New Pennington, Indiana

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New Pennington is an unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

New Pennington was laid out in 1851. It was named for its founder, Eli Pennington.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofdecatur01hard | title=History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions | publisher=B.F. Bowen | author=Harding, Lewis Albert | year=1915 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofdecatur01hard/page/143 143]}}

A post office was established at New Pennington in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1886.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Decatur&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Decatur County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=3 September 2014}}

References

File:Dr Eli Pennington John Nicholson photographer Indiana.jpg

Category:Unincorporated communities in Decatur County, Indiana

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana