 The Blackford County Courthouse lawn is also the site of some smaller commemorative plaques . An early addition was the Orville Whitacre Memorial Marker , which was added in 1922 . The H. C. Cornuelle Memorial Marker was added in 1936 . The Reverend Herbert C. Cornuelle served in World War I as a chaplain in the United States Army . After the war , the American Legion named him chaplain for the state of Indiana . He also became the minister of Hartford City ’ s First Presbyterian Church — serving from 1928 until 1936 . During Work War I , Cornuelle suffered permanent injury from a gas attack , and his injury contributed to his death from pneumonia on April 21 , 1936 . A second plaque , the Bicentennial Capsule Marker , was also added in 1936 . Many years later , a Blackford County Courthouse Cornerstone Rededication Marker was added in a ceremony on November 13 , 1993 . The Free and Accepted Masons conducted the ceremony , and a time capsule was presented by the presidents of the Blackford County Historical Society and the Montpelier Historical Society . A Blackford County Courthouse Historical Marker was placed on October 1 , 1994 , by the Indiana Historical Bureau and the Blackford Lodge Number 106 of the Free and Accepted Masons . 
