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New Castle in Henry County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Judge Joshua H. Mellett

 
 
Judge Joshua H. Mellett Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 29, 2023
1. Judge Joshua H. Mellett Marker
Inscription. This site marks the early home of Judge Joshua H. Mellett Henry County Pioneer in whose memory Nellie Catherine Bundy Bailey his granddaughter dedicated this property in trust to The James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association in its program of service to the handicapped children of the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkSettlements & Settlers.
 
Location. 39° 55.81′ N, 85° 22.225′ W. Marker is in New Castle, Indiana, in Henry County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue and South Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Central Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 214 S Main St, New Castle IN 47362, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Memorial - Henry County Indiana (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Henry County Courthouse 1869 / Raintree County (about 300 feet away); Dedicated to the Henry County Veterans (about 300 feet away); First Henry County Courthouse (about 400 feet away); Gen. William Grose House (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Grose (approx.
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0.3 miles away); Henry County Memorial Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); Henry County Poor Farm Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Castle.
 
Judge Joshua H. Mellett Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 29, 2023
2. Judge Joshua H. Mellett Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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