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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Huntington 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 12 historical markers located in Huntington County.

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Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Year placed	Location	Topics
Pioneer Medical Doctors/Chase S. Osborn		1949	Southeastern corner of the junction of State Roads 105 and 124, west of Mount Etna 40°44′26″N 85°37′15″W / 40.74056°N 85.62083°W / 40.74056; -85.62083 (Pioneer Medical Doctors/Chase S. Osborn)	Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Women
Home of Chief Richardville		1966	Forks of the Wabash Historic Park at the southwestern corner of the junction of U.S. Route 24 and State Road 9 near Huntington 40°52′39″N 85°31′58″W / 40.87750°N 85.53278°W / 40.87750; -85.53278 (Home of Chief Richardville)	American Indian/Native American
Forks of Wabash		1972	Junction of Business U.S. Route 24 and W. Park Drive east of the State Road 9 junction near Huntington 40°52′38.2″N 85°31′50″W / 40.877278°N 85.53056°W / 40.877278; -85.53056 (Forks of Wabash)	American Indian/Native American, Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Canal Landing on Washington Street/ Jefferson Park Mall: Indiana's First Tax-Free Mall		1973	Junction of Washington and N. Jefferson Streets in Huntington 40°52′58″N 85°29′44″W / 40.88278°N 85.49556°W / 40.88278; -85.49556 (Canal Landing on Washington Street/ Jefferson Park Mall: Indiana's First Tax-Free Mall)	Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Drover Town		1979	One block north of the junction of Etna Avenue and Henry Street on the property of St. Peter's First United Church of Christ in Huntington 40°52′40″N 85°29′38″W / 40.87778°N 85.49389°W / 40.87778; -85.49389 (Drover Town)	Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Immigration and Ethnic Groups
The "Lime City"		1979	Junction of W. Park Drive and Diamond Street at Sunken Gardens Park in Huntington 40°52′41.7″N 85°30′24″W / 40.878250°N 85.50667°W / 40.878250; -85.50667 (The "Lime City")	Business, Industry, and Labor
Huntington's Buildings over the River: Controversy to Controversy/Huntington's Ford and First Bridge		1979	Jefferson Street bridge over the Little River in Huntington 40°52′45.4″N 85°29′35.6″W / 40.879278°N 85.493222°W / 40.879278; -85.493222 (Huntington's Buildings over the River: Controversy to Controversy/Huntington's Ford and First Bridge)	Buildings and Architecture, Business, Industry, and Labor, Transportation
Wabash & Erie Canal Lock 4		1997	339 E. First Street at U.S. Route 24 in Roanoke 40°57′42.3″N 85°22′16″W / 40.961750°N 85.37111°W / 40.961750; -85.37111 (Wabash & Erie Canal Lock 4)	Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Kiilhsoohkwa (Kilsoquah)		2005	Glenwood Cemetery in the 1000 block of N. Main Street in Roanoke 40°58′16″N 85°22′19″W / 40.97111°N 85.37194°W / 40.97111; -85.37194 (Kiilhsoohkwa (Kilsoquah))	American Indian/Native American, Women, Government Institutions, Early Settlement and Exploration
Warren's Carnegie Library		2007	123 E. Third St. in Warren 40°41′0.6″N 85°25′32″W / 40.683500°N 85.42556°W / 40.683500; -85.42556 (Warren's Carnegie Library)	Carnegie Libraries, Buildings and Architecture
Dr Otto U. King		2018	322 N. Jefferson St., Huntington 40°52′53″N 85°29′40″W / 40.88139°N 85.49444°W / 40.88139; -85.49444 (Dr Otto U King)	Medicine, Education
Elizebeth Smith Friedman, 1892-1980		2021	Memorial Park, 1120 W. Park Dr. Huntington 40°52′42″N 85°30′22″W / 40.87833°N 85.50611°W / 40.87833; -85.50611 (Elizebeth Smith Friedman)	Women; Science, Medicine, and Invention; Education and Library; Military

See also

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

References

1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
2. Pioneer Medical Doctors/Chase S. Osborn, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
3. Home of Chief Richardville, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
4. Forks of Wabash, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
5. Canal Landing on Washington Street/ Jefferson Park Mall: Indiana's First Tax-Free Mall, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
6. Drover Town, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
7. The "Lime City", Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
8. Huntington's Buildings over the River: Controversy to Controversy/Huntington's Ford and First Bridge, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
9. Wabash & Erie Canal Lock 4, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
10. Kiilhsoohkwa (Kilsoquah), Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
11. Warren's Carnegie Library, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
12. IHB (2020-12-16). "Dr Otto U King". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
13. IHB (2021-12-09). "Elizebeth Smith Friedman, 1892-1980". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-13.

External links

• Indiana Historical Marker Program
• Indiana Historical Bureau

v t e Municipalities and communities of Huntington County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Huntington
City	Huntington
Towns	Andrews Markle‡ Mount Etna Roanoke Warren
Townships	Clear Creek Dallas Huntington Jackson Jefferson Lancaster Polk Rock Creek Salamonie Union Warren Wayne
CDP	Bippus
Other communities	Banquo Bowerstown Bracken Browns Corner Buckeye Goblesville Harlansburg Lancaster Luther‡ Mahon Majenica Makin Mardenis Milo Pleasant Plain Plum Tree Roanoke Station Rock Creek Center Simpson
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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