Public Library / Chautauqua

Historical marker location:

420 West Main Street, Madison, Indiana

( Marker is on West Main Street (Ohio River Scenic Byway) (Indiana Route 56) just east of Elm Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Streetside History.

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.