Four Presidents Corners, Indiana

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Four Presidents Corners
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Four Presidents Corners
Coordinates: 41°00′28.5″N84°52′57.3″W / 41.007917°N 84.882583°W / 41.007917; -84.882583 Coordinates: 41°00′28.5″N84°52′57.3″W / 41.007917°N 84.882583°W / 41.007917; -84.882583
Country United States
State Indiana
County Allen County
Township Monroe
Elevation
[1]
768 ft (234 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46773
Area code 260
GNIS feature ID 434721

Four Presidents Corners is an unincorporated community at the intersection of Maples and Sampson roads in Monroe Township, Allen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2] [3]

Monument

Four Presidents Corners was named from the nearby quadripoint of Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe townships. [4] [5] A monument was constructed to mark the point and opened on September 27, 1917. [2] [6] [7] A flagpole was once part of the site. [8] The Four Presidents Corners Historical Society began a fund-raising campaign to restore the Four Presidents Corners monument for the centennial of its dedication. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "Four Presidents Corners". Allen County Public Library. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Four Presidents Corners, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  137. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...this village was named for its location at the intersection of four townships bearing the names of four presidents...
  5. ↑ Allan Wolk, Allan Wolk (1977), The Naming of America: How Continents, Countries, States, Counties, Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets, Post Offices Came by Their Names, T. Nelson, p. 66, ISBN   9780840765628
  6. ↑ "Four Presidents Corners". Allen County Public Library. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Four Presidents Corners". Allen County Public Library. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Prepare for Celebration". The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (at Newspapers.com). 29 Aug 1920. p. 3. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Presidential Timber (February 16, 2015)". Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Retrieved 23 March 2015.


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