WHAT CITIES & TOWNS IN INDIANA WERE NAMED AFTER |
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FORT WAYNE |
GENERAL MAD ANTHONY WAYNE |
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NEW HAVEN |
NEW HAVEN, ENGLAND |
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DECATUR |
NAVY CAPT. STEVEN DECATUR - CAPT. OF A FRIGATE IN WAR OF
1812 |
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PREBBLE |
NAVY CAPT. EDWARD PREBBLE - CAPT. OF A FRIGATE IN WAR OF 1812 |
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COESSE |
CHIEF COESSE KAWAZI - THE GRANDSON OF CHIEF LITTLE TURTLE |
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SHELBYVILLE |
ISAAC SHELBY - GOV. OF KY, SERVED IN REV. WAR, & WAR
OF 1812 |
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LAWRENCEBURG |
NAVY CAPT. IN WAR OF 1812 "DON'T GIVE UP THE
SHIP" |
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GARRETT |
JOHN GARRETT - PRESIDENT OF THE B & O RAILROAD |
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WALCOTTVILLE |
GEORGE WALCOTT - OWNER OF SAWMILL IN TOWN |
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HUNTINGTON |
SAMUEL HUNTINGTON - JUDGE, POLITION, PATRIOT IN REV.WAR,
THIRD GOV. OF CONN. |
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GRABILL |
JOSEPH GRABILL - FIRST POSTMASTER OF TOWN |
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HUNTERTOWN |
WILLIAM HUNTER - FOUNDER OF TOWN - ONCE CALLED {THE
OPENING} |
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ARCOLA |
COUNTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA - DERIVED FROM THE
KINGS(NGOLA) |
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CHURUBUSCO |
BATTLE OF CHURUBUSCO DURING MEXICAN WAR. FIRST CALLED
FRANKLIN & UNION |
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WAWASEE |
CHIEF WAWASEE OF MIAMI TRIBE NAME MEANS "FULL
MOON" |
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PAPAHEECHA |
CHIEF PAPAHEECHA OF MIAMI TRIBE (BROHTER OF WAWASEE) |
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ZANESVILLE |
EBANEZER ZANE - CONSTRUCTED ZANE TRACE IN OHIO |
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KENDALLVILLE |
AMOS KENDALL - 8th POSTMASTER GENERAL OF THE USA |
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BUTLER |
DAVID BUTLER - PIONEER, LATER BECAME GOV. OF NEBRASKA |
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SHELDON {YODER} |
GEORGE SHELDON - SUPERINTENDENT OF R.R. NAME CHANGED TO
YODER BY R.R. |
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OSSIAN |
SCOTTISH POET |
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ABOITE |
FRENCH WORD FOR MINNOW BECAUSE OF THEM IN THE TOWN RIVER |
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TILLMAN |
GEORGE TILLMAN - LOCAL LAND OWNER |
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MAPLES |
LEWIS MAPLES - LUMBER BARON |
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AUBURN |
THE TOWN IN THE POEM, "THE DESERTED VILLAGE" BY
OLIVER GOLDSMITH |
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WABASH |
INDIAN WORD FOR WATER OVER WHITE STONES |
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LARWILL |
WILL & JOHN LARWILL WERE RAILROADERS |
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SOUTH WHITLEY |
WAS SPRINGFIELD. THEN NAMED AFTER COL. WILLIAM WHITLEY.
DIED IN WAR OF 1812 |
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KEKEONGA |
INDIAN FOR BLUEBERRY BUSH |
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SPENCERVILLE |
JOHN SPENCER RELATED TO ONE OF THE FOUNDERS |
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KOKOMO |
MIAMI CHIEF MaKOKOMO - SON OF CHIEF RICHARDVILLE |
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LOGANSPORT |
CAPTAIN JAMES-RENICK-LOGAN. SCOUT DURING WAR OF 1812.
