Mechanicsburg, Clay County, Indiana

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Mechanicsburg was an unincorporated community in Clay County, Indiana, in the United States. [1]

History

The town was laid out in 1871. [2] The founder hoped to attract skilled workers such as mechanics. [3] The town was not successful was already fading by the 1880s; there is no trace of it today.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mechanicsburg, Clay County, Indiana
  2. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical ... F.A. Battey & Company. p. 251.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 214. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...he envisioned a model community composed of mechanics, miners, and laborers.

39°36′03″N87°05′15″W / 39.60083°N 87.08750°W / 39.60083; -87.08750

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