HISTORIC LANDMARKS
OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY, INC.
Award
Presented to
BOOE - INLOW - D'ARLIER
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
for the restoration
and preservation of the
Prairie / Craftman House
D'Arlier Cultural Center
Built in . . . — — Map (db m19174) HM
Famous orator - Representative in Congress, 1861-66, 1869-73; U.S. Senator, 1877–1897; chief promoter of the building of the Library of Congress. — — Map (db m3232) HM
Erected by the town of Veedersburg in memory of Cal Scherer who used old Curfew Bell over 30 years.
—Board of Trustees: Leon L. Ewbank, L. R. Owens M.D., Leon Wiggins. — — Map (db m34092) HM
Historic Landmarks of Fountain County
Award presented to
Lee and Mike Ramsey
for restoration and preservation of
115 North Main Veedersburg, IN
Built 1886 — — Map (db m9010) HM
John Gilmore entered first land in Township — 1826.
Alanson Savage built steam saw mill produced timbers for “Plank Road” — 1840.
Rev. Jones organized Methodist Church — 1852.
Early Families: Furrs, Booes, . . . — — Map (db m3805) HM
Peter and James Layton, half brothers, came from New York, 1853. Here was the train stop for the residents of the area of the Plank Road ½ mile south. There a blacksmith shop, grocery, the stage stop, “Halfway House” were located. — — Map (db m3466) HM
Church: Established by United Brothers in 1828.
Building erected 1847 - Used until 1900.
Cemetery 1837 to present time.
The last resting place of pioneers and soldiers who served our country in seven wars. — — Map (db m3403) HM
1919 - 1991
American Legion
Veedersburg Post 288
In Memory of those from
Veedersburg & Vanburen Twp.
who served, and those who
gave their lives in the
service of their Country.
(Left Side):
World War . . . — — Map (db m7779) WM
Built 1934 for "Boy Scouts" by W.P.A. - Local Workers Guy Smith - Project Mgr., Logs - Walter Marshall Farm, Bricks - Veedersbrg Paving. — — Map (db m34089) HM
(Engraved near the top are the Seals of the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Army Air Corps, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard) — — Map (db m7804) WM
One of the most iconic brand names in the world of sports has its origins here in the town of Veedersburg. The famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway is known the world over as “The Brickyard”, because the track surface was once composed entirely of . . . — — Map (db m175835) HM
Scott, Hultz, and Sigler commissioners appointed by State Legislature to form the newly formed Fountain County Seat of Justice, met here at William B. White Home.
He erected the County's first mill here near the covered bridge, the County's . . . — — Map (db m20411) HM