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. p. 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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