Historic Sites

Address:Fairmount Ave & W 6th StJonesboro, IN 46938Directions The first log cabin in Jonesboro, purchased by Obadiah Jones in 1834. Obadiah Jones founded the town of Jonesboro and lived on Main Street…

Address:6000 N 300 W 27La Fontaine, IN 46940Directions Phone: 800-822-1812 The Mississinewa Battlefield was the site of the first victory of the United States Army during the War of 1812, on December 17-18,…

Address:2820 N 600 WLa Fontaine, IN 46940Directions The Miami Indian Cemetery is the largest Indian Cemetery in Indiana. Established in the mid-1800s on the Miami Indian reservation, it is the burial site…

Address:1700 E 38th StMarion, IN 46953Directions Phone: 765-674-0284 The Marion National Cemetery, established in 1889 with the Marion Branch of the National Home for Disabled Veterans, has served as a peaceful resting place…

Address:7453 E 450 SMarion, IN 46953Directions Phone: 765-998-7651 The Elms Station of Farmington is a renovated 1840s property with ties to the Underground Railroad. Known as the Jenkins House, it is listed on…

Address:11160 S 990 EUpland, IN 46989Directions Phone: 765-998-2372 The 181-foot covered timbered bridge, built in 1877 and restored in 1999, spans the Mississinewa River at Matthews and is the last remaining covered bridge…

Address:1700 E 38th StMarion, IN 46953Directions Phone: 765-674-3321 The VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, Marion Campus (formerly the Marion VA Medical Center) is on the national historic register and provides quality care…