World War Memorial
World War Memorial is a monument in Adams Township, Parke, Indiana. World War Memorial is situated nearby to Parke County Courthouse, as well as near Rockville Presbyterian Church.- Type: Monument
- Address: Rockville
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rockville Junior-Senior High School and Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge.
Rockville Junior-Senior High School
School
Rockville Junior-Senior High School was a public high school located in Rockville, Indiana. It closed after 2017–18 school year, consolidated into Parke Heritage High School. Rockville Junior-Senior High School is situated 2,800 feet northwest of World War Memorial.
Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge is a single span double Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure that was built by Joseph A. Britton & Son in 1899. Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge is situated 1 mile east of World War Memorial.
Billie Creek Covered Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Billie Creek Covered Bridge is a Burr Arch structure in Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana that was built by Joseph J. Daniels in 1895. J.L. Van Fossen supplied the sandstone that makes up the abutments cut from A.E. Fuel's nearby quarry. Billie Creek Covered Bridge is situated 1¼ miles east of World War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockville and Nyesville.
Rockville
Town
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockville is a town in Adams Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, Rockville had a population of 2,510. The town is the county seat of Parke County. It is known as "The Covered Bridge Capital of the World".
Nyesville
Hamlet
Nyesville, also known as Nowlington, is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Nyesville is situated 3½ miles northeast of World War Memorial.
Coloma
Hamlet
Coloma, also known as Rocky Run, is an unincorporated community in Reserve Township, Parke County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Coloma is situated 4 miles northwest of World War Memorial.
World War Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Adams Township, Parke, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.76178° or 39° 45′ 42″ northLongitude
-87.22873° or 87° 13′ 43″ westInception
1930Operator
Parke County CommissionersOpen location code
86FJQQ6C+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 2837186741OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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