Merom, IN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 03.421 W 087° 34.029
16S E 450928 N 4323256
huge city park called Merom Bluffs, and the Merom Conference Center, otherwise not much here.
Waymark Code: WMN3Q5
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
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County of building: Sullivan County
Location of building: 1997 South 3rd Street, Merom
Phone: (812) 356-4070

From the Census Estimates for 2013, Merom has a population of 223 people
Merom is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.

Playground equipment and a large basketball court on the town council lawn.

Historic marker erected here in 1989 by Merom Improvement Association
Marker text:
Merom Founded 1817
A log courthouse here served as Sullivan's first county seat from 1819-1842. Merom was an important river port and a stop on the stage route ~ The Old Harrison Trail. Harrison's troops camped near here on their 1811 march to Tippecanoe.

Name: Merom Town Council

Address:
1997 South 3rd Street,
Merom, IN USA
47861

Date of Construction: 2001

Memorials/Commemorations/Dedications:
Several historic markers in town. one on the town council lawn, (text above). The annual Merom Bluff Chautauqua takes place here - since 1905, and has had gust speakers such as: William Jennings Bryan, William H. Taft, Billy Sunday, etc. The event lasts 10 days.

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Architect: Not listed
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