Historical Marker

Mill Creek Covered Bridge

Historical marker location:
9812 Tow Path Rd, Howard, Indiana
( Marker is on Tow Path Road, 0.1 miles north of Brook Road (County Road 248), on the right when traveling north.)

1907. Indiana's Historic Parke County, The Covered Bridge Capital.

The first recorded train robbery in the United States took place in Indiana in 1866. A gang of thieves robbed the Jeffersonville, Madison, and Indianapolis Railroad, making off with over $96,000 in cash and gold.