Historical Marker Challenge!

Hello All, 

This Historical Challenge was started last year with 12 sites.  Well we decided to continue the challenge this year by adding 18 more spots to make it an even 30!  Below I will be listing the old sites along with the new sites.  These markers have been pulled from the Indiana Historical Marker list available online which I will post below.  BUT lucky for you, I did all the work of listing the GPS locations. Copy and paste the coordinates into you favorite GPS system, (googlemaps or googleEarth works the best) and it will take you right to the Historical area.  Now in my research, the list had conditions listed and sometimes their markers have been destroyed, removed, or is in the shop being restored.  If you show up and find out the marker is gone, take a photo of you, your bike, and the Historical site.  Alot of these markers show buildings, larger landmarks, monuments or statues. Try your best to get the best photo you can.  Also if the marker seems to be missing, please let me know and I can post to just get the picture without the marker.

We haven't decided a closing date for this challenge but I would think to have these done by November of 2025 so we can make an anouncement as to who the winner is!  Each Site will get you one entry to the drawing.  10 sites gets you and extra entry, 20 sites gets you an extra 2 entries, and all 30 sites gets you an extra 3 entries!  Once we annouce the closing date for this challenge, you will email your list and photos to [email protected]

NOW TO THE LIST!

Historical Markers of Indiana List

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (Lincoln City)

38°06'49"N 86°59'46"W

Corydon Courthouse (Corydon) 

38°12'41"N 86°07'33"W

George Rogers Clark National Historical Park (Vincennes)

38°40′45.1″N 87°32′8.14″W

Garden of Gas Station Signs (Whiteland)

39°33'02"N 86°04'36"W

The Tower Tree (Greensburg)

39°20'13"N 85°28'59"W

West Baden Springs Hotel (West Baden)

38°34'01"N 86°37'06"W

Hoosiers Gym (Knightstown)

39°48'00"N 85°31'28"W

League Stadium (Huntingburg)

38°17'24"N 86°56'42"W

Grissom Air Museum (Peru)

40°40'12"N 86°07'52"W

Uranus Fudge Factory (Anderson)

40°03'40"N 85°42'04"W

Albanese Candy Factory Store (Hobart)

41°28'13"N 87°16'12"W

Triple XXX Family Restaurant (Lafayette)

40°25'22"N 86°54'19"W

James Whitcombe Riley home (Indianapolis) 

39°46'20"N 86°08'52"W

Central State Hospital (Indianapolis)

39°46'11"N 86°12'47"W

ATHENAEUM (Indianapolis)

39°46'26"N 86°09'01"W

Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Indianapolis)

39°47'25"N 86°14'01"W

Danville’s Main Street historic District (Danville)

39°45′37″N 86°31′42″W

Ball Brothers glass manufacturing company (Muncie)

 40° 10.694′ N, 85° 22.219′ W

Auburn automotive company (Auburn)

 41°21'22"N 85°03'25"W

Wabash and Erie Canal (Logansport)

40° 45.317′ N, 86° 21.894′ W

Birthplace of Dan Patch (Oxford)

40° 31.164′ N, 87° 14.71′ W

Camp Atterberry army airfield (Columbus)

39° 15.068′ N, 85° 53.696′ W

Conner Street historical District (Noblesville, hint there’s two!)

40°02'44.5"N 86°00'15.3"W or 40°02'47.3"N 86°00'43.0"W

Ryan White memorial (Arcadia)

40°10'36.5"N 86°01'35.2"W

Turkey Run State Park

39° 52.919′ N, 87° 12.113′ W

William Henry Harrison and Lewis and Clark expedition (Vincennes)

38°41'08.8"N 87°31'30.2"W

Montgomery County Rotary jail (Crawfordsville)

40° 2.628′ N, 86° 54.092′ W

Indiana State flag birthplace (Mooresville)

39°36'47.2"N 86°22'29.3"W

Fort Quiatenon (West Lafayette)

40° 24.387′ N, 86° 57.797′ W

Birthplace of the Coca-Cola bottle (Terre Haute) 

39° 26.476′ N, 87° 24.812′ W

How do I find a State Historical Marker near me? – IN.gov

Now, lets get out there and see where the road takes us!

Thanks all, 

Joe L.

Activities Officer SSHD HOG Chapter