New Purchase Boundary

Historical marker location:

Delphi, Indiana

( Marker is on West Monroe Street (State Road 39) near West S Road, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1966

(Treaty of St. Marys).

The first long-distance auto race in the United States was held in Indiana in 1911. The race, called the Indianapolis 500, is still held annually and is one of the biggest sporting events in the world.