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Parke County had two bridge builders who built most of the bridges in the county. The first of these was J.J. Daniels. Born in 1826, in Marietta, Ohio, he built railroad bridges in Ohio and Indiana and 60 covered bridges in Indiana. Of these 60 bridges, 27 alone were in Parke County, with 11 of those still standing. The second was J.A. Britton ...
Billie Creek Village was a 70-acre open-air living history museum and park, filled with 38 historical buildings and structures, and hundreds of antiques and artifacts. It is located at 39.7614298°N 87.2019582°W near Rockville, Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana in the area known as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the World" for the county's ...
The covered bridges of Parke County are well-known tourist attractions in Parke County, Indiana, United States, which touts itself as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the World". The county claims to have more covered bridges than any other county in the United States. [1] This is due to several reasons, mainly due to the numerous streams and ...
Oct. 13—SOUTHERN INDIANA — As Southern Indiana faces dry conditions, residents are asked to take caution and to follow burn bans in their communities. The National Weather Service issued a red ...
MPS. Parke County Covered Bridges TR. NRHP reference No. 78000394 [ 2 ] Added to NRHP. December 22, 1978 (1978-12-22) Location. The Jeffries Ford Covered Bridge was southwest of Bridgeton, Indiana, United States. The double-span Burr Arch covered bridge structure was built by J. A. Britton in 1915 and destroyed by arson on April 2, 2002.
Crooks Covered Bridge. / 39.7240972°N 87.189583°W / 39.7240972; -87.189583. The Crooks Covered Bridge is a single span Burr Arch Truss structure that crosses Little Raccoon Creek built in 1855-1856 by Henry Wolf just southeast of Rockville, Indiana. [4]
Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana: Official name: Billie Creek Bridge: Named for: William's Creek: Maintained by: Parke County Park Department: WGCB # 14-61-19 [1] Characteristics; Design: Burr arch truss bridge: Material: Cut sandstone (foundations) Trough construction: Wood: Total length: 78 ft (23.8 m) (includes 8 ft (2.4 m) overhangs on ...
The U.S. Drought Monitor indicated in its Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, update that Indiana, Illinois, most of Kentucky and all of Ohio are in various stages of drought. LAFAYETTE, Ind.