| White Lick Creek | |
| Name Etymology: | “Wa-pe-ke-way” or “White Salt”[1] |
| Map: | White_lick_creek_map.jpg |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Central Indiana |
| Subdivision Type4: | District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Boone County Hendricks County Morgan County |
| Subdivision Type5: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name5: | Fayette Brownsburg Plainfield Mooresville Martinsville |
| Discharge1 Location: | Mooresville, Indiana |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 244 cu/ft. per sec.[2] |
| Source1 Location: | Fayette, Indiana, United States |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 39.9731°N -86.4228°W |
| Mouth Location: | Centerton, Indiana, United States |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 39.4931°N -86.3889°W |
| River System: | White River (West Fork) |
| Tributaries Left: | Abner Creek West Fork White Lick Creek McCracken Creek |
| Tributaries Right: | Clarks Creek East Fork White Lick Creek |
White Lick Creek is a 47.7adj=midNaNadj=mid[3] stream in central Indiana in the United States. It flows from its source in Boone County, near Fayette, into the White River near Centerton.
White Lick Creek is named for a mineral lick which attracted deer.[4] In the past the stream had various names: East Lick Creek, White Lick River, Whitelick Creek and Whitelick River.
According to an urban legend, just south of U.S. Highway 36 between Danville and Avon, there is a railroad bridge that is haunted by the ghost of an Irish immigrant. "Dad" Jones was hired to help build a former bridge that once stood. During the construction he died brutally, and it is said that his spirit still occupies the area.[5] [6] [7]
As legend goes, the work had progressed up to the point when the workers were pouring concrete into wooden frames. One day "Dad" Jones was on a wooden platform above a framework that was being filled when all of sudden the platform broke. His fellow workers had to helplessly watch "Dad" Jones sink deeper and deeper into the concrete. It is said that the workers could hear him pounding his fists against the sides of the framework until he finally suffocated.
The construction company and co-workers were puzzled as to what to do with his remains. The company eventually made the decision it would more economic and also too difficult to remove his body from the dried concrete block. Even though his co-workers refused to continue to build the bridge with his body located inside, the company pushed for the construction to be finished.
Years after the completion of the bridge, locals reported they could still screams and pounding coming from a specific concrete pylon. Eventually the original bridge was torn down, and a new bridge was built. The remains of the old bridge can be found near the new one. Still today locals say they can hear screams and pounding coming from the bridge.