Bridgeton, IN

Bridgeton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Raccoon Township, Parke County, Indiana. Bridgeton is notable for its covered bridge, which was destroyed on April 28, 2005, by a fire set by an arsonist. A historically accurate reconstruction of the bridge was completed in October, 2006. Ralph Sprague was a significant figure in Bridgeton's history. He bought the mill in 1862. In Bridgeton, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Bridgeton, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Around 1823 a sawmill was built on the banks of Big Raccoon creek south of the Ten O'Clock Line by two men, Joseph Lockwood and Issac J. Sillman, for Joseph O'Niel and James Wasson. Bridgeton includes a historic district.