Van Camp's Store

Van Camp's Store (HMU5L)

Location: Metamora, IN 47030 Franklin County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 26.787', W 85° 8.027'

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This building was built in the 1850's. Mr. Van Camp housed his drug store here, which had the front blown out by a gasoline explosion in 1851. His Mother and himself perished in this tragedy. The building on either side of this were all part of one lot. All buildings were built one to another.
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HM NumberHMU5L
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Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 2:25pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 660584 N 4367983
Decimal Degrees39.44645000, -85.13378333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 26.787', W 85° 8.027'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 26' 47.22" N, 85° 8' 1.62" W
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Area Code(s)765, 812
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 19044 75 Main St, Metamora IN 47030, US
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