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Historical Marker List
Here is the complete listing of Historical Markers in Whitley County, Indiana. If you are aware of a Historical Marker
that is not on our list, please contact the Whitley County Historical Museum to let us know. Thank you.
Adams-Pond Farm
Name/Subject of Marker:
Adams-Pond Farm
Established 1838
Text:
1. Robert Adams 1783-1854 reared in Putnam County, N.Y.
Raised family in Delaware County, Ohio, moved to Whitley
County in 1838, buying land for $2.50 an acre. Seven children
Lewis, Allen, Levi, Rachel, Eliza (Hartsock) Zellah (Tinkham)
and John had nearby farms in Troy Township. All buried
in Adams Cemetery
2. Levi Adams 1816-1906 built a log cabin here on this 140 acre
farm in 1844 and this house in 1858. His son:
3. David Henry Adams 1856-1923 had 2 daughters:
4. Meda Hoard 1876-1962 and Bird Adams Pond 1883-1964.
5.Jack Adams Pond joined by his wife, Lavon Gifford, restored
all buildings and deeded farm to children:
6. Jane Adams Follett (Pond) and Paul Gifford Pond who have:
7. Laurie, Jeanie, Sussue and Shelly, Ashlyn, Loren, Paula.
Credit:
Whitley County Historical Society and Mr. and Mrs. Mack Adams Pond
Date:
July 1975
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
This sign is located on CR400N approx. ½ mile west of CR350W. It is located at the Adams-Pond Farm.
Condition:
The sign is missing.
Adams-Pond Farm
Established 1838
Text:
1. Robert Adams 1783-1854 reared in Putnam County, N.Y.
Raised family in Delaware County, Ohio, moved to Whitley
County in 1838, buying land for $2.50 an acre. Seven children
Lewis, Allen, Levi, Rachel, Eliza (Hartsock) Zellah (Tinkham)
and John had nearby farms in Troy Township. All buried
in Adams Cemetery
2. Levi Adams 1816-1906 built a log cabin here on this 140 acre
farm in 1844 and this house in 1858. His son:
3. David Henry Adams 1856-1923 had 2 daughters:
4. Meda Hoard 1876-1962 and Bird Adams Pond 1883-1964.
5.Jack Adams Pond joined by his wife, Lavon Gifford, restored
all buildings and deeded farm to children:
6. Jane Adams Follett (Pond) and Paul Gifford Pond who have:
7. Laurie, Jeanie, Sussue and Shelly, Ashlyn, Loren, Paula.
Credit:
Whitley County Historical Society and Mr. and Mrs. Mack Adams Pond
Date:
July 1975
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
This sign is located on CR400N approx. ½ mile west of CR350W. It is located at the Adams-Pond Farm.
Condition:
The sign is missing.
Chief Coesse
Name/Subject of Marker:
Chief Coesse
Text: Coesse was named for Chief Coesse, Me Tek Kyah 17-1854, Grandson of Little Turtle, son of Black Loon. Post Office opened 1854.
Date: 1854
Month YEAR
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum Mounted on Large Rock
Location:
Located in the town of Coesse, IN at Long/Lat 41.127609, -85.395584
Condition: Missing
Chief Coesse
Text: Coesse was named for Chief Coesse, Me Tek Kyah 17-1854, Grandson of Little Turtle, son of Black Loon. Post Office opened 1854.
Date: 1854
Month YEAR
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum Mounted on Large Rock
Location:
Located in the town of Coesse, IN at Long/Lat 41.127609, -85.395584
Condition: Missing
Colonel Augustin De La Balme
Name/Subject of Marker:
Colonel Augustin De La Balme
American Revolution
Text:
Front Side:
With recommendation from Benjamin Franklin,
Augustin de La Balme, former French Cavalry
officer, came to America to assist in the
American Revolution. from General George Washington, Colonel Augustin
de La Balme, and a body of 104 men from
Kaskaskia and Vincennes, raided the British
stores at Keklonga (present day Fort Wayne).
Leaving a detachment to guard the captured
stores. His force marched out over the Eel River
trail, the same path Colonel John Hardin
followed ten years later.
Reverse:
The Miami Indians, literally up in arms about
this intrusion, destroyed the detachment left at
Kekionga and attacked La Balme near the Eel
River Trading Post. There his force was surrounded
by a large body of warriors led by Chief Little
Turtle. La Balme and his men fortified them-
selves on the banks of the Eel River just north
of this location. After several days of conflict,
they were defeated by an overwhelming force.
The remains of Colonel de La Balme and
approximately forty militiamen forever belong
to the Eel River.
Credit:
Indiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Date:
2010
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
On corner of Old Trail and De Le Balme Rd. (41.152428 -85.360893)
Condition:
New.
