A Civil War Murder

Historical marker location:

Fairbanks, Indiana

( Marker is at the intersection of State Road 63 and North Street, on the right when traveling north on State Road 63.)

Marker installed: 1992

John Drake - Shot.

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.