Normal, Indiana
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Indiana, U.S.}}
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Normal is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Indiana, in the United States.{{GNIS|440203}}
History
The first post office opened at Normal, in 1852, was called Slash.{{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/n261 244]|quote=A post office established as Slash on September 27, 1852...}} The post office was renamed Normal in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Grant&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Grant County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=12 September 2014}}
References
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{{Grant County, Indiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Grant County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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