Blackford County Arts Center

Blackford County Arts Center is an arts center in Licking Township, Blackford, Indiana which is located on West Washington Street. Blackford County Arts Center is situated nearby to Blackford County Courthouse, as well as near the work of art Spirit of the American Doughboy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blackford County Courthouse and Spirit of the American Doughboy.

Blackford County Courthouse

Courthouse

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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. Spirit of the American Doughboy is situated 360 feet north of Blackford County Arts Center.

Blackford High School

School

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Blackford Junior-Senior High School is a public high school in Hartford City, Indiana which includes grades 7 through 12. It is part of the Blackford County School District, and is the sole public high school serving all of Blackford County. Blackford High School is situated 2½ miles north of Blackford County Arts Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hartford City and Renner.

Hartford City

Town

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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.

Renner

Hamlet

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Renner is an extinct American village in Indiana's Blackford County. Although Renner has been listed as a “populated place” by the U.S. Geological Survey, this description is misleading. Renner is situated 3½ miles northwest of Blackford County Arts Center.

Millgrove

Hamlet

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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. Millgrove is situated 6 miles southeast of Blackford County Arts Center.

Blackford County Arts Center

Type: Arts center
Address: 107 West Washington Street, Hartford City, IN 47348
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Licking Township, Blackford, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.45103° or 40° 27′ 4″ north

Longitude

-85.36787° or 85° 22′ 4″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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