Slabtown, Indiana

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Slabtown
Unincorporated community
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Slabtown
Coordinates: 39°16′42″N85°24′05″W / 39.27833°N 85.40139°W / 39.27833; -85.40139
Country United States
State Indiana
County Decatur
Township Marion
Elevation
[1]
978 ft (298 m)
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code 18-70030 [2]
GNIS feature ID443589 [1]

Slabtown is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

Slabs used to lay plank roads were manufactured here, hence the name. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slabtown, Indiana
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  303. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. Slabs, some of them used to build roads, were cut at the local sawmill...


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