Historical Markers in
Lagrange County, Indiana

Chief Shipshewana Memorial Commemorating LaGrange Centennial 1836 - 1936 LaGrange County American Revolution Memorial LaGrange County Civil War Memorial LaGrange County Honor Rolls - W. W. I, Korea, and Other Service LaGrange County Organized 1832 LaGrange County Spanish American War Memorial LaGrange County W. W. II Honor Rolls Shipshewana South Milford World War I Monument The Lagrange Phalanx
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.
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