Fountain, Indiana
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Fountain |
| Township | Shawnee |
| Elevation [1] | 551 ft (168 m) |
| ZIP code | 47932 |
| GNIS feature ID | 434710 |
Fountain (originally named Portland) is an unincorporated town in Shawnee Township, Fountain County, Indiana in the United States. The Wabash and Erie Canal used to pass through the community.
[edit] History
Portland was laid out in April 1828 by surveyor William Miller, Barnard Preble and Major Whitlocke. Keep's store, an early trading point at Portland, supplied goods to people along a lengthy stretch of the Wabash River. Sandford C. Cox in Personal Recollections of Early Settlements writes that "powder, lead, salt, iron, whiskey and leather were the staples of the trade in those days, and were exchanged for the productions of the country, such as beeswax, tallow, feathers, ginseng, furs, deer-skins, wild hops, etc." Portland grew to include 11 stores, a hotel, six physicians, various craftsmen and a "considerable population."[2]
[edit] Geography
Fountain is located at on the southeastern banks of the Wabash River, at an elevation of approximately 560 feet. To the south is Bear Creek, which joins the Wabash on the western edge of town, and the wooded Portland Arch Nature Preserve.
[edit] References
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Beckwith, H. W. (1881). "Shawnee Township", History of Fountain County. Chicago: H. H. Hill and N. Iddings, p. 343.
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