Mansfield, Indiana
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Mansfield is located in Jackson Township
, Parke County, Indiana
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The village of Mansfield prospered and grew because of a roller mill that was built by James Kelsey and Francis Dickson, in 1820. As the milling industry became popular the village grew into a thriving town of more than 300 people. A sash mill and carding
mill were added, and the little town grew with the addition of a general store, blacksmith, cooperage, and wagon maker. As the population expanded a church and a school were organized.
Jackson Township, Parke County, Indiana
Jackson Township is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 758.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Alma Lake at *...
, Parke County, Indiana
Parke County, Indiana
Parke County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana. It was formed in 1821 out of a portion of Vigo County. The county seat is Rockville....
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History
The village was originally named New Dublin by James Kelsey in 1820, and within a couple of years the village was called Dickn's Mills, and then Strain's Mills before it became known as Mansfield in the 1930s.The village of Mansfield prospered and grew because of a roller mill that was built by James Kelsey and Francis Dickson, in 1820. As the milling industry became popular the village grew into a thriving town of more than 300 people. A sash mill and carding
Carding
Carding is a mechanical process that breaks up locks and unorganised clumps of fibre and then aligns the individual fibres so that they are more or less parallel with each other. The word is derived from the Latin carduus meaning teasel, as dried vegetable teasels were first used to comb the raw wool...
mill were added, and the little town grew with the addition of a general store, blacksmith, cooperage, and wagon maker. As the population expanded a church and a school were organized.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Indiana
- Mansfield Roller MillMansfield Roller MillThe Mansfield Roller Mill or Mansfield Mill was a that was built in 1820 by James Kelsey and Francis Dickson and has always run on water power from Big Racoon Creek. The original mill was a by log building....
- Big Rocky Fork Covered BridgeBig Rocky Fork Covered BridgeThe Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge, is 1 mile South East of Mansfield, Indiana on County Road 720, about 2 miles east of State Road 59. It is located in Parke County, Indiana. The length is 88 feet including the 8-foot overhang at each end. This single span Burr Arch Truss structure was Built in...
- Mansfield Covered BridgeMansfield Covered BridgeThe Mansfield Covered Bridge is located in Parke County, Indiana in the village of Mansfield, Indiana and was designed and built by J. J. Daniels in 1867 to cross the Big Raccoon Creek in Parke County, IN. The Bridge is 247 feet long and creates a picturesque environment for artist and...
- Parke County Covered BridgesParke County Covered BridgesThe covered bridges of Parke County are well-known tourist attractions in Parke County, Indiana, United States, which touts itself as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the World". The county has more covered bridges than any other county in the United States...
- Pleasant Valley CemeteryPleasant Valley CemeteryPleasant Valley Cemetery and Pleasant Valley Methodist Church were formed in 1825. The house was located in Raccoon Township, Parke County, Indiana. The first pastor of the church was William Taylor...
- Parke County Covered Bridge FestivalParke County Covered Bridge FestivalThe Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is a fall festival which takes place in nine communities in Parke County, Indiana. It celebrates the county's 31 covered bridges, and is attended by more than 2 million people each year...