Beanblossom, also spelled Bean Blossom, is an
unincorporated community
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in
Jackson Township,
Brown County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
[ The town was named for the nearby Beanblossom Creek, which was in turn named for a person whose surname was Beanblossom.
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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 about four miles (6 km) north of Nashville
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
at the intersection of state roads 45 and 135. 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 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 takes its n ...
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.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.
His ...
) has been held every June since 1967 and is the longest continuously-running bluegrass festival in the world.
References
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External links
Bill Monroe Memorial Music Park & CampgroundBean Blossom - Brown County Jamboree Preservation Foundation
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Unincorporated communities in Brown County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
1833 establishments in Indiana
Populated places established in 1833