Dunn, Indiana

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Named for Capt. James Dunn,[2] it stands about one and a half miles east of Dunnington. In the 1920s it had two general stores, a grain elevator and about half a dozen residences.[3] The post office at Dunn was established in 1907 and discontinued in 1913.[4][5]

Geography

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Looking north along the overgrown rail line.

Dunn is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". along Benton County Road 300 South, on the border of Parish Grove Township and Hickory Grove Township. A defunct and overgrown rail line runs north and south through the settlement.

References

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  4. Helbock, Richard W. United States Post Offices, Volume V - The Ohio Valley (2002) Scappoose, Oregon: La Posta Publications, p. 63
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