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Indiana was granted statehood near the end of 1816. The first non-indigenous settler in the future Fountain County is thought to have been a Mr. Forbes, who arrived in early 1823 and was soon followed by others. [8] The legislative act creating Fountain County was passed on December 30, 1825, setting an effective date of April 1, 1826.
Covington Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Covington, Fountain County, Indiana.The district encompasses 109 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Covington.
Covington is located in the west part of Fountain County along the Wabash River, where U.S. Route 136 crosses the river. Interstate 74 passes about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the south of the city. According to the 2010 census, Covington has a total area of 1.18 square miles (3.06 km 2 ), all land.
Fountain County Courthouse was designed by Louis Johnson, and completed in July 1937. The construction of the building cost $228,822. It is a three-story, Art Deco style, flat roofed building faced with Indiana limestone. It measures 116 feet by 89 feet and incorporates a 32 foot-square wired-glass skylight.
Shades State Park is a state park in Montgomery, Parke, and Fountain Counties in Indiana. It is located 47 miles (76 km) west-northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2018–2019, Shades received nearly 87,000 visitors. [2]
Location of Fountain County in Indiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Fountain County, Indiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fountain County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
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Located in the district is the separately listed Fountain County Courthouse. Other notable contributing buildings include the Loeb Building (c. 1870), Old Covington City Building (1903, 1915), First National Bank (1913), Knights of Pythias Building (1894), and Covington Post Office (1956).