Fort Ritner, Indiana

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Fort Ritner, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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A typical house in the community
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Fort Ritner
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Fort Ritner
Coordinates: 38°46′23″N86°16′52″W / 38.77306°N 86.28111°W / 38.77306; -86.28111
Country United States
State Indiana
County Lawrence
Township Guthrie
Elevation
[1]
515 ft (157 m)
ZIP code
47430
FIPS code 18-24268 [2]
GNIS feature ID434688 [1]

Fort Ritner is an unincorporated community in Guthrie Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

History

Fort Ritner was platted in 1857. [3] It was named for Michael Ritner, a railroad employee who oversaw construction on the nearby tunnel. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Ritner, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp.  205.
  4. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp.  45.
  5. ↑ "Holland Store — Fort Ritner and Leesville". Lawrence County Museum of History & Edward L. Hutton Research Library. Retrieved December 28, 2021.


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