Charles & Ethel Brock - McCloud Nature Park, Hendricks County, IN
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This is a dedicated wooden bench, located near an iron bridge, on a trail at the McCloud Nature Park, in Hendricks County, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WMX2NX
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 11/18/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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This is a dedicated wooden bench, located near an iron bridge, on a trail at the McCloud Nature Park, in Hendricks County, Indiana.

This bench sits near the re-located iron through truss bridge that crosses Big Walnut Creek, beside a trail between the Visitor Center and the bridge, in the McCloud Nature Park in Hendricks County, Indiana. The bench is in a peaceful spot overlooking the creek and valley below.

The Plaque on the bench seat reads:

In Memory of
Charles & Ethel Brock
Stilesville, Indiana

McCloud Nature Park Bridge is a re-located bridge in the McCloud Nature Park, where it now carries a trail across Big Walnut Creek. Built 1913, of Bolted Warren through truss construction, over the Big Monon Ditch on CR700S in Pulaski County, it was moved to McCloud Nature Park in 2009-2010. (visit link) This is a Hendricks County park, with no admission charges. The two trails that lead from the parking area, by the Visitor Center, to the bridge are both about 1/4 of a mile walk. DETAILS:- (visit link)

According to the Bridgehunter website (visit link) there are only six iron through truss bridges left in Hendricks County, Indiana. Two of these are close together, in the north west corner of the county, a few miles from the small town of North Salem. We visited on September 3rd, 2017, after attending the annual North Salem Old Fashion Days Festival and car show, at North Salem. (visit link)

Hendricks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 145,448. The county seat is Danville. Hendricks County was formed in 1824. It is named for Indiana Governor William Hendricks, who was serving at the time the County was formed. Hendricks County is the third largest county within the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hendricks County is currently the second fastest-growing county in Indiana and 85th in the nation. (visit link)

Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Indiana was 6,619,680 on July 1, 2015, a 2.10% increase since the 2010 United States Census. (visit link)
Where is this bench located?: by a trail in a country park

Who is this bench honoring?: Charles & Ethel Brock

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