To the editor:
I would like to thank the following donors who have made DeKalb County s next official state historic marker possible: Sandra Arvin, Mayor Todd Fiandt and wife Victoria, City Planner Milton Otero and wife Tracy, Kent and Shelley Johnson. Aaron Smith, Garrett State Bank, Gretel Smith and City of Garrett.
This latest endeavor has been delayed for the past year due to the pandemic, but as of last week, the funds needed to send the bronze marker into production were sent to Indianapolis. This official interpretative panel will honor the life and work of stage and screen star John Bowersox, who went by the stage name John Bowers. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, His career on stage and film started while growing up in Garrett, and he would go on to become one of the most famed actors of his time. His depth of work transcended beyond Indiana and qualified him for consideration for an official state historic marker. The Indiana State Historical Bureau agree
GARRETT â DeKalb County is poised to receive its fifth official state historic marker approved by the Indiana Historical Bureau â honoring film star John Bowersox, who went by the stage name of John Bowers.
DeKalb County Historian John Bry has made it his mission to obtain more historic markers for the county during his tenure by applying to the state agency that reviews and approves topics of significance from Indiana history.
The historic marker honoring the life and work of Bowersox will be placed in Garrett. It originally was to be completed in 2020 but was suspended due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Bry now is seeking to wrap up the project.
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