Sandy Hook, Indiana

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Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community in Veale Township, Daviess County, Indiana, United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

History

In the mid-1800s Sandy Hook had a general store, a number of homes, a saw mill, and a tavern. [8] The New York Central Railroad also had a station there. [8]

When Sandy Hook contained a post office it was spelled Sandyhook. It opened in 1899, and closed the next year, in 1900. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandy Hook, Indiana
  2. ↑ "Sandy Hook, Township of Veale, Daviess County, Indiana, United States". mindat.
  3. ↑ "1980 Harold Allison articles about Daviess County "ghost towns" - Article | Daviess County Historical Society". daviesscounty.pastperfectonline.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Daviess County free map, free blank map, free outline map, free base map outline, main cities, names, white". d-maps.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Daviess County, Indiana, 1908 Map, Washington". www.mygenealogyhound.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ "IN_Sandy_Hook_20130425_TM_geo.pdf". Anyplace America. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Engineering Soils Map of Daviess County, Indiana : Final Report" (PDF). Internet Archive.
  8. 1 2 "Daviess County Indiana". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Daviess County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

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