Gen. George Kirkpatrick Steele - Rockville, IN - Obelisks on Waymarking.com

This obelisk is a memorial for General George Kirkpatrick Steele and his wife Mary Hammond Steele, located at Rockville Cemetery.

George K Steele,
born Nov. 25, 1808,
died May 7, 1879.

Mary Hammond Steele,
born Mar, 9, 1820,
died Jan. 17, 1880.

This obelisk is a memorial for General George Kirkpatrick Steele and his wife Mary Hammond Steele, located at Rockville Cemetery. Rockville Cemetery (visit link) is located on the south side of the High Street, near the south east corner of Rockville, Indiana.

According to Find A Grave (visit link) there are 4187 interments in this cemetery. The Find A grave memorial page for George Steele (visit link) includes a brief history of his life.

According to Wikipedia (visit link) Rockville is a town in Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Parke County, also known as "The Covered Bridge Capital of the World".

Address: Rockville Cemetery High Street Rockville, IN 47872 Height: 18 feet approximately Illuminated: no Website: [Web Link] Date Created/Placed: Not listed

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