First Delaware County schoolhouse marker
| Description: |
Marker on Burlington Dr., about five miles southeast of Muncie.; Text in image: 1827. The first school house in Delaware County was erected in a trackless forest one half mile west of this site. Indian Jim, the last of the Delaware tribe remaining in this county. A highly respected resident, hewed the black walnut logs and clapboards with a broadaxe. The Old Indian Trail from Richmond to Peru, passes this point. Erected by Paul Revere Chapter and the Indiana State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution 1927. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about |
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| Origin: | circa 1976 |
| Created By: |
Ralls, C. A. |
| Source: |
http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/MunHisPhoto/id/553 |
| Collection: |
Muncie and Delaware County Historic Photographs |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Delaware County Indiana United States North and Central America |
| Subjects: |
Schoolhouses Historical markers Plaques |
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