Cedar Glade 1808

Historical marker location:

Corydon, Indiana

( Marker is at the intersection of Old Hwy 135 (Indiana Route 337) and Cedar Glade Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Old Hwy 135.)

Marker installed: 1992

The first public demonstration of the electric light bulb was given by Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey, but the first practical incandescent light bulb was invented by Lewis Howard Latimer, who was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, but lived in Indiana for a time. Latimer was also the first African American to be employed as an engineer by the U.S. Patent Office.