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

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

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Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Year placed	Location	Topics
Camp Allen, 1861-64		1963	Southeastern corner of the junction of Center and Huron Streets at a playground entrance in Fort Wayne 41°4′35″N 85°9′29″W / 41.07639°N 85.15806°W / 41.07639; -85.15806 (Camp Allen, 1861-64)	Military
Home of Philo T. Farnsworth		1992	St. Joseph and E. State Boulevards in Fort Wayne 41°5′47″N 85°7′48″W / 41.09639°N 85.13000°W / 41.09639; -85.13000 (Home of Philo T. Farnsworth)	Science, Medicine, and Inventions, Arts and Culture, Newspapers and Media
Wabash and Erie Canal Groundbreaking		1992	1716 W. Main Street in Fort Wayne 41°4′44″N 85°9′53″W / 41.07889°N 85.16472°W / 41.07889; -85.16472 (Wabash and Erie Canal Groundbreaking)	Business, Industry, and Labor, Transportation
Fort Miamis		2000	Southwestern corner of the Van Buren Street Bridge and the St. Marys River boat ramp in Guldin Park along Michaels Avenue in Fort Wayne 41°4′52″N 85°9′4″W / 41.08111°N 85.15111°W / 41.08111; -85.15111 (Fort Miamis)	Early Settlement and Exploration, Military
Gronauer Lock No. 2		2003	U.S. Route 24 just beyond the eastern interchange of the Interstate 469 bypass near New Haven 41°5′8″N 84°59′24″W / 41.08556°N 84.99000°W / 41.08556; -84.99000 (Gronauer Lock No. 2)	Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor

See also

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

References

1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
2. Camp Allen, 1861-64, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
3. Home of Philo T. Farnsworth, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
4. Wabash and Erie Canal Groundbreaking, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
5. Fort Miamis, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
6. Gronauer Lock No. 2, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.

External links

• Indiana Historical Marker Program
• Indiana Historical Bureau

v t e Municipalities and communities of Allen County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Fort Wayne
Cities	Fort Wayne New Haven Woodburn
Towns	Grabill Huntertown Leo-Cedarville Monroeville Zanesville‡
Townships	Aboite Adams Cedar Creek Eel River Jackson Jefferson Lafayette Lake Madison Marion Maumee Milan Monroe Perry Pleasant Saint Joseph Scipio Springfield Washington Wayne
CDPs	Arcola Harlan Hessen Cassel Hoagland Lake Everett Maples
Other communities	Aboite Academie Ari‡ Cuba Dixon‡ Dunfee‡ East Liberty Edgerton Ellisville Five Points Hursh Milan Center Nine Mile Poe Royville Tillman Townley Yoder Zulu
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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