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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Madison 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 7 historical markers located in Madison County.

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Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Year placed	Location	Topics
Massacre of Indians		1966	State Road 38 0.5 miles east of Markleville 39°58′31.2″N 85°36′12″W / 39.975333°N 85.60333°W / 39.975333; -85.60333 (Massacre of Indians)	American Indian/Native American
Indiana's First Interurban		1967	Southeastern corner of the junction of Harrison and Church Streets in Alexandria 40°15′48.6″N 85°40′27.6″W / 40.263500°N 85.674333°W / 40.263500; -85.674333 (Indiana's First Interurban)	Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor
Wendell Willkie		2001	Junction of 19th and N. J Streets at Callaway Park near a picnic pavilion along Big Duck Creek in Elwood 40°17′6″N 85°50′5″W / 40.28500°N 85.83472°W / 40.28500; -85.83472 (Wendell Willkie)	Politics
Abolitionists Mobbed		2013	Falls Park, Pendleton 40°00′22.9″N 85°44′42.2″W / 40.006361°N 85.745056°W / 40.006361; -85.745056 (Abolitionists Mobbed)
Indians Murdered 1824		2016	Just north of the N. Pendleton Ave. bridge over Fall Creek, Pendleton 40°00′23.2″N 85°44′41.9″W / 40.006444°N 85.744972°W / 40.006444; -85.744972 (Indians Murdered 1824)	Native American, Law & Court Case
Walter Dorwin Teague		2019	424 E. State St., Pendleton 40°00′05.2″N 85°44′25.2″W / 40.001444°N 85.740333°W / 40.001444; -85.740333 (Walter Dorwin Teague)	Business, Labor & Industry
William (Bill) Walker		2022	Near 221 Falls Park Dr., Pendleton 40°00′21.8″N 85°44′35.5″W / 40.006056°N 85.743194°W / 40.006056; -85.743194 (William (Bill) Walker)	African American, Arts & Culture

See also

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

References

1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
2. Massacre of Indians, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
3. Indiana's First Interurban, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
4. Wendell Willkie, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
5. IHB (2020-12-16). "Abolitionists Mobbed". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
6. IHB (2020-12-15). "Indians Murdered 1824". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
7. IHB (2020-12-16). "Walter Dorwin Teague". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
8. IHB (2022-11-02). "William (Bill) Walker, 1896-1992". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-18.

External links

• Indiana Historical Marker Program
• Indiana Historical Bureau

v t e Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Anderson
Cities	Alexandria Anderson Elwood‡
Towns	Chesterfield‡ Country Club Heights Edgewood Frankton Ingalls Lapel Markleville Orestes Pendleton River Forest Summitville Woodlawn Heights
Townships	Adams Anderson Boone Duck Creek Fall Creek Green Jackson Lafayette Monroe Pipe Creek Richland Stony Creek Union Van Buren
CDPs	Fishersburg Perkinsville
Other communities	Alfont Alliance Bloomer Dundee Emporia Florida Hamilton Hardscrabble Huntsville Leisure Linwood Moonville New Columbus Prosperity Rigdon Sunview
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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