Browns Corner, Indiana

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Browns Corner is an unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana, in the United States. [1]

History

Browns Corner had its start as a trading post for the surrounding community. [2] A post office was established as Brown's Corners in 1870, and it was renamed Browns Corner in 1893. [3] The post office was once again renamed Toledo in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Corner, Indiana
  2. ↑ History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Walsworth Publishing Company. 1887. p. 756.
  3. ↑ "Huntington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  78. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...changed to Toledo, for the Toledo Railroad...

40°48′54″N85°24′42″W / 40.81500°N 85.41167°W / 40.81500; -85.41167


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