Flora
N 40° 32.837 W 086° 31.840
16T E 539740 N 4488608
A historic sign for the small town of Flora, Indiana
Waymark Code: WMQE10
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2016
Views: 2
Erected 1972 Carroll County Historical Society
Flora
The Garden Spot of Indiana
Flora's Station, on the Logansport, Crawfordsville and Southwestern Ry., was platted in 1872 for John Flora on land entered by him in 1829. Ino Post Office established in 1872, changed to Flora in 1873. Also called Fountain City, from flowing wells. Pikes Peak, 1/2 mile south and east had a sawmill and shops until 1889. Near here was located a log cabin school, and in 1876 the first church, St. Paul's Lutheran, was built.
Group that erected the marker: Carroll County Historical Society
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
48 West Columbia Street
Flora , IN USA
46929
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