IN.gov - Skip Navigation

Note: This message is displayed if (1) your browser is not standards-compliant or (2) you have you disabled CSS. Read our Policies for more information.

IHB > Historical Markers > Find a Marker > Roseville Roseville

Roseville

Location: Mecca-Roseville Road, Roseville Covered Bridge, Coxville. (Parke County, Indiana)

Erected by Parke County Historical Society, 1966

ID# : 61.1966.3

Text

The first business in Parke County was a grist mill built near here by Chauncey Rose and associates in 1819. This was the first flatboat landing in the county; territorial court was held here and this was a stop for stagecoaches.

Keywords

Historic District, Neighborhoods, and Towns, Early Settlement and Exploration