List of Indiana state historical markers in Allen County

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Location of Allen County in Indiana

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Allen 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 5 historical markers located in Allen County.[1]

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Historical markers[]

Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
[2] 1963 Southeastern corner of the junction of Center and Huron Streets at a playground entrance in Fort Wayne
41°4′35″N 85°9′29″W / 41.07639°N 85.15806°W / 41.07639; -85.15806 (Camp Allen, 1861-64) 		Military
Home of Philo T. Farnsworth[3] Philo T. Farnsworth House in Fort Wayne.jpg 1992 St. Joseph and E. State Boulevards in Fort Wayne
41°5′47″N 85°7′48″W / 41.09639°N 85.13000°W / 41.09639; -85.13000 (Home of Philo T. Farnsworth) 		Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Arts and Culture, Newspapers and Media
Wabash and Erie Canal Groundbreaking[4] 1992 1716 W. Main Street in Fort Wayne
41°4′44″N 85°9′53″W / 41.07889°N 85.16472°W / 41.07889; -85.16472 (Wabash and Erie Canal Groundbreaking) 		Business, Industry, and Labor, Transportation
Fort Miamis[5] 2000 Southwestern corner of the Van Buren Street Bridge and the St. Marys River boat ramp in Guldin Park along Michaels Avenue in Fort Wayne
41°4′52″N 85°9′4″W / 41.08111°N 85.15111°W / 41.08111; -85.15111 (Fort Miamis) 		Early Settlement and Exploration, Military
[6] Grovenour Lock location.JPG 2003 U.S. Route 24 just beyond the eastern interchange of the Interstate 469 bypass near New Haven
41°5′8″N 84°59′24″W / 41.08556°N 84.99000°W / 41.08556; -84.99000 (Gronauer Lock No. 2) 		Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor

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References[]

  1. ^ "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  2. ^ Camp Allen, 1861-64, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  3. ^ Home of Philo T. Farnsworth, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  4. ^ Wabash and Erie Canal Groundbreaking, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  5. ^ Fort Miamis, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
  6. ^ Gronauer Lock No. 2, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.

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