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About

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Welcome to Greencastle, Indiana. Greencastle is the county seat of Putnam County. The city is located approximately 40 miles west of Indianapolis and 35 miles east of Terre Haute. According to the 2005 US Census Bureau report, the population of Greencastle was 10,500. Greencastle is surrounded by farmland, industrial and commercial businesses, and natural relaxing ammenities. Greencastle was the fourth community to be profiled in WTIU's ongoing series that puts the spotlight on towns and cities in southern and central Indiana. //Our Town: Greencastle// was produced in 2007. ======

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Greencastle is located in Greencastle Township and was founded on a land grant in 1821 by a Scot-Irish American named Ephraim Dukes. The settlement was rumored to be named after his hometown of Greencastle, Pennysylvania. July 8, 1861 marked the day that Greencastle officially became a city. The first mayor was E.R. Kercheval. ======

Education
Greencastle is home to a variety of public and private educational institutions. Greencastle Community School Corporation consists of one Central Office, one High School (grades 9-12), on Middle School (grades 6-8), one Intermediate School (grades 3-5) and two primary buildings (each grades K-2.) Area 30 Career Center is also located in Greencastle and offers a wide range of vocational and adult education courses.

Peace Lutheran is a private K-6 school located in Greencastle. It was founded in 1984 as a preschool.

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Ivy Tech opened a new campus location in Greencastle in the fall of 2009. The new campus overlooks meadows and forest areas. It is Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana's first "green campusl" and it has earned the LEED ( Leadership, in Energy and Environmental Design certification.======

People Pathways also continues to develop a system of hiking, biking, walking, and running trails that connect the schools, city, industries, and recreational activities in the community.
A 480 acre nature park is located west of Depauw's campus. The Depauw Nature Park features a variety of trails, outdoor classrooms, canoe launch, and an outdoor ampitheater. For nearly half a century, Hansen Aggregates mined a limestone quarry at this site before donating much of it to the university.

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The Putnam County Public Library is located in Greencastle and serves patrons from Putnam County. The library offers local history resources, bookmobile, adult, young adult, and children's library services.======

Restaurants and Dining
There are a variety of local dining establishments located in Greencastle. You can have fast food on the go or a sit down dinner at one of the local eateries. Here is a list of local eateries - [|Greencastle Restaurants]

Here are some links to find out more information about the city of Greencastle.
Greencastle Chamber of Commerce City of Greencastle Putnam County - covered bridge and events information