Colonel Augustin De La Balme
American Revolution
Text:
Front Side:
With recommendation from Benjamin Franklin,
Augustin de La Balme, former French Cavalry
officer, came to America to assist in the
American Revolution. from General George Washington, Colonel Augustin
de La Balme, and a body of 104 men from
Kaskaskia and Vincennes, raided the British
stores at Keklonga (present day Fort Wayne).
Leaving a detachment to guard the captured
stores. His force marched out over the Eel River
trail, the same path Colonel John Hardin
followed ten years later.
Reverse:
The Miami Indians, literally up in arms about
this intrusion, destroyed the detachment left at
Kekionga and attacked La Balme near the Eel
River Trading Post. There his force was surrounded
by a large body of warriors led by Chief Little
Turtle. La Balme and his men fortified them-
selves on the banks of the Eel River just north
of this location. After several days of conflict,
they were defeated by an overwhelming force.
The remains of Colonel de La Balme and
approximately forty militiamen forever belong
to the Eel River.
Credit:
Indiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Date:
2010
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
On corner of Old Trail and De Le Balme Rd. (41.152428 -85.360893)
Condition:
New.
Colonel Augustin De La Balme
Name/Subject of Marker:
Colonel Augustin De La Balme
American Revolution
Text:
Front Side:
With recommendation from Benjamin Franklin,
Augustin de La Balme, former French Cavalry
officer, came to America to assist in the
American Revolution. from General George Washington, Colonel Augustin
de La Balme, and a body of 104 men from
Kaskaskia and Vincennes, raided the British
stores at Keklonga (present day Fort Wayne).
Leaving a detachment to guard the captured
stores. His force marched out over the Eel River
trail, the same path Colonel John Hardin
followed ten years later.
Reverse:
The Miami Indians, literally up in arms about
this intrusion, destroyed the detachment left at
Kekionga and attacked La Balme near the Eel
River Trading Post. There his force was surrounded
by a large body of warriors led by Chief Little
Turtle. La Balme and his men fortified them-
selves on the banks of the Eel River just north
of this location. After several days of conflict,
they were defeated by an overwhelming force.
The remains of Colonel de La Balme and
approximately forty militiamen forever belong
to the Eel River.
Credit:
Indiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Date:
2010
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
On corner of Old Trail and De Le Balme Rd. (41.152428 -85.360893)
Condition:
New.
Colonel Augustin De La Balme
American Revolution
Text:
Front Side:
With recommendation from Benjamin Franklin,
Augustin de La Balme, former French Cavalry
officer, came to America to assist in the
American Revolution. from General George Washington, Colonel Augustin
de La Balme, and a body of 104 men from
Kaskaskia and Vincennes, raided the British
stores at Keklonga (present day Fort Wayne).
Leaving a detachment to guard the captured
stores. His force marched out over the Eel River
trail, the same path Colonel John Hardin
followed ten years later.
Reverse:
The Miami Indians, literally up in arms about
this intrusion, destroyed the detachment left at
Kekionga and attacked La Balme near the Eel
River Trading Post. There his force was surrounded
by a large body of warriors led by Chief Little
Turtle. La Balme and his men fortified them-
selves on the banks of the Eel River just north
of this location. After several days of conflict,
they were defeated by an overwhelming force.
The remains of Colonel de La Balme and
approximately forty militiamen forever belong
to the Eel River.
Credit:
Indiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Date:
2010
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
On corner of Old Trail and De Le Balme Rd. (41.152428 -85.360893)
Condition:
New.
Colonel Augustin De La Balme Memorial
Name/Subject of Marker:
Col. Augustin de La Balme
Text:
IN MEMORY OF
COL. AUGUSTIN DE LA BALME AND HIS
SOLDIERS WHO WERE KILLED IN
BATTLE WITH THE MIAMI INDIANS,
UNDER LITTLE TURTLE, AT THIS PLACE.
NOVEMBER 5th, 1780
Credit:
The Col. Augustin de La Balme Chapter of the D.A.R.
Date:
November 5, 1930
Type and Size:
Metal plaque on rock.
Location:
In front of 7175 De Le Balme Rd. at corner of woods. (41.162651 -85.354492)
Condition:
Looked freshly polished.
Col. Augustin de La Balme
Text:
IN MEMORY OF
COL. AUGUSTIN DE LA BALME AND HIS
SOLDIERS WHO WERE KILLED IN
BATTLE WITH THE MIAMI INDIANS,
UNDER LITTLE TURTLE, AT THIS PLACE.
NOVEMBER 5th, 1780
Credit:
The Col. Augustin de La Balme Chapter of the D.A.R.
Date:
November 5, 1930
Type and Size:
Metal plaque on rock.
Location:
In front of 7175 De Le Balme Rd. at corner of woods. (41.162651 -85.354492)
Condition:
Looked freshly polished.
