Korean War - Veedersburg, IN - Dedicated Benches on Waymarking.com

This dedicated bench is on North Main Street, in Veedersburg, Indiana. It commemorates those lost in the Korean War, it is outside the Veedersburg Masonic Lodge, No. 491, and across the street from the town Post Office. This block of Main Street is the site if the monthly Classic Car Cruise In on the third Saturday, of the month from Spring until Fall.

On the ground, in front of this bench, embedded bin the concrete is one paving brick, marked "Veedersburg Paver". The brick yards in Veedersburg were a large part of the local economy around the turn of the twentieth century. In 1909, the brick works in Veedersburg made the original bricks for the track at the Indianapolis Raceway, also known as the "Brickyard". The brick yards in Veedersburg are now long gone.


Marker Text:-

"Lost in the line of duty, gone but not forgotten"
Korean War


Veedersburg is the only town in Van Buren Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,180 at the 2010 census. (visit link)

Van Buren Township is one of eleven townships in Fountain County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,972. (visit link)

Fountain County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana on the east side of the Wabash River. The county was officially established in 1826 and was the 53rd in Indiana. The county seat is Covington.

According to the 2000 census, its population was 17,954; the 2010 population was 17,240. The county has eight incorporated towns with a total population of about 9,700, as well as many small unincorporated communities; it is also divided into eleven townships which provide local services. An interstate highway, two U.S. Routes and five Indiana state roads cross the county, as does a major railroad line.

The state of Indiana was established in 1816. The first non-indigenous settler in the area that became Fountain County is thought to have been a Mr. Forbes, who arrived here in early 1823 and was soon followed by others. Fountain County was officially created on December 30, 1825, the act taking effect on April 1, 1826; the boundaries of the county have not changed since that time. It was named for Major James Fontaine of Kentucky who was killed at Harmar's Defeat (near modern Fort Wayne, Indiana) on October 22, 1790, during the Northwest Indian War.

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Where is this bench located?: On main Street, outside the Masonic Lodge Who is this bench honoring?: Those lost in the Korean War

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