Redding, Indiana

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Redding was an unincorporated town in Lawrence County, Indiana, in the United States. [1]

History

Redding was platted in 1842. [2] It was laid out by John R. Nugent and Robert Porter. [3]

The post office Redding once contained was called Sinking Spring. [4] This post office operated from 1837 until 1852. [5] By the 1880s the town no longer existed. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redding, Indiana
  2. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p.  206.
  3. ↑ Grazer, Florence Elise (1957). "A study of place names in Lawrence County, Indiana". Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Indiana State University. pp. 19–20. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  4. 1 2 History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, Together with Interesting Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p.  174.
  5. ↑ "Lawrence County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 31, 2014.

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