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Parke County has 31 covered bridges and is widely referred to as the 'Covered Bridge Capital of the World'. [8] It is the site for the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival which has been held in October each year. [9] Parke County is included in the Terre Haute, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Parke County bills itself as the covered bridge capital of the world. [1] Combined with six counties that surround it, there are 51 of Indiana’s 98 covered bridges in this small area: Parke County (32), Putnam County (9), Fountain County (3), Vermillion County (3), Montgomery County (2), Owen County (1) and Vigo County (1).
Location of Parke County in Indiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Parke County, Indiana. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Parke County, Indiana, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
At one time, as many as 53 covered bridges existed (wholly or in part) in Parke County. Today, 31 of those bridges survive, 10 of which have been closed to vehicle traffic. [2] The Jackson Covered Bridge is the longest single span covered bridge in Indiana. The Portland Mills Covered Bridge is the oldest of the county's covered bridges.
Tourist attractions in Parke County, Indiana (3 C, 2 P) Transportation in Parke County, Indiana (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Parke County, Indiana"
May 6—An auto crash and fire claimed the life of one person in Parke County early Monday. The sheriff's department reported deputies responded about 4:40 a.m. to a report of an accident on ...
Union Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census , its population was 1,482 and it contained 1,207 housing units. [ 2 ]
Adams Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,100 and it contained 1,985 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,100 and it contained 1,985 housing units.