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Indiana State Road 243
State Road 243 is a north–south highway located in the west central part of Indiana near Cloverdale. Route description The southern terminus of State Road 243 is at State Road 42 in Cunot. Going north, the highway passes through the Leiber State Recreation Area, which features the man-made Cagles Mill Lake and Cataract Falls, the state's largest waterfalls. Cagles Mill and Dam are also an attraction. Just north of the park, State Road 243 has an interchange with Interstate 70. It then proceeds north to U.S. Route 40 in Putnamville. Major intersections References External links Indiana Highway Ends - SR 243 243 __NOTOC__ Year 243 ( CCXLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Arrianus and Papus (or, less frequently, year 996 '' Ab ... Transportation in Owen County, Indiana Transportation in Putnam County, Indiana {{Indiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunot, Indiana
Cunot is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It lies near the intersection of Indiana Highway 42 and Indiana Highway 243, which is a community about twenty miles north of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Owen County. Its elevation is 722 feet (220 m), and it is located at (39.4564339 -86.8547315). Although this community is located within Owen County on its northern boundary, it has an address of Cloverdale, Indiana, in Putnam County, which is about six miles northeast of the community. History A post office was established at Cunot in 1894, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. The community's name may be derived from "Q-knot", alluding to the shape of a local road. Geography This community is on the east side of Cagles Mill Lake, which is located at (39.4644628 -86.8829156). Richard Lieber State Park is northwest of this community, the park located at (39.4792115 -86.8744544). S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putnamville, Indiana
Putnamville is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s .... History Putnamville was laid out in 1830. The community took its name from Putnam County. A post office called Putnamville has been in operation since 1832. Geography Putnamville is located along U.S. Route 40 at the intersection of State Road 243, at . References Unincorporated communities in Putnam County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{PutnamCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen County, Indiana
Owen County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 1920 the United States Census Bureau calculated the mean center of U.S. population to fall within this county. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 21,575. Its county seat is Spencer. Owen County is part of the Bloomington, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northwest Territory, which included the area of present-day Indiana. In 1800, Congress separated Ohio from the Northwest Territory, designating the rest of the land as the Indiana Territory. President Thomas Jefferson chose William Henry Harrison as the territory's first governor, and Vincennes was established as the territorial capital. After the Michigan Territory was separated and the Illinois Territory was formed, Indiana was reduced to its current size and geography. By December 1816 the Indiana Territory was admitted to the Union as a state. Starting in 1794, Native American tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putnam County, Indiana
Putnam County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 37,963. The county seat is Greencastle. The county was named for Israel Putnam, a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War. The county was created in 1821 and organized in April 1822.Peggy Tuck Sinko: ''Indiana Atlas of Historical County Boundaries'', John H. Long, Ed., Charles Scribner's Sons, Simon & Schuster Macmillan, New York, N.Y., 1996, p. 245. Putnam County is included in the Indianapolis- Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. History After the American Revolutionary War established US sovereignty over the territory of the upper Midwest, the new federal government defined the Northwest Territory in 1787 which included the area of present-day Indiana. In 1800, Congress separated Ohio from the Northwest Territory, designating the rest of the land as the Indiana Territory. President Thomas Jefferso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th state on December 11, 1816. It is bordered by Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west. Various indigenous peoples inhabited what would become Indiana for thousands of years, some of whom the U.S. government expelled between 1800 and 1836. Indiana received its name because the state was largely possessed by native tribes even after it was granted statehood. Since then, settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States; the state's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York, Central Indiana by migrants fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloverdale, Indiana
Cloverdale is a town in Cloverdale and Warren townships, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,172 at the 2010 census. History Cloverdale was laid out in 1839. The town was so named on account of the abundance of clover and dales near the original town site. A post office has been in operation at Cloverdale since 1836. Geography Cloverdale is located at (39.515345, -86.802559). According to the 2010 census, Cloverdale has a total area of , of which (or 98.3%) is land and (or 1.7%) is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,172 people, 885 households, and 608 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 1,001 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.4% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population. There were 885 househo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indiana State Road 42
State Road 42 (SR 42) is an east–west road in Central Indiana. Its western terminus is at US 40 in Terre Haute. Its eastern terminus is at State Road 67 and State Road 144 in Mooresville. Route description From the western terminus with US 40, SR 42 heads east out of Terre Haute, paralleling Interstate 70 (I-70). Before leaving Terre Haute SR 42 passes by the Terre Haute International Airport. The service road to the airport is State Road 342 (SR 342). SR 42 heads east from Terre Haute passing over I-70. SR 42 then has an intersection with State Road 59. After SR 59, SR 42 still parallels I-70 but the distance between the two routes is greater. SR 42 heads east passing through an intersection with U.S. Route 231. SR 42 heads due east then just south of Eminence SR 42 turns due north and heads through Eminence. SR 42 turns back east north of Eminence and now SR 42 parallels I-70. SR&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiber State Recreation Area
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Cagles Mill Lake
Cagles Mill Lake, also known as ''Cataract Lake'', is a reservoir located near Cataract, Indiana in Lieber State Recreation Area, in west central Indiana on the borders of Putnam and Owen counties. It is alimented from the north by Mill Creek and drains out through to the Eel River to its south, which then makes its way to the White River. Indiana State Road 42 once went through where Cataract Lake is now and currently has a new, entirely different route on the upper area from its original route. Located on the lake are the state's largest waterfalls, the Cataract Falls. A main attraction to tourists on the lake is a bald eagle's nest, where the birds return every season. Cagles Mill Dam is a flood control project of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, an earthen dam completed in 1953. It impounds a maximum capacity of 228,120 acre-feet The acre-foot is a non- SI unit of volume equal to about commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cataract Falls (Indiana)
Cataract Falls is a waterfall located in northern Owen County in the west central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. The largest waterfall by volume in the state, it is part of the Lieber State Recreation Area. Cataract Falls consists of two sets of waterfalls on Mill Creek separated by about . Both falls consist of a series of drops. The total height of the Upper Falls is approximately , while that of the Lower Falls is about .Taylor, ed, Robert M., Jr. ''Indiana: A New Historical Guide''. Indiana Historical Society, 1989, p. 441 Immediately downstream of the Lower Falls, Mill Creek enters the southern end of Cagles Mill Lake, near the towns of Cunot and Cataract. The falls are just off State Road 42 and close to State Road 243. References External links * Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Reports: ** **Great Lakes Waterfalls and Beyond: Cataract Falls [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 70 (Indiana)
Interstate 70 (I-70) in the US state of Indiana travels east–west across the state passing through the capital of Indianapolis. I-70 crosses from Illinois into Indiana near Terre Haute and departs into Ohio at Richmond. It covers in Indiana, paralleling U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), the old National Road (except for the first approximately in which the two routes overlap). Route description The Indiana portion of I-70 begins at the Illinois state line west of Terre Haute. Heading east, I-70 crosses the Wabash River soon after entering the state. The Interstate crosses through the south side of Terre Haute, where it has an interchange with US 41/ US 150. Just outside the city to the east, I-70 passes near Terre Haute Regional Airport, where US 40 leaves the Interstate before continuing onward to the east-northeast through rural lands toward Indianapolis. This stretch of I-70 does not have any interchanges with any significant cities until it reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Highways In Indiana
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