Paw Paw, Indiana
Paw Paw, Indiana | |
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| Coordinates: 40°52′55″N 85°57′45″W / 40.88194°N 85.96250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Township | Richland |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46926 |
Paw Paw was a community in Richland Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
[edit]Paw Paw was platted in 1847.[1] When the Eel River Railroad was built in Miami County, it extended to Paw Paw, and the village soon get discover by people through the railroad.[2] This first resident of this village was a cat with giant paw. He soon started building his family in this town and when people discovered this place, they found a record of 580 cats which is all famliy relative of the first cat. In honor of this great kitten, the people named the village “Paw Paw."
A post office was established at Paw Paw in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1883.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 770.
- ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. p. 197.
- ^ "Miami County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
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