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Rockville in Parke County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Mecca Bridge

1873

 
 
Mecca Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 16, 2021
1. Mecca Bridge Marker
Inscription. Burr Arch construction by J. J. Daniels. 150' in length, crosses Big Raccoon Creek.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureBridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
 
Location. 39° 43.75′ N, 87° 19.467′ W. Marker is in Rockville, Indiana, in Parke County. It is on Racoon Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rockville IN 47872, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana and in the Wabash Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 10 O'Clock Line (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hixon Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Armiesburg (approx. 2.7 miles away); Christmas (Noel) Dagenet (approx. 3.2
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miles away); Melcher Bridge (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Hillsdale Steps (approx. 4.9 miles away); Montezuma Cemetery (approx. 4.9 miles away); Wabash & Erie Canal (approx. 5.1 miles away).
 
Mecca Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 16, 2021
2. Mecca Bridge Marker
Mecca Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 16, 2021
3. Mecca Bridge Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 17, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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