Four Presidents Corners

Four Presidents Corners
Four presidents Corners is located in Indiana
Four presidents Corners
Four presidents Corners
Four presidents Corners is located in the United States
Four presidents Corners
Four presidents Corners
Coordinates: 41°00′28.5″N 84°52′57.3″W / 41.007917°N 84.882583°W / 41.007917; -84.882583
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyAllen County
TownshipMonroe
Elevation
[1]
768 ft (234 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID434721

Four Presidents Corners is the quadripoint where the borders of four townships named for the third, fourth, fifth, and seventh American presidents meet in Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] The townships are Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, and Jackson.[3][4]

Monument

Opening day attended by some 5000 people[5]

A monument at the rural intersection of Maples and Sampson roads in Monroe Township[6] was constructed to mark the point and opened on September 22, 1917.[3][7][8] The ceremony included a speech by Congressman Louis W. Fairfield.[9] A flagpole was once part of the site.[10][11] There were also proposals to include a cannon.[12] The Four Presidents Corners Historical Society raised funds to restore the Four Presidents Corners Monument for the centennial of its dedication, with the work conducted in 2015.[13] The name is used for the neighborhood around the monument.[14][15]

While there are numerous quadripoints in the United States, for example, three Indiana county quadripoints (Starke/Marshall/Pulaski/Fulton; Porter/LaPorte/Jasper/Starke; DeKalb/LaGrange/Noble/Steuben) none are named for presidents and memorialized such as this one.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Will Dedicate Marker at Four Presidents' Corner". The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. July 30, 1917. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Four Presidents Corners". Allen County Public Library. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Allen County Townships, 2020" (PDF). Indiana.edu. 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Four Presidents Corners". Four Presidents Corners Historical Society. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "Four Presidents Corners, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Four Presidents Corners". Allen County Public Library. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Four Presidents Corners". Allen County Public Library. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Presidents Corner Dedicated Yesterday". The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. September 23, 1917. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "County Raises Flag Today". The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. July 22, 1917. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Peprare for Celebration". The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (at Newspapers.com). 29 Aug 1920. p. 3. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "Private Bills and Resolutions". Congressional Record. 61 (2). U.S. Government Printing Office: 1591. May 20, 1921. Retrieved September 16, 2021. (H. R. 6401) authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to what is known as Presidents Corners, in the county of Allen, State of Indiana, one German cannon or fieldpiece
  13. ^ "Presidential Timber (February 16, 2015)". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  14. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...this village was named for its location at the intersection of four townships bearing the names of four presidents...
  15. ^ Wolk, Allan (1977), The Naming of America: How Continents, Countries, States, Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets, Post Offices Came by Their Names, T. Nelson, p. 66, ISBN 9780840765628