New Alsace, Indiana

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New Alsace is an unincorporated community in Kelso Township, Dearborn County, Indiana.

History

New Alsace was laid out in 1838.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_c080AQAAMAAJ | title=History of Dearborn County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=B. F. Bowen and Company, Inc. | location=Indianapolis | author=Shaw, Archibald | year=1915 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_c080AQAAMAAJ/page/n177 181]}} It was named after Alsace, in France.{{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/n251 234]|quote=...for the region and former province in France.}}

A post office was established at New Alsace in 1845, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Dearborn&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Dearborn County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=31 August 2014}}

Notable people

Joe Benz, Major League Baseball pitcher

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Dearborn County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

Category:1838 establishments in Indiana

Category:Populated places established in 1838