Slabtown, Indiana
Slabtown | |
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Coordinates: 39°16′42″N 85°24′05″W / 39.27833°N 85.40139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Decatur |
Township | Marion |
Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
ZIP code | 47240 |
FIPS code | 18-70030[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 443589[1] |
Slabtown is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
History
[edit]Slabs used to lay plank roads were manufactured here, hence the name.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slabtown, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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...