Concord Methodist Church
Name/Subject of Marker:
Concord
Methodist Church
Text:
First Church Site in Whitley County.
July 30, 1839, Jacob and Chatherine Van Houten
deeded 1/4 acre land here on the northeast
corner to the Methodist Episcopal Church
for a house of worship named Concord. A
log church served until replaced by a frame
structure about 1851. In 1840 Samuel and
Rebecca Smith, for whom this township was
named, gave land for a cemetery on the south-
east corner and in 1850 the southwest corner
for the United Brethren in Christ Church.
Credit:
Whitley County Historical Society
Date:
1964
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
On corner of 150 N. and Johnson. (41.186462 -85.353561)
Condition:
The sign and post looked freshly painted.
Concord
Methodist Church
Text:
First Church Site in Whitley County.
July 30, 1839, Jacob and Chatherine Van Houten
deeded 1/4 acre land here on the northeast
corner to the Methodist Episcopal Church
for a house of worship named Concord. A
log church served until replaced by a frame
structure about 1851. In 1840 Samuel and
Rebecca Smith, for whom this township was
named, gave land for a cemetery on the south-
east corner and in 1850 the southwest corner
for the United Brethren in Christ Church.
Credit:
Whitley County Historical Society
Date:
1964
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
On corner of 150 N. and Johnson. (41.186462 -85.353561)
Condition:
The sign and post looked freshly painted.
Dr. Lloyd C. Douglas
Name/Subject of Marker:
Dr. Lloyd C. Douglas
1877-1951
Text:
Lloyd Cassel Douglas, minister and author, was
born on this site, August 27, 1877. His father
A. J. Douglas, was pastor of Grace Lutheran
Church at that time.
Lloyd Douglas became a minister and served a
number of Lutheran and Congregational churches.
To reach the unchurched, Dr. Douglas wrote
novels with an ethical, spiritual, or Biblical
history theme. Best known are Magnificent
Obsession, The Robe, and The Big Fisherman.
Douglas died February 18, 1951, in California.
Credit:
Donated to the Whitley County Historical Society by Albion Production Credit Association
Date:
???
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
This sign is located at the corner of N. Main St. (St. Rd. 9) and North Streets.
Condition:
The sign is bright blue with bright yellow lettering the post is in good shape and all have been repainted for an Eagle Scout project approx. one year ago.
Dr. Lloyd C. Douglas
1877-1951
Text:
Lloyd Cassel Douglas, minister and author, was
born on this site, August 27, 1877. His father
A. J. Douglas, was pastor of Grace Lutheran
Church at that time.
Lloyd Douglas became a minister and served a
number of Lutheran and Congregational churches.
To reach the unchurched, Dr. Douglas wrote
novels with an ethical, spiritual, or Biblical
history theme. Best known are Magnificent
Obsession, The Robe, and The Big Fisherman.
Douglas died February 18, 1951, in California.
Credit:
Donated to the Whitley County Historical Society by Albion Production Credit Association
Date:
???
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
This sign is located at the corner of N. Main St. (St. Rd. 9) and North Streets.
Condition:
The sign is bright blue with bright yellow lettering the post is in good shape and all have been repainted for an Eagle Scout project approx. one year ago.
Eel River Battlefield
Name/Subject of Marker:
Eel River Battlefield
War of 1812
Text:
After General William Henry
Harrison relieved Fort Wayne, he
ordered Colonel James Simrall
in September 1812 to prevent
further Miami Indian attacks in
the area. The Miamis fled as
troops destroyed villages, crops,
and supplies along Eel River;
Miamis then stood to fight a
losing battle on this site.
Credit:
Indiana Historical Bureau and Youth of First Presbyterian Church
Date:
2001
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
This sign is located on Paige Road just north of the intersection of Paige, Mowrey and Raber Roads.
Condition:
This sign is in very good shape. It has a blue background and is trimmed in silver. The lettering is gold. The post is of heavy steel and is in excellent condition.
Eel River Battlefield
War of 1812
Text:
After General William Henry
Harrison relieved Fort Wayne, he
ordered Colonel James Simrall
in September 1812 to prevent
further Miami Indian attacks in
the area. The Miamis fled as
troops destroyed villages, crops,
and supplies along Eel River;
Miamis then stood to fight a
losing battle on this site.
Credit:
Indiana Historical Bureau and Youth of First Presbyterian Church
Date:
2001
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
This sign is located on Paige Road just north of the intersection of Paige, Mowrey and Raber Roads.
Condition:
This sign is in very good shape. It has a blue background and is trimmed in silver. The lettering is gold. The post is of heavy steel and is in excellent condition.
