Liber, Indiana

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|named_for = Liber College

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Liber is an unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Jay County, Indiana.

History

Liber was founded in 1853 and named from the presence of Liber College.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/197 197]|quote=...platted on April 30, 1853, and named for Liber College, which was located here...}} A post office was established at Liber in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.{{cite web |title=Jay County |url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Jay&searchtext=&pagenum=2 |accessdate=1 November 2014 |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History}}

References

{{Jay County, Indiana}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Jay County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

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