Shields, Indiana
Shields was an unincorporated village in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana. It is the site of the Shields' Mill Covered Bridge, a National Register of Historic Places-listed property.
History
Shields was laid out in 1866 by L. L. and William H. Shields, and named for them. A post office was established at Shields in 1866, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shields, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Unigraphic. 1886. p. 369.
- ^ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History.
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