Hendricks County First Settlement Marker
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Historical Significance:
In 1926 the Wa-Pe-Ke-Way chapter began researching the location of the first non-native settlement in Hendricks County. As no written documentation could be found, the chapter organized a committee and began the search for descendants of the first known white settlers. Many living descendants were found and after interviewing them, an approximate location of the settlement was decided upon based on their family recollections, locations of farms, and burial locations of the first settlers. The marker was unveiled on June 9, 1929.
The original stone marker was broken in 1991 and replaced by the current bronze marker, dedicated on April 28, 1992. The original stone was found located in a barn of chapter member, Kathleen Grundy Knuth. Kathleen stated that her mother, Marjorie Frye Grundy (also a member), was instrumental in having the broken plaque replaced. The stone was repaired and was donated to the Hendricks County Historical Museum on October 24, 2016 so that it can be properly stored, preserved, and displayed to visitors of the museum.
The marker was rededicated again on October 11, 2015 to mark the 125th anniversary of the National Society.
Marker Date: 1929 and 1991
Dedicated by: Wa-Pe-Ke-Way Chapter, NSDAR
Marker Text:
ON WHITE LICK CREEK IN THIS VACINITY
THE FIRST SETTLEMENT IN HENDRICKS
COUNTY WAS MADE IN 1820 BY
BARTHOLOMEW RAMSEY, SAMUEL HARRIMAN,
HARRIS BRAY, JOHN W. BRYANT, JAMES DUNN,
GEORGE DUNN AND EZEKIEL MOORE
PLACED BY THE WA-PE-KE-WAY CHAPTER,
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
1929
REDEDICATED 1991
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