Pyrmont is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Clay Township, Carroll County,

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History

Pyrmont was likely named after Waldeck and Pyrmont, in Germany. An

historical marker A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, bearing text or an image in relief, or both, ...

, erected in 1977 by the Carroll County Historical Society at the principal intersection in Pyrmont gives some of its history: :John Wagner built a dam, race and saw mill about a mile South in 1833 and added a grist mill. He sold to John Fisher who sold to John Fetterhoff who built a large frame mill. Joel Wagoner, James Allen, Elias Morkert, J. J. Cripe, Wm. Gardner, Bert Smoker were later operators. It burned December 7, 1929. Fetterhoff’s Mill Post Office established 1851, was changed to Pyrmont in 1866. Pyrmont was the site of a single span Smith truss

covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...

, built in 1860 by the Wheelock Bridge Company. The bridge collapsed in July, 1951.

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* Unincorporated communities in Carroll County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana 1866 establishments in Indiana 1851 establishments in Indiana Populated places established in 1866 Populated places established in 1851 {{CarrollCountyIN-geo-stub