Port Gibson, Indiana
Port Gibson is a former community in Gibson County, Indiana, in the United States.
History[]
Port Gibson was platted in 1852 when the Wabash and Erie Canal was extended to that point. It declined shortly thereafter with the advent of the railroad.[1]
A post office was established at Port Gibson in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1863.[2]
References[]
- ^ Stormont, Gil R. (1914). History of Gibson County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions, with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families. B.F.Bowen. p. 376.
- ^ "Gibson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
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