Julian Family Home

Indiana Historic Site and Structure

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Julian Family Home

715 Crown Street

Greencastle, Indiana

1920 - - 1944

In this house once lived Elizabeth and James Julian and their six children – Percy, James, Mattie, Elizabeth, Irma, and Emerson. All of ...

Percy Lavon Julian ( 1899--1975 )

In a lifetime of continual striving, Percy L. Julian succeeded against the prejudices and discriminations of his time to become a pathbreaking synthetic chemist, a successful industrial research director, and a wealthy businessman. He was born in Montgomery, Ala., on ...

John Robert Mize

" The Big Cat "

Born and raised in Demorest, Mr. Mize was a keen-eyed slugger who smashed 359 home runs and batted 312 in 15-year career while topping 300 mark nine seasons in a row. Set major loop records by ...

“Jim Swett Field”

Name amended 1997by resolution

to honor Trinity County Resident

Colonel James E. Swett – USMC Ret.

A World War II Marine Aviator

who on April 7th 1943 was awarded

the Congressional Medal of Honor,

our Nations highest award, for Bravery

above and beyond the call of duty ...

The Killing of Edward José

On June 10, 1894, at 9:30 P.M., Edward William José was mortally wounded by his new freight driver, Frank G. Eddinger, who had robbed the freight wagon the day before on Browns’ Mountain. Walter Baker, Mart Van Matre and José ...

Site of Jonathan Barney - Mason Barney Shipyard

1782-1861

Here were built about 200 ships from small sloops to vessels of 1060 tons which sailed from the Atlantic coast to the China seas.

Dedicated to their memory by

Algernon H Bell •

Carolyn Bell Fenley •

Constance Bell Falconer

Marker is at ...

Sissieretta Jones

"The greatest singer of her race"

Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, the internationally celebrated soprano known as "Black Patti" lived near this site at 7 Wheaton Street until her passing on June 24, 1933.

With 17 medals and a diamond tiara bestowed upon ...

Jumper Sawmill

In the 1880’s George Jumper established a steam powered sawmill 300' east of this monument, above the confluence of Little Brown’s Creek and China Gulch. An 80’ long building housed the mill. Oxen teams of ten or more were used ...

Junction City Centennial

1896 – 1996

[Upper Marker:]

On this site in 1852 a group of early settlers formed a mining community. The called it Milltown after the Seeley and Dowles water powered sawmill located near the mouth of Canyon Creek. In September 1861 this ...

Frank J Szot Memorial Park

First American Soldier from Chicopee killed in action during the World War on April 12, 1918

Marker is at the intersection of Front Street and Pvt Szot Drive, on the left when traveling east on Front Street.

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