Harrison, Indiana

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Harrison, Indiana
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Harrison
location in Vigo County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°31′43″N87°25′20″W / 39.52861°N 87.42222°W / 39.52861; -87.42222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vigo
Township Fayette
Elevation
[1]
456 ft (139 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47885
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 452218

Harrison is an unincorporated community in southeastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

Contents

It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.

History

Harrison was platted August 4, 1837, by Ann Potts, on the west side of the river from Fort Harrison, a military outpost in the region built in 1811 by General William Henry Harrison. [3] [4]

Geography

Harrison is located at 39°31′43″N87°25′20″W / 39.52861°N 87.42222°W / 39.52861; -87.42222 at an elevation of 456 feet.

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  2. "Harrison, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  3. "Fort Harrison (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  4. Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. p. 476.