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Benton Township was established in 1833. [4] It was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri. [5] Benton township was divided into Marion township to the north and Benton township to the south in August 1845. [6]
Indiana counties. This is a list of Indiana state historical markers.. Interest in a statewide system of historical markers for the U.S. state of Indiana arose as the state prepared to celebrate its centenary in 1916; the Indiana Historical Commission observed the lack of a system of historical markers and memorials, and as a result of its work, many individuals, organizations, and local ...
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 1910 the US Census Bureau calculated the nation's mean population center to lie in Monroe County. [1] The population was 139,718 at the 2020 United States Census. [2] The county seat is Bloomington. [3] Monroe County is part of the Bloomington, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Monroe County Public Library vacated the building in 1970; by 1978 and through the 1980s it was used by various nonprofits. On April 27, 1985 Glenn Danzig's Deathrock band Samhain (band) performed there during their Unholy Passion EP tour. Since 1994, the former library houses the Monroe County Historical Society. [8]
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This list of museums in Indiana is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Story, Indiana Historical Marker. Brown County, Indiana, was created in 1836 from portions of Monroe, Delaware, Jackson and Bartholomew counties. The land had been acquired from the Native American tribes in two parts based on a treaty line that ran southeast to northwest.