Country United States County Boone FIPS code 18-48150 Elevation 269 m Local time Friday 1:23 AM | State Indiana Township Washington GNIS feature ID 438956 Zip code 46050 | |
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Mechanicsburg is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Boone County, Indiana.
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Map of Mechanicsburg, Washington Township, IN 46050, USA
History
Mechanicsburg was laid out in 1835. Many of the pioneer settlers were skilled mechanics, hence the name.
Geography
Mechanicsburg is located at 40°09′35″N 86°28′52″W.
The town straddles Sugar Creek, where Indiana State Road 39 crosses the stream. About two thirds of the residences, and the town's only church, are south of the stream. There was a second bridge over Sugar Creek, which carried Burg Street, but this was demolished sometime between 1980 and 2000.
Culture
Mechanicsburg has one of the few remaining operational drive-in theaters, Mel's Drive-in (formerly the Lebanon-Frankfort Drive-in Theater).
References
Mechanicsburg, Boone County, Indiana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA