Mongo, Indiana

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History

Mongo was originally called Mongoquinong, and under the latter name was laid out in 1840.[2] Mongoquinong was later shortened to Mongo. Although An Illustrated Historical Atlas of LaGrange County, Indiana (1874) translates the native name as 'Big Squaw Village', it is thought to be a corruption of the Miami-Illinois Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning 'in the Loon Land'.[3][4]

The John O'Ferrell Store was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[5]

Geography

Mongo is the site of "The Olde Store" (aka "John O'Ferrell Store" or the "Mongo Trading Post"), on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

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