Dials Coffee Company · Wabash, Indiana
Explore Wabash History
The people, places, and stories that shaped our community.
Archival photographs: Library of Congress
Explore Wabash History
The Dials Local History Series
Explore Wabash History
Every marker begins with a researched story. Use the map to connect the people, landmarks, and turning points in the Dials Journal to the places where Wabash history actually happened.
How the map grows: New locations are added only after their accompanying article is published and verified. Select a featured place below to read its story.
Current map point: Wabash County Courthouse, 1 West Hill Street, Wabash, Indiana 46992.
1. Wabash County Courthouse
Wabash · Electric light · 1880
The Night Wabash Lit the Way
On March 31, 1880, electric arc lights mounted above the courthouse helped illuminate downtown Wabash in a demonstration remembered as a defining moment in the city’s history.
Place details
Address:
1 West Hill Street
Wabash, Indiana 46992
On the map because:
This is the location at the center of the first published Dials Local History story.
Where the map goes next
Future points will follow the Journal into downtown Wabash, along the canal and river, through historic theaters and civic landmarks, and outward into the towns and communities of Wabash County. Each marker will link to its own article, sources, and place details.
Visit the Local History Series Browse all Journal stories
Help us find the next story
Have a photograph, family memory, landmark, business, or local tradition that deserves a closer look? Send it to Dials Coffee Company. Reader submissions can help guide future research, though every published story will still be independently checked before it is added to the map.
Location source: Wabash County Government. Map imagery and directions are provided by Google Maps.