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

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

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Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Year placed	Location	Topics
Wm. Wells 1770-1812		1959	Whitley County Museum, 108 W. Jefferson Street in Columbia City 41°9′33.6″N 85°29′19.5″W / 41.159333°N 85.488750°W / 41.159333; -85.488750 (Wm. Wells 1770-1812)	American Indian/Native American, Early Settlement and Exploration
Home of Thomas R. Marshall		1966	Whitley County Museum, 108 W. Jefferson Street in Columbia City 41°9′33.6″N 85°29′19″W / 41.159333°N 85.48861°W / 41.159333; -85.48861 (Home of Thomas R. Marshall)	Politics
Site of Little Turtle's Miami Village		1966	E. Old Trail Road (County Road 450E), 5 miles east of Columbia City 41°9′53″N 85°24′22.8″W / 41.16472°N 85.406333°W / 41.16472; -85.406333 (Site of Little Turtle's Miami Village)	American Indian/Native American, Military
Eel River Battlefield War of 1812		2001	Northeastern corner of the junction of S. Raber, E. Mowrey, and Paige Roads at the Eel River bridge, 2.8 miles southeast of the Whitley County Courthouse in Columbia City 41°8′19″N 85°27′25″W / 41.13861°N 85.45694°W / 41.13861; -85.45694 (Eel River Battlefield War of 1812)	Military, American Indian/Native American
Ralph F Gates		2013	Whitley County Courthouse, Columbia City 41°09′24″N 85°29′21″W / 41.15667°N 85.48917°W / 41.15667; -85.48917 (Ralph F. Gates)	Politics, Government, World War II

See also

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

References

1. "Indiana Historical Markers by County". State of Indiana. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
2. Wm. Wells 1770-1812, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
3. Home of Thomas R. Marshall, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
4. Site of Little Turtle's Miami Village, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
5. Eel River Battlefield War of 1812, Indiana Historical Bureau, n.d. Accessed 2012-03-14.
6. IHB (2020-12-15). "Ralph F Gates". IHB. Retrieved 2024-03-22.

External links

• Indiana Historical Marker Program
• Indiana Historical Bureau

v t e Municipalities and communities of Whitley County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Columbia City
City	Columbia City
Towns	Churubusco Larwill South Whitley
Townships	Cleveland Columbia Etna-Troy Jefferson Richland Smith Thorncreek Union Washington
CDPs	Coesse Laud Tri-Lakes
Other communities	Blue Lake Coesse Corners Collamer Collins Cresco Dunfee‡ Etna Five Points Lorane Luther‡ Ormas‡ Peabody Raber Saturn Tunker Washington Center
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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