Wendell L. Willkie

Historical marker location:

Rushville, Indiana

( Marker is at the intersection of N. Main St (State Road 3) and N. Park Blvd, on the right when traveling south on N. Main St.)

Marker installed: 1969

1892 - 1944.

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.