Lake Placid
Lake Placid is a lake in Blackford, Indiana. Lake Placid is situated nearby to the hamlet Hoover Park, as well as near the town Hartford City.Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackford County Courthouse and Spirit of the American Doughboy.
Blackford County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Blackford County Courthouse is a historic building located in Hartford City, Indiana, the county seat of Blackford County. The building stands on a public square in the city's downtown commercial district.
Spirit of the American Doughboy
Work of art
Photo: Carptrash, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Spirit of the American Doughboy is a pressed copper sculpture by E. M. Viquesney, designed to honor the veterans and casualties of World War I. Mass-produced during the 1920s and 1930s for communities throughout the United States, the statue's design was the most popular of its kind, spawning a wave of collectible miniatures and related memorabilia as well as numerous copies by other artists.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hartford City and Millgrove.
Hartford City
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Hartford City is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Blackford County. Located in the northeast central portion of the state, the small farming community underwent a dramatic 15-year economic boom beginning in the late 1880s.
Millgrove
Hamlet
Photo: TwoScarsUp, CC0.
Millgrove is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Blackford County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Nearly all of the community's businesses have been closed for many years.
Trenton
Hamlet
Photo: TwoScarsUp, CC0.
Trenton is an unincorporated town in Jackson Township, Blackford County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Nearly all of the community's businesses have been closed for many years. Trenton is situated 5 miles east of Lake Placid.
Lake Placid
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Blackford, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.44189° or 40° 26′ 31″ northLongitude
-85.33005° or 85° 19′ 48″ westElevation
909 feet (277 metres)Open location code
86GPCMR9+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1164564454OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
4922531
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