Peter J. McGuire

Historical marker location:

(back yard of) 451 North 8th Street, Terre Haute, Indiana

( Marker can be reached from North 8th Street south of Spruce Street.)

Marker installed: 1990

Father of Labor Day.

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.