October 2010 photo by Bob Harbridge
October 2010 photo by Bob Harbridge
Nov. 2019 photo by Ron Kuzemchak
Nov. 2019 photo by Ron Kuzemchak
Located on Private Property
Locust (Rochester Mills – 3)(Rossiter – 6)
- COUNTY: Indiana
- DISTANCE TO NEXT: Rochester Mills - 3; Other side - Rossiter - 6 This is a double-sided marker, so the top line, which notes the name of and distance to the "next" town is different on each side.
- EXPLANATION OF NAME: Named For Surrounding Groves of Locust Trees. Note: No actual town still exists, but it must have in the 1920s when these markers were first erected.
- FOUNDED: 1860
- MANUFACTURER: No maker of these double sided markers has ever been determined.
- SHAPE: This marker is unusual in that it is double-sided on a top-mount post such as were used for double-sided stream signs. Their use as town-name markers is unique to Indiana County.
- STATUS: This marker has been relocated to a private yard. KMT is attempting to contact the property owner to reclaim it.
- COORDINATES: 40.856453, -78.792533 are general coordinates of the former town.