Fairview, Indiana historical marker
Fairview Boulder, Randolph County
| Description: |
On boulder: Fairview, on the trail of the Mississinewa. In the middle of Dec. 1812, Col. John B. Campbell, with 600 mounted rifleman passed over the trail to aid from the Battle of the Mississinewa. Fairview was laid out in March 1838 by Thomas Hubbard, Samuel Boots, Nathan Godwin, Daniel Culver. The town became the metropolis of the Mississinewa, and the wholesale commercial center of a vast region, [?] schoolhouse, 1837-Log church, 1839. This monument erected in March 1932, J. S. [?] and Carl Morrow. [?], Historian. 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: | 1966 |
| Created By: |
Greene, Richard A., 1903-1984 |
| Source: |
http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/sg/id/3836 |
| Collection: |
Spurgeon-Greene Photographs |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Randolph County Indiana United States North and Central America |
| Subjects: |
Historical markers Boulders Monuments & memorials |
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