Eel River Post-Fort
Name/Subject of Marker:
Eel River Post-Fort
Text:
TEN RODS NORTH, SITE OF A MIAMI
TRADING POST 1762. FORTIFIED BY
CHIEF LITTLE TURTLE 1779. HOUSE
BUILT FOR HIM AFTER GREENVILLE
TREATY. SPARED WHEN FORT RAZED
BY COLONEL SIMRALL. SEPT 1812.
Credit:
Funded by: Col. Augustin de le Balme Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Installed by: Troop 83, Laud, IN
Boy Scouts of America.
Date:
October 2001
Type and Size:
Aluminum sign of unmeasured size.
Location:
In front of 6905 De Le Balme Rd. (41.160088 -85.359650)
Condition:
Looked new.
Eel River Post-Fort
Text:
TEN RODS NORTH, SITE OF A MIAMI
TRADING POST 1762. FORTIFIED BY
CHIEF LITTLE TURTLE 1779. HOUSE
BUILT FOR HIM AFTER GREENVILLE
TREATY. SPARED WHEN FORT RAZED
BY COLONEL SIMRALL. SEPT 1812.
Credit:
Funded by: Col. Augustin de le Balme Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Installed by: Troop 83, Laud, IN
Boy Scouts of America.
Date:
October 2001
Type and Size:
Aluminum sign of unmeasured size.
Location:
In front of 6905 De Le Balme Rd. (41.160088 -85.359650)
Condition:
Looked new.
Etna Township
Name/Subject of Marker:
Etna Township
now a part of
Etna-Troy
Text:
Originally a part of Noble County, it joined
Whitley County in 1860. The town of Etna,
surveyed by John H. Alexander in 1849, was
named by Lafayette Lanson for his former home
in Ohio. Due to the layout of the township
roads, five school districts were established
and maintained until 1904, when they were
consolidated and a four-room brick building
erected at this site. This was abandoned in
1955, following the union of Etna and Troy
townships in 1951, and the school moved to
Troy center.
Credit:
Whitley County Historical Society
Date:
1968
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
This sign is located ½ mile north of Etna on the west side of Etna Road in a barnyard.
Condition:
The sign is green with silver lettering and the sign and the post are all in good shape.
Etna Township
now a part of
Etna-Troy
Text:
Originally a part of Noble County, it joined
Whitley County in 1860. The town of Etna,
surveyed by John H. Alexander in 1849, was
named by Lafayette Lanson for his former home
in Ohio. Due to the layout of the township
roads, five school districts were established
and maintained until 1904, when they were
consolidated and a four-room brick building
erected at this site. This was abandoned in
1955, following the union of Etna and Troy
townships in 1951, and the school moved to
Troy center.
Credit:
Whitley County Historical Society
Date:
1968
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
This sign is located ½ mile north of Etna on the west side of Etna Road in a barnyard.
Condition:
The sign is green with silver lettering and the sign and the post are all in good shape.
F-84 Thunder Streak
Name/Subject of Marker:
F-84 Thunder Streak
Text:
F84 THUNDER STREAK
SERVED KOREAN WAR
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED
OUR NATION'S CAUSE
IN ALL CONFLICTS
PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
OF THE UNITED STATES
DEDICATED SEPTEMBER, 1985
Credit:
V.F.W. Post 2919, South Whitley, IN.
Date:
September 1985
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
Near the town park in South Whitley, IN. Around N 41°05.043' W -085°37.583'
Condition:
See photo.
F-84 Thunder Streak
Text:
F84 THUNDER STREAK
SERVED KOREAN WAR
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED
OUR NATION'S CAUSE
IN ALL CONFLICTS
PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
OF THE UNITED STATES
DEDICATED SEPTEMBER, 1985
Credit:
V.F.W. Post 2919, South Whitley, IN.
Date:
September 1985
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
Near the town park in South Whitley, IN. Around N 41°05.043' W -085°37.583'
Condition:
See photo.
F-84 Thunder Streak
Name/Subject of Marker:
F-84 Thunder Streak
Text:
F84 THUNDER STREAK
SERVED KOREAN WAR
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED
OUR NATION'S CAUSE
IN ALL CONFLICTS
PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
OF THE UNITED STATES
DEDICATED SEPTEMBER, 1985
Credit:
V.F.W. Post 2919, South Whitley, IN.
Date:
September 1985
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
Near the town park in South Whitley, IN. Around N 41°05.043' W -085°37.583'
Condition:
See photo.
F-84 Thunder Streak
Text:
F84 THUNDER STREAK
SERVED KOREAN WAR
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED
OUR NATION'S CAUSE
IN ALL CONFLICTS
PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
OF THE UNITED STATES
DEDICATED SEPTEMBER, 1985
Credit:
V.F.W. Post 2919, South Whitley, IN.
Date:
September 1985
Type and Size:
Cast aluminum 46" x 40"
Location:
Near the town park in South Whitley, IN. Around N 41°05.043' W -085°37.583'
Condition:
See photo.
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