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| Keywords: Zionsville, Indiana historical marker.png Zionsville Indiana It reads <blockquote> <p>Town of Zionsville founded in 1852</p> <p>In the beautiful Eagle Creek valley of southeastern Boone County a new town was planned on land owned by Elijah and Mary Polly Cross </p> <p>Convinced by Lebanon businessman William Zion a director of the Lafayette Indianapolis Railroad the Crosses determined to located it along the planned railway When his wife declined his proposal to name the town Marysville in her honor Cross asked Zion who had joined him as proprietor of the town to lend his name </p> <p>The site was surveyed and platted in 1851 by James Mullikin Boone County surveyor and the Town of Zionsville was duly entered into the record by the proprietors on January 26 1851 </p> <p>Erected by Zionsville Historical Society</p> </blockquote> Own Huw Williams Huwmanbeing 2008-08-13 39 57 4 6 N 86 15 42 6 W region US-IN_heading 80 Files by User Huwmanbeing Boone County Indiana Historical markers in Indiana | ||||
