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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Elkhart 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 14 historical markers located in Elkhart County.


Historical markers

Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
Indiana Territory Line 1966 Southern side of U.S. Route 33 between Dunlap and Goshen, south of Elkhart
41°37′0″N 85°53′28.8″W / 41.61667°N 85.891333°W / 41.61667; -85.891333 (Indiana Territory Line)
Early Settlement and Exploration, Government Institutions
A.E. Kunderd Gladiolus Farm Gladiolus historical marker in Goshen.jpg 1997 U.S. Route 33 at its junction with County Road 28 near Goshen
41°36′31″N 85°52′43″W / 41.60861°N 85.87861°W / 41.60861; -85.87861 (A.E. Kunderd Gladiolus Farm)
Agriculture, Nature and Natural Disasters
Howard W. Hawks Howard Hawks.JPG 1998 301 S. Fifth Street in Goshen
41°35′1″N 85°49′59″W / 41.58361°N 85.83306°W / 41.58361; -85.83306 (Howard W. Hawks)
Arts and Culture
Ambrose G. Bierce Ambrose Bierce-1.jpg 1998 518 W. Franklin Street in Elkhart
41°40′57″N 85°58′42.4″W / 41.68250°N 85.978444°W / 41.68250; -85.978444 (Ambrose G. Bierce)
Arts and Culture, Military
Krider Nurseries World's Fair Garden 2001 Junction of Bristol and Railroad Streets in Middlebury
41°40′41″N 85°42′32″W / 41.67806°N 85.70889°W / 41.67806; -85.70889 (Krider Nurseries World's Fair Garden)
Nature and Natural Disasters, Business, Industry, and Labor
Elkhart County Courthouse Goshen-indiana-courthouse.jpg 2001 Junction of W. Lincoln Street (State Road 4) and Main Street (U.S. Route 33/State Road 15) at the southeastern corner of the courthouse in Goshen
41°35′14″N 85°50′7″W / 41.58722°N 85.83528°W / 41.58722; -85.83528 (Elkhart County Courthouse)
Government Institutions, Buildings and Architecture
Goshen's Carnegie Library Goshen Carnegie Public Library.jpg 2003 202 S. Fifth Street in Goshen
41°35′5.1″N 85°49′58.3″W / 41.584750°N 85.832861°W / 41.584750; -85.832861 (Goshen's Carnegie Library)
Carnegie Library, Buildings and Architecture
Nappanee Cartoonists Nappanee Cartoonist Historic Marker in front of the Nappanee Public Library, N Main St & E Walnut St, Nappanee, Ind. 2005 157 N. Main Street, next to the public library in Nappanee
41°26′36″N 86°0′4″W / 41.44333°N 86.00111°W / 41.44333; -86.00111 (Nappanee Cartoonists)
Arts and Culture, Newspapers and Media
Nappanee Furniture Front Coppes Napanee Factory Mural.jpg 2005 Coppes Napanee 452 E. Market Street in Nappanee
41°26′34″N 85°59′47.4″W / 41.44278°N 85.996500°W / 41.44278; -85.996500 (Nappanee Furniture)
Business, Industry, and Labor, Transportation
C.G. Conn Company ConnCMelodySax.JPG 2006 Northwestern corner of the junction of Jackson Boulevard and Elkhart Avenue in Elkhart
41°41′20.6″N 85°58′4″W / 41.689056°N 85.96778°W / 41.689056; -85.96778 (C.G. Conn Company)
Arts and Culture, Business, Industry, and Labor, Music, Education
E. Hill Turnock 2006 Elkhart Municipal Building, 229 S. Second Street, in Elkhart
41°41′6″N 85°58′27″W / 41.68500°N 85.97417°W / 41.68500; -85.97417 (E. Hill Turnock)
Buildings and Architecture
Graves et al. v. Indiana 2007 Memorial Park at the junction of State Roads 15 and 120 in Bristol
41°43′16.5″N 85°49′2″W / 41.721250°N 85.81722°W / 41.721250; -85.81722 (Graves et al. v. Indiana)
African American, Underground Railroad
Dr. Franklin L. Miles 2007 403 W. Franklin Street in Elkhart
41°40′58″N 85°58′35″W / 41.68278°N 85.97639°W / 41.68278; -85.97639 (Dr. Franklin L. Miles)
Business, Industry, and Labor, Medicine
Charles Gordone 2009 Elkhart Public Library, 300 S. 2nd Street, in Elkhart
41°41′5″N 85°58′25″W / 41.68472°N 85.97361°W / 41.68472; -85.97361 (Charles Gordone)
African American, Arts and Culture

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