The Indiana Historical Bureau recently approved a request from the Indiana State Police Alliance Foundation to place a historical marker at the Indiana State Police Jasper Post located at 2209 Newton Street.
Built in 1937, this post is the last remaining Works Progress Administration (WPA) Post still being utilized by the Indiana State Police.
The WPA was a New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads to help the United States get out of the Great Depression.
In early 1938, the Indiana State Police opened Post 8 in Jasper.
This state police post would house 20 troopers who would serve 14 of Indiana’s 92 counties.
It was a state-of-the-art facility with a firing range, barracks, laboratory, and a radio tower.
A public dedication ceremony for the historical marker commemorating the Jasper Post will be held this Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.
