Wheeling, Gibson County, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
38°24′47″N 87°27′19″W / 38.41306°N 87.45528°W / 38.41306; -87.4552847649
Wheeling is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The community contains a historic covered bridge over the Patoka River, the Wheeling Bridge, completed in 1877.[1]
History
Wheeling was originally named Kirksville, and under the latter name was platted in 1856.[2] It was once a thriving agricultural community on the banks of the Patoka River until the railroad bypassed the community and it lost business to nearby towns.[3]
The village of Wheeling was platted July 4, 1856. It was first called Kirksville, sometimes spelled Kirkville. It may have been named for Robert Kirk, an early judge. Locally it was also called Bovine. A Post Office called Bovine was established on April 4, 1854, but closed July 14, 1902.[4]
References
- ^ "Covered bridges of Gibson County". County of Gibson, IN. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This village was platted on July 4, 1856, and first called Kirksville...
- ^ History of Gibson County, Indiana: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Jas. T. Tartt & Co. 1884. p. 203.
- ^ "History of Gibson County".
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Points of interest in Gibson County, Indiana
- Old Fort Branch Gym
- Gibson County Courthouse
- Gibson County Fairgrounds
- Gibson Generating Station
- Gibson Lake
- Gibson Southern High School
- Old Haubstadt Gym
- Lyles Consolidated School
- Oakland City New Lake
- Oakland City University
- Old Owensville Gym
- Patoka River NWR & Cane Ridge Sanctuary
- Princeton Community High School
- Princeton Community Middle School Gym
- The Log Inn
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
- Tri-State Speedway
- Weather Rock COA Campgrounds
- Wheeling Covered Bridge
- Waldo J. Wood Memorial Jr/Sr High School
- YMCA Camp Carson
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