Osgood in Ripley County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bilby Loop

— Osgood Trails Park —

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 19, 2022

1. Bilby Loop Marker

The left hand panel is the historical marker. The panel on the right lists the park trails and their length, and provides figures to calculate the length of laps in miles.

Inscription. In 1926, an inventive surveyor named Jasper S. Bilby, chief signalman of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, designed the nation’s first galvanized steel surveying towers. Bilby Towers bolted together easily and could be quickly dismantled for use at the next survey site. The last remaining Bilby Tower was recently reconstructed for permanent display in Jasper Bilby’s hometown of Osgood, Indiana.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 39° 7.088′ N, 85° 17.523′ W. Marker is in Osgood, Indiana, in Ripley County. Marker is on County Route 300 N, half a mile west of U.S. 421, on the left when traveling west. It is in Osgood Trails Park, at the parking lots. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1820 W County Rd 300 N, Osgood IN 47037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Crusher Lane (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bilby Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Bilby Steel Tower (approx. half a mile away); Willson House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ohio and Mississippi Railroad (approx. 0.8 miles away); William Forsyth, Artist (approx.

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0.8 miles away); The Fugitive Trail (approx. one mile away); Abolitionists (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Osgood.

Bilby Loop Trail and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 19, 2022

2. Bilby Loop Trail and Marker

The Bilby Tower on the Bilby Loop Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 19, 2022

3. The Bilby Tower on the Bilby Loop Trail

This trail skirts the largest of the quarry ponds in this park.

Eagle View Trail and its Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 19, 2022

4. Eagle View Trail and its Marker

This marker does not qualify as a historical marker, but it is near the Bilby Loop marker. The Eagle View Trail starts opposite the Bilby Loop Trail and skirts the eastern shore of the lake. The text reads

Eagle View received its name from a Bald Eagle that has been spotted here numerous times sitting in the tree line hunting and fishing right here at the Osgood Trails. Keep an eye out you just might see one.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2022, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 11, 2022, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.