Smith Acres Park

Historical marker location:

801 S Duesenberg Dr, Auburn, Indiana

( Marker is on South Duesenberg Drive, 0.1 miles south of Highland Drive, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1972

The first successful experimental farm in the United States was established in Indiana in 1862. Known as the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, it paved the way for modern agricultural practices.