Wilbur Shaw

Historical marker location:

500 Frank Street, Shelbyville, Indiana

( Marker can be reached from Frank Street, 0.2 miles south of Fair Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2014

The USS Indiana, a battleship that served in both World War I and World War II, was named in honor of the state. It was commissioned in 1895 and was the lead ship of its class.