1840, Built this Greek revival style edifice, 1859. As Abolitionists, they were active here in the Civil War.

But the dwindling congregation disbanded in 1925, incorporating ...

George DeBaptiste Homesite

George DeBaptiste, a long-time Mason, and one of Detroit's most active and impassioned black community leaders, lived on this site during the 1850s and 60s. Born in Virginia about 1815, he moved to Madison, Indiana in 1838 and became involved ...