Harrison, Indiana
{{For|the township in Vigo County|Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Harrison, Indiana
|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Vigo
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Fayette
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
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|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2016-07-14|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
|elevation_m = 139
|elevation_ft = 456
|coordinates = {{coord|39|31|43|N|87|25|20|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 47885
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:452218 452218]
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Harrison is an unincorporated community in southeastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{cite web | url = {{GNIS3|452218}} | title = Harrison, Indiana | work = Geographic Names Information System | publisher = United States Geological Survey | access-date = August 7, 2017}}
It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.
History
Harrison was platted August 4, 1837, by Ann Potts, on the west side of the river from Fort Harrison, a military outpost in the region built in 1811 by General William Henry Harrison.{{cite gnis|0452237|Fort Harrison (historical)|2010-06-25}}{{Cite book
| last = Bradsby
| first = H.C.
| author-link = Henry C. Bradsby
| title = History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections
| publisher = S. B. Nelson & Co
| year = 1891
| location = Chicago
| pages = 476
| url = https://archive.org/details/historyofvigocou00brad
}}
Geography
Harrison is located at {{coord|39|31|43|N|87|25|20|W|type:city}} at an elevation of 456 feet.
References
{{Vigo County, Indiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Vigo County, Indiana
Category:Terre Haute metropolitan area
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