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Warrick Area Transit System
Warrick Area Transit System (WATS) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Warrick County, Indiana with three routes serving Boonville, Chandler, and Newburgh. It is a service of Ride Solution, which also provides demand-response transit throughout southwestern Indiana. As of 2019, the system provided 21,058 rides over 12,311 annual vehicle revenue hours with 4 buses. History WATS began service in August 2010 to provide affordable bus service in the county. Ride Solution had provided demand-response service to the elderly and people with disabilities since 2000, but there was a need for improved transit to serve the general public. Service began August 9 to Newburgh, with the routes to Chandler and Boonville added later. Service WATS operates three weekday bus routes connecting Metropolitan Evansville Transit System riders to destinations in Warrick County. Buses operate deviated fixed-routes to Boonville, Chandler, and Newburgh. Hours of operation for the system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boonville, Indiana
Boonville is a city in Boon Township, Warrick County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,246 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Warrick County. History Boonville was founded in 1818 and named for Jesse Boon, father of Ratliff Boon. A post office has been in operation at Boonville since 1820. Boonville was incorporated in 1858. President Abraham Lincoln studied law in Boonville. When Abraham Lincoln and his family moved from Kentucky to present-day Spencer County in 1816, their homestead was then considered to be within Boonville's Warrick County boundaries. The future president frequently walked to Boonville to borrow books and watch local attorney John Brackenridge argue cases, thus earning Boonville the distinction of being "where Lincoln learned the law." Points of interest The Boonville post office contains a casein tempera-on-canvas mural titled ''Boonville Beginnings'', painted in 1941 by Ida Abelman. Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |