Anita, Indiana
Anita is an extinct town in Hensley Township, Johnson County, Indiana, United States.
Anita was the site of an Illinois Central Railroad passenger depot, the station house of which was moved and converted to a home near Trafalgar in 1936.
By the 1980s, Anita had been depopulated. The state highway department intended to remove it from maps, but preservationists succeeded in placing a roadside plaque to commemorate the town.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anita, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Railroad put long-gone Anita on the state map". The Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana). June 19, 2001. p. 23. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ Rund, Christopher (2006), The Indiana Rail Road Company: America's New Regional Railroad, Indiana University Press, pp. 218–219, ISBN 9780253346926,
Anita is another town along the line bearing the name of a young lady...By the 1980's the Anita was almost non-existent...The state highway department was on the verge of erasing Anita from map, but proponents of the all-but-forgotten town successfully petitioned to preserve Anita's identity. The town remained acknowledged on paper and was even marked by a commemorative roadside plaque.
- ^ "Index to All Stations" (PDF). Illinois Central Railroad. September 28, 1947. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Surviving Indiana Railroad Stations" (PDF). American Rails. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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