Beanblossom, also spelled Bean Blossom, is an

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in Jackson Township, Brown County, in the

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. The town was named for the nearby

Beanblossom Creek Beanblossom Creek is a stream in Monroe County, Indiana, Monroe and Brown County, Indiana, Brown counties, Indiana, in the United States. The creek drains roughly 91.97 square miles into the two counties of south central Indiana. History Beanblos ...

, which was in turn named for a person whose surname was Beanblossom.

History

Beanblossom was originally called Georgetown, for George Grove who ran a grist mill in the area and under the latter name was founded in 1833. The first post office in the community was established as Bean Blossom in 1842; the post office was discontinued in 1911.

Geography

Beanblossom is located at , about four miles (6 km) north of

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

at the intersection of state roads 45 and

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. The closest town to Beanblossom is Helmsburg, approximately two miles west. Image:beanblossombridge.jpg , The Beanblossom Covered Bridge

Culture

Bean Blossom is best known as the home of the

Bill Monroe William Smith "Bill" Monroe (; September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who created the bluegrass music genre. Because of this, he is often called the " Father of Bluegrass". The genre take ...

Memorial Music Park and Campground, a wooded campground which for more than 60 years has hosted music performances (mostly country and bluegrass), first at the Brown County Jamboree barn and currently at outdoor stages. A bluegrass festival (currently called the

Bill Monroe Memorial Festival The Bean Blossom Festival, later the Bill Monroe Memorial Festival, was an early bluegrass music festival held annually in Beanblossom, Indiana. The Bean Blossom festival was known for its jam sessions including well-known bluegrass musicians. Hi ...

) has been held every June since 1967 and is the longest continuously-running bluegrass festival in the world. source: (www.beanblossom.us Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park Official Bean Blossom Site. "Welcome" page. posted January 18, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2013.)

References

External links

Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & CampgroundBean Blossom - Brown County Jamboree Preservation Foundation
{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Brown County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana 1833 establishments in Indiana Populated places established in 1833