Rockville Sesquicentennial/Bicentennial Time Capsule
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 39° 45.719 W 087° 13.718
16S E 480416 N 4401365
To celebrate their sesquicentennial in 1974, Rockville buried a time capsule in front of the Parke County Courthouse located at 116 W High Street in Rockville, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WMHH3P
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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The inscription on the granite marker above the time capsule reads:

Time Capsule - Buried July 5, 1974
During Rockville's Sesquicentennial Celebration
To Be Raised During the
Bicentennial in the Year 2024
This Stone Donated by V.F.W. Paul Taylor Post 1752

Subject: Town

Commemoration: Sesquicentennial

Date of Founding: 1824

Date of Commemoration: 1974

Address:
Parke County Courthouse 116 W High Street Rockville, Indiana 47872

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Web site if available: Not listed
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