Brookville Road

Brookville Road (HMU1L)

Location: Indianapolis, IN 46239 Marion County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 44.373', W 85° 58.687'

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On December 31, 1821, a 78-mile state road was authorized from the Ohio border to Indianapolis through Brookville, to be built with required citizen labor. Commissioners filed a survey report June 24, 1822 for the Brookville State Road. On January 24, 1828, a turnpike company was authorized to build an improved road by bidding out sections.

Side two:

Brookville Road was the principal route for goods and people from here to Cincinnati. Road travel was difficult in the 1800s, taking days to reach destinations. Taverns provided shelter and food for travelers. Along the road in Warren Township, Marion County, taverns were kept by David Woods in the 1820s and Nathan Harlan in the 1830s - 1840s.
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HM NumberHMU1L
Series This marker is part of the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series
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Marker Number49.2004.1
Year Placed2004
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau, Environmental Law & Policy Center of The Midwest, and Southeast Civic Association
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 8:09am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 587559 N 4399349
Decimal Degrees39.73955000, -85.97811667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 44.373', W 85° 58.687'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 44' 22.38" N, 85° 58' 41.22" W
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Area Code(s)317
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10156 Brookville Rd, Indianapolis IN 46239, US
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