PORT ON CANAL |
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TERRE HAUTE |
FRENCH FOR HIGHLAND WHICH WAS BORDER BETWEEN LOUISANA
& CANADA |
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EVANSVILLE |
GENERAL ROBERT MARGAN EVANS - OWNED LAND AND PLATED
STREET & LOTS |
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VINCENNES |
FRANCOIS- MARIE BISSOT SIENR deVINCENEES. FUR TRADER
& IND SPEAKER OF HOUSE |
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EDGERTON |
JOSEPH EDGERTON - LAWYER & POLITICION - OWNED LAND I
EASTERN ALLEN COUNTY |
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WOODBURN |
TREES WERE BURNED FOR LAND FOR FARMERS |
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SHIRLEY CITY |
SENATOR ROBERT B. SHIRLEY - EARLY NAME FOR WOODBURN |
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CRAWFORDSVILLE |
COL. WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD - LAID OUT TOWN - CABINENT
OFFICER FOR MAJ. WHITLOCK |
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HOWE {LIMA} |
JOHN B. HOWE - LAWYER - USED TO BE CALLED LIMA |
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SHIPSCHWANA |
CHIEF SHIPSCHWANA
- LOCAL POTAWATOMI INDIAN |
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FOUR PRESIDENTS CORNER |
INTERSECTION OF JEFFERSON, MADISON, MONROE, & JACKSON
TOWNSHIPS IN ALLEN CO. |
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POE |
EDGAR ALLEN POE - POET - CHANGED FROM WILLIAMSPORT BY
R.R. |
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MONROEVILLE |
JAMES MONROE - FIFTH PRERSIDENT |
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FRENCH LICK |
ORIGINALLY A FRENCH TRADING POST BUILT NEAR A SPRING AND
SALT LICK |
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BLOOMINGTON |
SETLERS WEREINPRESSED BY ""A HEAVEN OF
BLOOMS". |
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FISHERS |
SALATHIAL FISHER - PLATTED TOWN IN 1872 |
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NOBLESVILLE |
JAMES NOBLE - ONE OF FIRST US SENATORS |
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COLUMBUS |
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS - FIRST KNOWN AS TIPTONIA
AFTER GENERAL JOHN TIPTONANDERSON |
LAFAYETTE |
GENERAL MARQUIS LAFAYETTE - HELPED GEN. WASHINGTON WIN
REV. WAR |
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BERNE |
BERNE, SWITZERLAND BECAUSE A LOT OF SWISS PEOPLE IN THE
TOWN |
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ZULU |
CHIEF ZULU Ka MALANDELA FROM SOUTH AFRICA |
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ELKHART |
SHAWNEE CHIEF ELKHART ( MIHSHEWETEHA) COUSIN OF CHIEF TECUMSEH |
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MISHAWAKA |
DAUGHTER OF SHAWNEE CHIEF ELKHART |
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MILFORD |
NAMED FOR A MILL NEAR A FORD IN TURKEY CREEK |
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CULVER |
NAMED FOR HENRY HARRISON CULVER - HEAD OF CULVER
ACADEMIES |
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RENSSELAER |
JAMES VAN RENSSELAER - MERCHANT FROM UTICA, N. Y. |
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GOSHEN |
LAND OF GOSHEN - PLACE IN EGYPT GIVEN TO HEBREWS |
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MUNCIE |
CHIEF MUNCEE OF THE LANAPE CLAN OF PEOPLE |
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LAFAYETTE |
FRENCH ARISTOCRAT & MILITARY OFFICER WHO FOUGHT IN
REV. WAR |
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LAGRANGE |
CHATEAU DE LA GRANGE - BLENEAU WAS THE FINAL HOME OF
LAFAYETTE. |
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WASHINGTON |
GEORGE WASHINGTON
FIRST PRESIDENT |
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JEFFERSONVILLE |
THOMAS JEFFERSON - THIRD PRESIDENT - TOWN BEGAN WHEN HE
WAS PRESIDENT |
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MADISON |
JAMES MADISON - FOURTH PRESIDENT |
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MONROE |
JAMES MONROE - FIFTH PRERSIDENT |
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JACKSON |
