Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana
Hillsboro is an unincorporated community in Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana. It was formerly known as Dan Webster.
History
Hillsboro was platted in 1831. The town was named for its lofty elevation. The post office Hillsboro once contained had the name Dan Webster. (Another Indiana post office already had the name of Hillsboro.) This post office operated from 1851 until 1867. A woolen factory was built on the south side of Hillsboro on the Little Blue River in 1840 and replaced with a larger one in 1852, selling yarn, cloth, and blankets.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. p. 931.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...the post office...was called Dan Webster.
- ^ Herbert L. Heller, Historic Henry County, Vol. 1: 1820-1949 (New Castle, Ind.: Courier-Times, 1981) p. 84.
- ^ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Herbert L. Heller, Historic Henry County, Vol. 1: 1820-1849 (New Castle, Ind.: Courier-Times, 1981), pp. 63, 83-84.
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