A 300 watt tubular halogen bulb operated at full power quickly reaches a temperature of about 540 Â°C (1,004 Â°F), while a 500 watt regular incandescent bulb operates at only 180 Â°C (356 Â°F) and a 75 watt regular incandescent at only 130 Â°C (266 Â°F).
Parke County is home to 31 covered bridges. The covered bridge festival, Indiana's largest festival, always starts on the 2nd Friday in October is nationally known as one of the largest. Around Town.
Located just a few miles outside of Duncannon are the charred ruins of Dellville Covered Bridge. Constructed in 1889, the bridge spanned 174-feet over Sherman Creek in Wheatfield Township. There are a total of 14 covered bridges in Perry County, but the Dellville Covered Bridge was the closest to Duncannon.