FOUNDED BY NEWTON J. JACKSON WHO OPERATED A STEAM SAW
MILL |
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HARRISON |
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON NINTH PRESIDENT |
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TAYLOR |
ZACORY TAYLOR - TWELFTH PRESIDENT |
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FILLMORE |
MILLARD FILLMORE - THIRTEENTH PRESIDENT |
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BUCHANAN |
JAMES BUCHANAN - FIFTEENTH PRESIDENT |
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LINCOLN CITY |
ABE LINCOLN - SIXTEENTH PRESIDENT WHO SPENT 14 YEARS ON
THIS LAND |
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GARFIELD |
JAMES GARFIELD - TWENTIETH PRESIDENT {Maybe garfield the
cat} |
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ARTHUR |
ARTHUR THOMPSON - AN EARLY SETTLER |
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CLEVELAND |
GROVER CLEVELAND - TWENTY-SECOND PRESIDENT (MY DAD WAS
BORN THERE) |
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RILEY |
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY - HOOSIER POET |
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NAPPANEE |
FLOUR - ONLY CITY
IN USA TO HAVE 4 PAIRS OF LETTERS |
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ANDERSON |
CHIEF WILLIAM "ADAM" ANDERSON - SON OF A
DELAWARE INDIAN WOMAN |
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BEDFORD |
TOMAS BEDFORD -
REV. WAR OFFICIER |
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HAMMOND |
GEORGE H. HAMMOND - OWNED MEAT PACKING PLANT |
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GARY |
ELBERT HENRY GARY - FOUNDING CHAIRMAN OF US STEEL CORP. |
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HOBART |
FREDERICK HOBART EARLE - BROTHER OF GEORGE EARLE WHO
DAMNED DEEP RIVER |
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MUNSTER |
JACOB MUNSTER - OWNED GENERAL STORE AND POSTOFFICE |
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MERRILLVILLE |
DUDLEY & WILLIAM MERRILL - OPERATED HOTEL & STORE |
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LaPORTE |
FRENCH FOR "THE DOOR" |
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VALPORAISO |
SPANISH FOR "VALE OF PARIDISE" |
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MARION |
GENERAL FRANCIS MARION - REV. WAR GEN. "SWAMP
FOX" |
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MISSISSINEWA |
INDIAN FOR "FALLING WATER" |
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FAIRMONT |
NAMED AFTER FAIRMONT PARK, LARGEST MUNICIPAL
PARK IN PHILADELIPHA. MY WIFE'S FROM THERE |
UPLAND |
HIGHEST POINT ON RAILROAD BETWEEN COLUMBUS & CHICAGO |
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FRANKLIN |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN |
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SHELBYVILLE |
ISAAC SHELBY - FIRST GOV. OF KENTUCKY & SOLDIER IN
REV. WAR & WAR OF 1812 |
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SEYMOUR
JOHN SEMORE - BUILT OHIO &
MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD THROUGH TOWN |
JOHN SEYMOUR - BUILT OHIO & MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD
THROUGH TOWN |
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BATESVILLE |
JOSHUA BATES - PLATTED THE TOWN |
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SCOTTSBURG |
HORACE SCOTT - A RAILROAD OFFICIAL |
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LIGONIER |
JOHN LIGONIER - A BRITISH NOBLE WHO WAS A FIELD MARSHAL
IN THE BRITISH ARMY |
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TIPTON |
JOHN TIPTON - SOLDIER IN BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE & WAR
OF 1812 - US SENATOR |
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LAWRENCEBURG |
SAMUEL C. VANCE - FOUNDER OF TOWN USED WIFE'S MAIDEN
NAME, LAWRENCE |
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AURORA |
AURORA, THE GODDESS OF DAWN" |
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SANTA CLAUS |
I HAVE NO IDEA WHO HE WAS. |
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