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Greencastle was founded in 1821 by Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania. [4] Greencastle was a village or town operating under authority of the Putnam County commissioners until March 9, 1849, when it became a town by special act of the local legislature.
Local walks linked to pilgrimage in Spain. Spicer Lake offers night hike.
The Fern Cliff Nature Preserve is a 157 acres (64 ha) land parcel of steep and near-vertical rock and stone surfaces located in Putnam County, Indiana, near Greencastle. It is a National Natural Landmark. The Nature Conservancy has custody over this nature preserve, and operates it as a botanical refuge. [2]
Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana.As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 36,726. [2] The county seat is Greencastle. [3] The county was named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War.
The state will roll out a program on February 1 that will distribute 240 state park passes to different library districts across Indiana. The passes are free and can be borrowed at any time, by ...
Greencastle Township is one of thirteen townships in Putnam County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,554 (down from 13,136 at 2010 [3]) and it contained 5,002 housing units. [4] This township contains the county seat of Greencastle and is home to DePauw University, a liberal arts college of 2,300 students.
The district encompasses 272 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Greencastle. The district developed between about 1840 and 1961 and includes notable examples of Greek Revival , Gothic Revival , Italianate , Queen Anne , Stick Style , and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture.
Location of Putnam County in Indiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Putnam County, Indiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Putnam County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...