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List of Indiana state historical markers in Shelby County facts for kids

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

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


Historical markers

Marker title Image Year placed Location Topics
Jacob Whetzel Trace 1951 State Road 9, 4.5 miles north of Shelbyville
39°35′30″N 85°46′35″W / 39.59167°N 85.77639°W / 39.59167; -85.77639 (Jacob Whetzel Trace)		 Transportation, Early Settlement and Exploration
De Witt Pioneer Home 1959 Eastern side of County Road 625E, 0.5 miles north of E. Union Road, 2 miles northeast of Rays Crossing and State Road 44
39°34′36″N 85°39′53″W / 39.57667°N 85.66472°W / 39.57667; -85.66472 (De Witt Pioneer Home)		 Early Settlement and Exploration
Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks September 7, 1819-November 25, 1885 1966 N. Harrison and E. Mechanic Streets in Shelbyville
39°31′33″N 85°46′36.6″W / 39.52583°N 85.776833°W / 39.52583; -85.776833 (Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks September 7, 1819-November 25, 1885)		 Politics
Indiana's First Railroad 1966 State Road 44 between E. Broadway and McLane Streets, east of downtown Shelbyville
39°31′22″N 85°45′59″W / 39.52278°N 85.76639°W / 39.52278; -85.76639 (Indiana's First Railroad)		 Transportation
Whetzel Trace 2011 Indiana State Road 9, 4 miles north of Shelbyville
39°35′36.5″N 85°46′36.6″W / 39.593472°N 85.776833°W / 39.593472; -85.776833 (Whetzel Trace)		 American Indians; Early Settlement

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