Metamora is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana. The town was once a stop along the Whitewater Canal and is now primarily dependent on tourism. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 188. Metamora, Indiana

Geography

Metamora is located at , in the valley of the Whitewater River in southeastern Indiana. It is situated on

U.S. Route 52 U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows ...

, northwest of Cincinnati, Ohio, and southeast of

Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...

. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

History

Metamora was platted in 1838. The community derives its name from the play '' Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags'' by John Augustus Stone. The Whitewater Canal only carried boats from 1839 to 1865, but the canal was maintained to supply hydraulic power until 1936. The canal was the center of industrial districts in Metamora and Brookville, to the east. At one time there were water-powered mills for processing cotton, grinding flour and making paper. Metamora is the location of Indiana's oldest and still operating water-powered grist mill. The state of Indiana provides canal boat rides pulled by horses, through the only existing wooden aqueduct in the United States (the

Duck Creek Aqueduct Duck Creek Aqueduct, also known as the Metamora Aqueduct and Whitewater Canal Aqueduct, is a historic aqueduct carrying the Whitewater Canal over Duck Creek in Metamora Township, Franklin County, Indiana. Built in 1846, it is the only surviving ...

), with a historical review of the canal history which fueled the southeastern Indiana economy until its displacement by the railroad. The canal is named after the nearby Whitewater River. The

Metamora Historic District Metamora Historic District is a national historic district located at Metamora, Franklin County, Indiana. The district encompasses 115 contributing buildings and 10 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding resi ...

and

Whitewater Canal Historic District The Whitewater Canal, which was built between and , spanned a distance of and stretched from Lawrenceburg, Indiana on the Ohio River to Hagerstown, Indiana near the West Fork of the White River. History Birth of a canal As with most transport ...

are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notable person

* Tom Alley, Indy car driver

References

External links

Metamora 1838 Canal Town
{{authority control Census-designated places in Franklin County, Indiana Census-designated places in Indiana